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