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U.S. Congress passes Democratic bill on tax, health care, climate

U.S. Congress passes Democratic bill on tax, health...

Washington [US], August 13:U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the Democratic spending bill on tax policy, health care and...

Canada confirms over 25,000 new COVID-19 cases in one week

Canada confirms over 25,000 new COVID-19 cases in...

Ottawa [Canada], August 13: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on Friday confirmed 25,204 new COVID-19 cases for the...

Canada deploys over 99,000 doses of Imvamune vaccine on monkeypox response

Canada deploys over 99,000 doses of Imvamune vaccine...

Ottawa [Canada], August 7:Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Friday that the government had deployed more than 99,000...

14 injured after vehicle crashes into pub outside Washington

14 injured after vehicle crashes into pub outside...

Washington [US], August 13: Fourteen people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a pub outside Washington, D.C. Friday evening.

Singapore reports 5,481 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 5,481 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, August 13: Singapore reported 5,481 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,786,643.

Cambodia exports rubber worth almost 255 mln USD in 7 months of 2022

Cambodia exports rubber worth almost 255 mln USD...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 13: Cambodia exported 161,562 tons of dry rubber in the first seven months of 2022, a...

Philippines logs 4,661 new COVID-19 cases, 28 deaths

Philippines logs 4,661 new COVID-19 cases, 28 deaths

Manila [Philippines], August 13: The Philippines reported 4,661 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in...

Myanmar to hold tourism exhibition to revitalize pandemic-hit industry

Myanmar to hold tourism exhibition to revitalize pandemic-hit...

Yangon [Myanmar], August 13: Myanmar will hold its seventh tourism exhibition in its commercial city of Yangon in September, in...

Malaysia reports 3,943 new COVID-19 infections, 4 new deaths

Malaysia reports 3,943 new COVID-19 infections, 4 new...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 13: Malaysia reported 3,943 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to...

Death toll from Shabwa clashes rises to 28 in Yemen

Death toll from Shabwa clashes rises to 28...

Aden [Yemen], August 12: The death toll from the clashes between rival security forces in the Yemeni oil-rich province of...

Israel's flagship airline reports profit for 1st time since COVID-19 outbreak

Israel's flagship airline reports profit for 1st time...

Jerusalem [Israel], August 12: Israel's leading airline El Al reported a quarterly profit for the first time since the outbreak...

UN peacekeepers urge Lebanon, Israel to avoid hostile rhetoric on border issue

UN peacekeepers urge Lebanon, Israel to avoid hostile...

Beirut [Lebanon], August 12: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday urged Lebanon and Israel to avoid any...

Türkiye urges Sweden, Finland to fulfil NATO accession commitments

Türkiye urges Sweden, Finland to fulfil NATO accession...

Ankara [Turkey], August 12: The Turkish foreign minister on Thursday urged Finland and Sweden to take "concrete steps" about their...

Jordan signs deals to launch 5G services

Jordan signs deals to launch 5G services

Amman [Jordan], August 12: Jordan's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) on Thursday signed deals with two telecom operators to introduce 5G...

Bus accident kills 2, injures 6 in Jerusalem

Bus accident kills 2, injures 6 in Jerusalem

Jerusalem [Israel], August 12: Two people were killed and six others injured after a bus in Jerusalem went out of...

Ukraine needs to implement 107 regulations under Association Agreement with EU

Ukraine needs to implement 107 regulations under Association...

Kiev [Ukraine], August 12: Ukraine has to implement 107 regulations and directives under the Association Agreement with the European Union...

Moscow urges West to facilitate Russian grain export

Moscow urges West to facilitate Russian grain export

Moscow [Russia], August 12: Moscow on Thursday asked Western countries to contribute to the full implementation of the Istanbul...

First Ukraine grain deal vessel docks in Türkiye after buyer refuses delivery

First Ukraine grain deal vessel docks in Türkiye...

Ankara [Turkey], August 12: The first grain ship leaving Ukraine under a deal by the United Nations, Russia, Ukraine and...

Wildfires rage in southwest France, over 10,000 people evacuated

Wildfires rage in southwest France, over 10,000 people...

Paris [France], August 12: Over 10,000 residents have been forced to evacuate and 6,800 hectares of land have burned in...

Ukraine calls for int'l mission to assess threats to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Ukraine calls for int'l mission to assess threats...

Kiev [Ukraine], August 12: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday called for an international mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear...

Multiple crises increase recession risk in Europe: IW

Multiple crises increase recession risk in Europe: IW

Berlin [Germany], August 12: A study published by the German Economic Institute (IW) on Thursday showed that multiple crises such...

Belarus to build own port facilities in Russia's northwest

Belarus to build own port facilities in Russia's...

Minsk [Belarus], August 12: Belarus will build its own port facilities in Russia's northwest for exporting Belarusian products, Prime Minister...

Russia's Medvedev visits Donbass for measures to ensure its security

Russia's Medvedev visits Donbass for measures to ensure...

Moscow [Russia], August 12: Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev paid a visit to Donbass on Thursday...

At least two dead in Cuba's fuel depot fire

At least two dead in Cuba's fuel depot...

Matanzas [Cuba], August 12: At least two people have died because of a massive fire at a fuel storage facility...

Dry California announces new water strategy to fight climate change

Dry California announces new water strategy to fight...

Los Angeles [US], August 12: Drought-stricken California on Thursday announced a new water strategy to adapt to hotter, drier...

U.S. Department of Justice asks court to unseal search warrant for Mar-a-Lago raid

U.S. Department of Justice asks court to unseal...

Washington [US], August 12: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion on Thursday to unseal the search...

Foreign tourist arrivals in Myanmar up 22.9 pct on year in Q2

Foreign tourist arrivals in Myanmar up 22.9 pct...

Yangon [Myanmar], August 12: Myanmar welcomed 42,315 foreign tourists between April and June, up 22.9 percent year-on-year, according to the...