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Vietnam reports 194 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 12: Vietnam recorded 194 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down 214 from Saturday, according to its ministry...

Singapore reports 902 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, December 12: Singapore reported 902 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 2,181,048.

2 killed after hit by train in Indonesia's...
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 12: Two people died and one was seriously injured after being hit by a train in Cirebon...

Myanmar reports 39 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], December 12: Myanmar confirmed 39 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...

9 injured in fireworks display in Australia's Sydney
Sydney [Australia], December 12: A Christmas carols event descended into mayhem in Sydney after a fireworks display got out of...

Top nuclear envoy leaves for Indonesia for meetings...
Seoul (South Korea), December 11: Kim Gunn, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, left for Indonesia on...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases at 54,319 amid...
Seoul (South Korea), December 11: South Korea reported more than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, the largest for a Sunday...

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink to visit...
Seoul/ Washington (South Korea/ US), December 11: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink...

Yoon's chief of staff begins visit to UAE...
Seoul (South Korea), December 11: Presidential chief of staff Kim Dae-ki began a four-day visit to the United Arab Emirates...

Second Vice FM departs for Washington for talks...
Seoul (South Korea), December 11: Second Vice Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon left for Washington on Sunday for talks on the...

Tropical Australian frog declared extinct
Canberra (Australia), December 11: A frog species that was once found across two-thirds of Australia's wet tropics has been declared...

India reports 173 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi [India], December 11: India reported 173 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with the active caseload currently standing...
S. African police in full deployment for festive...
Johannesburg (South Korea), December 11: South Africa has escalated the deployment of police officers in various areas to combat crime...

Peru's new president swears in cabinet
Lima (Peru), December 11: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte swore in her cabinet on Saturday, asking the members to perform their...

CBOT agricultural futures close mixed
Chicago (US), December 11: CBOT agricultural futures closed mixed last week as the U.S. central bank looks to raise the...

Guest Opinion: Farewell, Nancy Pelosi
Beijing [China], December 11: On Nov. 16, Republicans clinched its 218th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, winning enough...

Cambodia offers cash handouts to 360,000 families affected...
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), December 11: Cambodia on Saturday began to provide cash handouts to almost 360,000 households with about 1.3...

Iran summons UK envoy over "meddlesome" remarks, sanctions
Tehran (Iran), December 11: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the British ambassador over the "meddlesome" remarks of some...

Iran condemns Australia's sanctions as interference in internal...
Tehran (Iran), December 11: Iran on Saturday condemned Australia's sanctions on Iranian individuals and institutions, saying they represent the country's...

Interview: UN biodiversity leader says COP15 vital for...
Ottawa/ London (Canada/ UK), December 11: The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention...

Stockholm hosts Nobel Prize award ceremony 2022
Stockholm [Sweden], December 11: The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held on Saturday in the Swedish capital.

Portuguese parliament approves legalization of euthanasia
Lisbon [Portugal], December 10: The Portuguese parliament on Friday approved the legalization of "medically assisted death."

Netherlands plans to build 2 nuclear power plants
The Hague [Netherlands],December 10: The Dutch government announced on Friday a plan to build two new nuclear power plants by...

Industrial output declines in Finland in October
Helsinki [Finland], December 10: Industrial output adjusted for working days in Finland in October fell year on year by 0.6...

Swedish households slash electricity consumption due to high...
Stockholm [Sweden], December 10: Swedish households decreased their electricity consumption considerably in September, October, and November according to figures released...

Italy unveils program to develop next-generation fighter aircraft
Rome [Italy], December 10: Italy, Britain, and Japan on Friday unveiled the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), a joint initiative...

Chinese books introduced to Bulgaria at book fair
Sofia [Bulgaria], December 10: Several Bulgarian publishing houses presented a series of Bulgarian version of Chinese books, including "The Book...