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Iraqis rally in Baghdad to condemn Quran burning in Sweden

Iraqis rally in Baghdad to condemn Quran burning...

Baghdad [Iraq], July 1: Hundreds of Iraqis rallied on Friday in the capital Baghdad to protest against the burning of...

Saudi Arabia says health plans for Hajj season successful

Saudi Arabia says health plans for Hajj season...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 1: Saudi Arabia announced on Friday the success of the health plans for this year's Hajj...

New York remains under air quality alert due to Canada wildfire smoke

New York remains under air quality alert due...

New York [US], July 1: Much of New York State will continue to be under air quality health advisory on...

UN team in Zambia helps response to increase in COVID-19 infections

UN team in Zambia helps response to increase...

United Nations, July 1: Following an upsurge in COVID-19 cases in Zambia, the UN team is providing technical and...

Kakhovka dam destruction causes 2 bln USD in direct damage to Ukraine: study

Kakhovka dam destruction causes 2 bln USD in...

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 1: The destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and its dam has caused direct damage of...

Parents in Australian state urged to get children vaccinated against flu

Parents in Australian state urged to get children...

Sydney [Australia], July 1. Health authorities of Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW) have urged the local parents of...

Russia extends ban on transportation of goods by trucks from unfriendly countries

Russia extends ban on transportation of goods by...

Moscow [Russia], July 1: Russia extended the ban on the transportation of goods across the country by trucks from unfriendly...

EU leaders fail to reach consensus on migration

EU leaders fail to reach consensus on migration

Brussels [Belgium], July 1: European Union (EU) leaders failed to reach consensus on migration Friday after a two-day summit.

Argentina's central bank enables yuan deposits for local bank accounts

Argentina's central bank enables yuan deposits for local...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 1: The Central Bank of Argentina has announced it will allow financial institutions to use the...

Eurozone inflation drops to 5.5 pct in June: Eurostat

Eurozone inflation drops to 5.5 pct in June:...

Brussels [Belgium], July 1: Yearly inflation in the eurozone is expected to fall to 5.5 percent in June, compared to...

Indonesia's Java escapes 6.4 magnitude quake

Indonesia's Java escapes 6.4 magnitude quake

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 1: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Java on Friday evening.

Macron accuses rioters of exploiting teen

Macron accuses rioters of exploiting teen

Paris [France], July 1: Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of exploiting the death of a teenager shot by police at...

Afghan migrants complain of harassment by Turkish border forces

Afghan migrants complain of harassment by Turkish border...

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1: Afghan migrants who were deported by Turkey have voiced grievances about mistreatment at the hands of...

ERC sacrificial meat project benefits up to 500,000

ERC sacrificial meat project benefits up to 500,000

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 1: Some 500,000 people, in the UAE and abroad, have benefitted from this year's sacrificial meat...

UAE-Armenia relations are witnessing a new historical era: UAE Ambassador

UAE-Armenia relations are witnessing a new historical era:...

Yerevan [Armenia], July 1: UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia Dr.Nariman Al Mulla has highlighted the strong relations between...

UAE Ambassador presents credentials to President of Chile

UAE Ambassador presents credentials to President of Chile

Santiago [Chile], July 1: Mohammed Saeed Al Neyadi presented his credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE to...

European agencies drop COVID-19 aviation health safety protocol

European agencies drop COVID-19 aviation health safety protocol

Stockholm [Sweden], June 30: COVID-19 health and safety measures for aviation were formally retired by the European Centre for Disease...

Ukraine's NATO aspirations to be discussed after Vilnius summit: Stoltenberg

Ukraine's NATO aspirations to be discussed after Vilnius...

Kiev [Ukraine], June 30:Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said that Ukraine's aspirations to...

SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs space station

SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs space station

Los Angeles [US], June 30: SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday and is...

U.S. stocks close mixed after fresh economic data

U.S. stocks close mixed after fresh economic data

New York [US], June 30:U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday as fresh economic data indicated that U.S. growth remains resilient...

Sri Lanka's central bank reveals much-awaited domestic debt restructuring plan

Sri Lanka's central bank reveals much-awaited domestic debt...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 30: Sri Lanka's central bank revealed on Thursday that the country is presenting three options to...

18 injured in gas explosion in Philippines

18 injured in gas explosion in Philippines

Manila [Philippines], June 30:At least 18 people were injured in a gas explosion that ripped through a mall in the...

Unit of Chinese-built power plant connected to grid in Bangladesh

Unit of Chinese-built power plant connected to grid...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 30: The unit-2 of a thermal power plant, which is co-invested and constructed by a Chinese company,...

Japan's May unemployment rate unchanged at 2.6 pct

Japan's May unemployment rate unchanged at 2.6 pct

Tokyo [Japan], June 30: Japan's unemployment rate in May remained unchanged from a month earlier, the government said in a...

Close to 700 boat migrants reach Italy overnight

Close to 700 boat migrants reach Italy overnight

Rome [Italy], June 30: Almost 700 migrants reached the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in boats overnight, Italian news agency...

US Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

US Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in...

Washington [US], June 30: In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges...

France arrests 150 during second night of riots

France arrests 150 during second night of riots

Paris [France], June 30: Following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old teen by a police officer, 150 arrests were made...