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Oil prices pick up on U.S. inflation slowdown
New Yprk [US], July 13: Crude oil futures prices extended gains on Wednesday thanks to optimism from cooling down in...
Gold rises as U.S. inflation slows
Chicago [US], July 13: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Wednesday as...
U.S. crude supplies up, other petroleum data mixed
Houston [US], July 13: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.7 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending...
Australian flu vaccine uptake falls in winter amid...
Canberra [Australia], July 13: Influenza vaccine uptake in Australia has dropped in the current winter months as a result of...
Eastern bettongs return to Aussie state after century-long...
Sydney [Australia], July 13: The environment department in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) announced on Thursday that...
UN Council condemns Quran burning; the West votes...
Geneva [Switzerland], July 13: The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution condemning the Quran burning incident in Sweden...
Global hunger toll stands at 735 million people:...
Rome [Italy], July 13: Nearly three-quarters of a billion people suffer from hunger or malnutrition worldwide, according to a report...
US Congress and Blinken call on Havana to...
Miami [US], July 13: US Congress and the United States' top American diplomat called on the Cuban government on Tuesday...
G7 aims to boost Ukraine's air, naval forces...
Vilnius [Lithunia], July 13: G7 countries plan to provide Kiev with modern equipment for its air and naval forces to...
Mitsotakis and Erdogan hail 'positive climate' in Greece-Turkey...
Vilnius [Lithunia], July 13: The leaders of Greece and Turkey have agreed to resume talks and confidence-building measures as they...
The West has a long-term commitment to Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 13: The West offered long-term security guarantees to Ukraine after NATO quelled Kyiv's hopes of a concrete...
North Korea announces test of Hwasong-18 missile, sends...
Pyongyang [North Korea], July 13: On July 13, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that North Korea tested its...
Huw Edwards and the media scandal gripping the...
Britain [UK], July 13: For twenty years, Huw Edwards anchored the BBC's flagship News at Ten programme - watched by...
US Southwest mired in heat wave
Washington [US], July 13: A prolonged heat wave blanketed a swath of the U.S. stretching from California to South Florida.
Senators offer bill to block any U.S. president
Washington [US], July 13: Democratic and Republican senators renewed an effort to block any U.S. president from leaving NATO.
BBC presenter at centre of sex photo scandal...
Britain [UK], July 13: One of Britain's leading television news anchors, Huw Edwards, was identified by his wife as the...
NATO allies offer Ukraine security assurances as Biden...
Washington [US], July 13: President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having a "craven lust for land and...
Six people killed in chopper crash near Mount...
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 12: All six people aboard a helicopter died after it crashed near Mount Everest on Tuesday, police...
Thailand's PM Prayut to retire from politics
Bangkok [Thailand], July 12: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will not seek re-election and will retire from politics, his party...
Taliban leader endorses Twitter, accuses Threads
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 12: A senior leader of the Taliban on Monday weighed in on the social media battle between...
The US is 'buckling' because of places where...
Washington [US], July 12: This week, extreme weather, partly due to the El Nino phenomenon, is forecast to continue to...
Helicopter crashes in Nepal, 5 foreign tourists die
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 12: The helicopter crashed while carrying tourists in Nepal, killing the local pilot and five Mexicans from...
Former Russian leader says NATO aid to Ukraine...
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 12: Former Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the NATO alliance's increased military support...
Solomon Islands PM's 'I am back home' comment...
Beijing [China], July 12: Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale has accused the country's Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of mocking...
Ex-Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison...
Los Angeles [US], July 12: Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of notorious cult leader Charles Manson, was released on...
Trump seeks to delay trial in classified documents...
Washington [US], July 12: Former President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta have asked a federal court in Florida...
Police and anti-judicial reform protesters clash as bill...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 12: Israeli police have clashed with protesters amid huge demonstrations against the government's controversial judicial reform plans.