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