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India amends policy on sugar exports

India amends policy on sugar exports

New Delhi [India], November 6: India has allowed sugar exports between Nov. 1 and Oct. 31 next year up to...

Roundup: Cuba hosts World Cocktail Championship under economic sanctions, pandemic

Roundup: Cuba hosts World Cocktail Championship under economic...

Varadero (Cuba), November 6: The 69th World Cocktail Championship kicked off this weekend in Cuba with bartenders from more than...

Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures stay firm

Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures stay firm

Chicago (US), November 6: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures stayed firm at a high level in the past...

Section of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway ready for trial operation

Section of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway ready for...

Jakarta (Indonesia), November 6: A trial section of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia has been ready for operating the...

Police squad first arrives at Itaewon crowd scene about 85 minutes later

Police squad first arrives at Itaewon crowd scene...

Seoul (South Korea), November 6: A police squad first arrived at the scene of the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 40,000 amid 'twindemic' worries

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 40,000...

Seoul (South Korea), October 6: South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 40,000 on Sunday amid concerns over a...

Yoon sends thank you letter to 2 surviving miners

Yoon sends thank you letter to 2 surviving...

Seoul (South Korea), November 6: President Yoon Suk-yeol sent a thank you letter and gifts to two miners who...

S. Korea to participate in Japan's fleet review for 1st time in 7 years

S. Korea to participate in Japan's fleet review...

Tokyo (Japan), November 6: A South Korean naval vessel was set to take part in Japan's international fleet review on...

Interview: Truce deal to reverse multifaceted conflict-induced socioeconomic challenges in Ethiopia: scholar

Interview: Truce deal to reverse multifaceted conflict-induced socioeconomic...

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), November 6: The recently signed peace accord between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front...

Campaign for Malaysian general election begins after nomination day

Campaign for Malaysian general election begins after nomination...

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), November 6: Nominations for candidates seeking to contest the 222 seats making up the lower house of...

Feature: Energy crisis in Poland stirs air pollution concerns

Feature: Energy crisis in Poland stirs air pollution...

Warsaw (Poland), November 6: Polish energy expert Joanna Mackowiak-Pandera has recently moved the gas cooktop out of her kitchen and...

UN rights chief urges Musk to ensure human rights in Twitter management

UN rights chief urges Musk to ensure human...

Geneva (Switzerland), November 6: United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Saturday issued an open letter...

WHO calls for 10.2 mln USD for response to cholera outbreak in Lebanon

WHO calls for 10.2 mln USD for response...

Beirut (Lebanon), November 6: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that 10.2 million U.S. dollars are required for...

Iran test-launches Qaem-100 satellite carrier

Iran test-launches Qaem-100 satellite carrier

Tehran (Iran), November 6: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Saturday test-launched the three-stage solid fuel Qaem-100 satellite carrier, Iranian...

Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank: health ministry

Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in...

Ramallah (Palestine), November 6: A Palestinian was killed and another seriously injured on Saturday in clashes with Israeli soldiers northeast...

Malaysia reports 4,621 new COVID-19 infections, 1 more death

Malaysia reports 4,621 new COVID-19 infections, 1 more...

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), November 6: Malaysia reported 4,621 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to...

World Insights: Fed's six consecutive rate hikes could further drag on U.S., world economy

World Insights: Fed's six consecutive rate hikes could...

Beijing (China), November 6: The U.S. Federal Reserve recently announced the fourth consecutive three-quarter point interest rate hike in an...

CIIE landmark initiative for intl' trade: Greek official

CIIE landmark initiative for intl' trade: Greek official

Athens (Greece), November 6: China continues to play a leading role in the world economy and the China International Import...

Suicide bomber kills over a dozen in Somali capital Mogadishu

Suicide bomber kills over a dozen in Somali...

Mogadishu (Somali), November 6: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a military training camp in the...

Egypt counts on COP27 to push developed countries to meet climate financial commitments

Egypt counts on COP27 to push developed countries...

Cairo [Egypt], November 5: Egypt is counting on the upcoming 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework...

Iran's FM urges Biden to end "hypocrisy"

Iran's FM urges Biden to end "hypocrisy"

Tehran [Iran], November 5: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian slammed on Friday "meddlesome remarks" by U.S. President Joe Biden, urging...

Explosion targets anti-terror operation in S. Yemen, 4 killed

Explosion targets anti-terror operation in S. Yemen, 4...

Aden [Yemen], November 5: At least four soldiers of Yemen's government forces were killed in an explosion in the country's...

Lebanon calls for int'l support to fight cholera

Lebanon calls for int'l support to fight cholera

Beirut [Lebanon], November 5: Lebanese Health Minister FirasAbiad on Friday called on donor countries and international institutions to support the...

Iranians hold massive rallies to protest against U.S. hegemony

Iranians hold massive rallies to protest against U.S....

Tehran [Iran], November 5: Iranians on Friday held massive outdoor rallies to mark the seizure of the U.S. Embassy to...

Chinese companies receive attention at Turkish trade expo: business leader

Chinese companies receive attention at Turkish trade expo:...

Istanbul [Turkey], November 5: Chinese companies from a wide array of sectors have received "intense attention" at an international trade...

Abbas urges U.S. to compel Israel to stop violations against Palestinians

Abbas urges U.S. to compel Israel to stop...

Ramallah [Palestine], November 5: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called on the U.S. administration to compel Israel to stop...

Germany far from achieving climate targets for 2030: report

Germany far from achieving climate targets for 2030:...

Berlin [Germany], November 5: Europe's largest economy is a long way from achieving its climate targets for 2030, according to...