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N. Korea holds key parliamentary meeting without leader Kim

N. Korea holds key parliamentary meeting without leader...

Seoul (South Korea), September 8: North Korea has convened a key parliamentary session to discuss and adopt laws on rural...

S. Korea, U.S. agree to launch high-level talks on U.S. Inflation Reduction Act

S. Korea, U.S. agree to launch high-level talks...

Washington (US), September 8: South Korea and the United States have agreed to quickly launch ministerial level talks on ways...

Yoon to meet with U.S. Vice President Harris in Seoul on Sept. 29

Yoon to meet with U.S. Vice President Harris...

Seoul (South Korea), September 8: President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Seoul on Sept....

Yoon says he is not paying attention to opposition push to investigate first lady

Yoon says he is not paying attention to...

Seoul (South Korea), September 8: President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday he is not in a situation to pay attention to...

Burundi's president inaugurates China-constructed Ruzibazi hydropower dam

Burundi's president inaugurates China-constructed Ruzibazi hydropower dam

Bujumbura (Burundi), September 8: Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Tuesday inaugurated the Ruzibazi hydropower dam constructed with Chinese financial and...

Chile's economy to grow 1.75 to 2.25 pct in 2022, central bank estimates

Chile's economy to grow 1.75 to 2.25 pct...

Santiago (Chile), September 8: Chile's economy will grow between 1.75 percent and 2.25 percent in 2022, and it will expand...

UN humanitarians strive to deliver aid in Ethiopia amid challenges

UN humanitarians strive to deliver aid in Ethiopia...

United Nations, September 8: UN humanitarians said Wednesday they have been making relief efforts in Ethiopia despite the challenges of...

Heatwaves to worsen air quality, additional "climate penalty": WMO

Heatwaves to worsen air quality, additional "climate penalty":...

Geneva (Switzerland), September 8: Severe, long-lasting heatwaves and more frequent wildfires could lead to even worse air quality, an additional...

First LatAm conference on peacekeeping held in Peru

First LatAm conference on peacekeeping held in Peru

Lima (Peru), September 8: Peru's President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday hosted the Latin American and Caribbean's first conference on United...

Chilean president reshuffles cabinet after rejection of proposed constitution

Chilean president reshuffles cabinet after rejection of proposed...

Santiago (Chile), September 8: Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday replaced six cabinet ministers after voters rejected the proposed new...

Israel gets back 2,600-year-old rare papyrus from U.S. private owner

Israel gets back 2,600-year-old rare papyrus from U.S....

Jerusalem (Israel), September 8: An exceptionally rare papyrus document of about 2,600 years old has been returned to Israel after...

OPEC+ oil output cut aims to promote market stability: Saudi minister

OPEC+ oil output cut aims to promote market...

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), September 8: The Saudi Arabian energy minister said the decision of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...

Apple introduces Apple Watch Ultra

Apple introduces Apple Watch Ultra

San Francisco (US), September 8: Apple on Wednesday announced Apple Watch Ultra with new design and features for extreme environments.

Zambia pushes for deferment of Eurobond payment

Zambia pushes for deferment of Eurobond payment

Lusaka (Zambia), September 8: The Zambian government said Wednesday that it was engaging its bondholders on the deferment of Eurobond...

Ethiopia earns over 560 mln USD from gold exports in 2021/2022 fiscal year

Ethiopia earns over 560 mln USD from gold...

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), September 8: Ethiopia has earned more than 560 million U.S. dollars in revenue from gold exports during...

UNICEF warns of malnutrition crisis in Somalia as famine looms

UNICEF warns of malnutrition crisis in Somalia as...

Mogadishu (Somalia), September 8: The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, has expressed concern about the malnutrition crisis in Somalia...

Italy's retail sales up in July: ISTAT

Italy's retail sales up in July: ISTAT

Rome (Italy), September 8: Retail sales in Italy climbed higher in July, though increases in value continued to grow faster...

New Zealand logs 1,653 new COVID-19 community cases, 12 more deaths

New Zealand logs 1,653 new COVID-19 community cases,...

Wellington (New Zealand), September 8: New Zealand recorded 1,653 new community cases of COVID-19 and 12 more deaths from the...

Roundup: U.S. under pressure in curbing monkeypox outbreak as caseload tops 20,000

Roundup: U.S. under pressure in curbing monkeypox outbreak...

Los Angeles (US), September 8: More than three months into the monkeypox outbreak, over 20,000 monkeypox cases have been confirmed...

Russia's travel ban covers more EU officials

Russia's travel ban covers more EU officials

Moscow (Russia), September 8: More officials from the European Union (EU) have been banned from entering Russia in response to...

Yoon gov't OKs civic group's plan for aid to N. Korea for 1st time

Yoon gov't OKs civic group's plan for aid...

Seoul (South Korea), September 7: South Korea has approved a civic group's plan to send nutritional aid to North Korea,...

Russia asks N. Korea for ammunition, indicating challenges in Ukraine war: Pentagon

Russia asks N. Korea for ammunition, indicating challenges...

Washington (US), September 7: Russia has reached out to North Korea and Iran, a U.S. defense department spokesperson said Tuesday,...

N. Korea calls U.S. human rights abuse accusations 'grave provocation'

N. Korea calls U.S. human rights abuse accusations...

Seoul (South Korea), September 7: North Korea bristled Wednesday at the United States having taken issue with its human rights...

(Busan Expo Bid) S. Korean biz circles campaign across globe for Busan Expo bid

(Busan Expo Bid) S. Korean biz circles campaign...

Seoul (South Korea), September 7: Major South Korean business enterprises, including Samsung, SK and Hyundai, are stepping up their campaign...

S. Korea's current account surplus plunges as goods balance turns red amid soaring import bills

S. Korea's current account surplus plunges as goods...

Seoul (South Korea), September 7: South Korea posted a current account surplus for the third straight month in July, but...

Yoon says to designate typhoon-hit Pohang as special disaster zone

Yoon says to designate typhoon-hit Pohang as special...

Seoul (South Korea), September 7: President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he will designate the southeastern city of Pohang hit by...

UN, humanitarian agencies sound alarm over Somalia famine

UN, humanitarian agencies sound alarm over Somalia famine

Geneva (Switzerland), September 7: Officials from various United Nations (UN) and humanitarian agencies on Tuesday sounded alarms for Somalia as...