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On Korean War anniversary, S. Korea vows stern response to N. Korean provocations

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 in omicron spread

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

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 border into Spanish enclave

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 bilateral ties

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 Haram attack in Cameroon

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

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 wave

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 since reconciliation

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 Israeli soldiers: medics

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 in bonds

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 consumer sentiment levels

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 PM

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

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 prices

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: police

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

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

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

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

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 hiatus

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

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

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

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. recession

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 rally

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 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.