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On Korean War anniversary, S. Korea vows stern...
Seoul (South Korea), June 25:Prime Minister Han Duck-soo vowed a stern response to any North Korean provocation Saturday as the...

New COVID-19 cases drop below 7,000 amid slowdown...
Seoul (South Korea), June 25: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases dropped below 7,000 on Saturday, marking a moderate downtrend amid...

Eco-guard killed in clashes with poachers in Cameroon
Yaounde [Cameroon], June 25: An eco-guard has been killed in Cameroon's North region after troops and forest and wildlife guards...

5 killed in stampede trying to breach Morocco's...
Rabat [Morocco], June 25: More than 2,000 sub-Saharan migrants tried on Friday to breach the border between Morocco and Melilla,...

Tunisian, German presidents hold phone talks to strengthen...
Tunis [Tunisia], June 25: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday held a phone conversation with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier...

One militant killed, two soldiers injured in Boko...
Yaounde [Cameroon], June 25: Two soldiers have been injured and one Boko Haram fighter killed in clashes in Cameroon's Far...

Wildfire near Turkish resort largely contained: president
Ankara [Turkey] June 25: The wildfire near an Aegean coastal resort in southwestern Turkey has been largely contained although it...

Iraq sees case surge in possible 5th COVID-19...
Baghdad [Iraq], June 25: The Iraqi health ministry on Friday warned of the possible fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic in...

Qatari emir arrives in Egypt for 1st visit...
Cairo [Egypt], June 25: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Cairo on Friday for his first...

130 Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes with...
Ramallah [Palestine], June 25: At least 130 Palestinian protesters were injured on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in several...

EU unveils plans to issue 50 bln euros...
Brussels [Belgium], June 25: The European Commission on Friday announced plans to issue 50 billion euros (52.8 billion U.S. dollars)...

Business confidence rises in Italy despite dip in...
Rome [Italy], June 25: Businesses in Italy were more confident about the future in June than a month earlier although...

EU might convene extraordinary summit on energy: Italian...
Rome [Italy], June 25: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Friday that the European Union (EU) would hold an extraordinary...

BA.5 becomes dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany
Berlin [Germany], June 25: The Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 became the dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany, accounting for around half of...

Denmark to cut electricity tax to curb energy...
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 25: Denmark will temporarily reduce tax on electricity starting from the fourth quarter of this year as...

Two killed, several wounded in Oslo nightclub shooting:...
Oslo [Norway], June 25: Two people were killed and several severely injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Norway's...

U.S. Congress sends gun bill to White House
Washington [US], June 25: The U.S. Congress sent a gun bill to the White House on Friday.

UM consumer sentiment index drops in June
Chicago [US], June 25: The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers fell...

Research on gun violence thwarted in U.S.: report
New York [US], June 25: For more than 20 years, the U.S. federal government failed to properly support research into...

Gold rises as U.S. dollar falls
Chicago [US], June 25: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as...

Cuba's Expocaribe trade fair returns after two-year pandemic...
Havana [Cuba], June 25: The International Expocaribe trade fair has returned for its 17th edition in Cuba's eastern province of...

Oil prices rise on tight supplies
New York [US], June 25: Oil prices rose on Friday, driven by renewed concerns over tight supplies.

Canada's job vacancies reach one mln in April
Ottawa [Canada], June 25: Employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill about one million vacant positions at the beginning...

Boeing announces 2022 supplier award
San Francisco [US], June 25: Boeing on Friday announced its top-performing suppliers at the company's 2022 Supplier of the Year...

IMF chief sees "narrowing path" to avoiding U.S....
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief said Friday that there is "a narrowing path" to...

Dow jumps over 800 points in marked comeback...
New York [US], June 25: U.S. stocks rose on Friday as comeback rally picked up steam on Wall Street.

Singapore reports 6,516 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore , June 25: Singapore reported 6,516 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,397,074.