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EU launches platform to invest 2.68 bln USD...
Amman [Jordan], June 3: The European Union on Thursday launched an investment platform to invest up to 2.5 billion euros...

Romania intercepts over 50 migrants in fishing boat...
Bucharest [Romania], June 3: The Romanian Coast Guard intercepted a fishing boat containing dozens of migrants from Turkey early on...

Mexico's death toll from Hurricane Agatha adjusted to...
Mexico City [Mexico], June 3: The death toll from Hurricane Agatha in southern Mexico was reduced to nine from 11,...

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall amid tight labor...
Washington [US], June 3: Initial jobless claims in the United States last week fell to 200,000 amid a tight labor...

Vietnam arrests 3 drug traffickers, seizes 25,000 synthetic...
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 3: Police of southern Vietnam's Binh Duong province have arrested a local man and seized more than...

Dengue fever becomes big concern in southern Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam ], June 3: Dengue fever is a big concern in Ho Chi Minh City as...

Myanmar reports 7 more COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], June 3: Myanmar reported seven new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally in...

Schools reopen for in-person classes for new academic...
Yangon [Myanmar], June 3: Myanmar reopened primary, middle and high schools across the country for in-person classes for 2022-2023 academic...

Australia's largest retail group to discontinue reusable plastic...
Sydney [Australia], June 3: Following bans on single-use plastic bags across the nation, Australia's largest supermarket chain, Woolworths, has taken...

Russian forces seize part of key city in...
Kiev [Ukraine], June 2: Russian forces took control over the eastern part of Severodonetsk city, the administrative center of the...

Italian temporary work contracts rise to record high
Rome [Italy], June 2: More Italians are employed using temporary labor contracts than at any other time since record-keeping began...

U.S. "adds fuel to fire" by supplying weapons...
Moscow [Russia], June 2: The United States is "purposefully and diligently adding fuel to the fire" by continuously providing military...

3 victims confirmed dead in U.S. Oklahoma shooting
New York [US], June 2: Three victims were confirmed dead in a deadly shooting incident on Wednesday in Tulsa in...

5 killed in U.S. hospital campus shooting
Houston [US], June 2: Five people, including the shooter, were killed in a hospital campus shooting on Wednesday evening in...

Singapore reports 3,577 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, June 2: Singapore reported 3,577 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally to 1,306,871.

Singapore launches digital data exchange to tackle supply...
Singapore, June 2: Singapore's Minister of Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity Josephine Teo launched the...

Vietnam's manufacturing sector further grows in May
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 2: The growth of the Vietnamese manufacturing sector accelerated during May thanks to recovery from the COVID-19...

Petrol prices up for 10th time in Vietnam...
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 2: The petroleum prices in Vietnam broke its own record after being adjusted up for the 10th...

Vietnam cracks down on drug trafficking ring, seizing...
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 2: Police of the central Thanh Hoa province have arrested seven drug traffickers and seized 10 cakes...

Over 60 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered...
Yangon [Myanmar], June 2: Some 60.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in Myanmar as of Tuesday, official...

Death toll reaches 36 in building collapse in...
Tehran [Iran], June 1: The death toll in a 10-story commercial building collapse in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan...

Israel, UAE sign historic free trade agreement
Jerusalem [Israel], June 1: Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed on Tuesday a free trade agreement, the first...

Palestine to take measures to confront Israeli escalation:...
Ramallah [Palestine], June 1: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that the Palestinian leadership would take measures to confront...

Strike in Belgium hits public transport, services
Brussels [Belgium], June 1: Public services in Belgium, including schools and transport networks, were disrupted on Tuesday after trade unions...

EU says to facilitate food exports from Ukraine
Brussels [Belgium], June 1: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that her institution was working hard...

Ukrainian, Slovak presidents discuss defense support
Kiev [Ukraine], June 1: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday met with his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Caputova to discuss defense...

U.S. national average gas price rises slightly to...
Washington [US], June 1: The U.S. national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose slightly on Tuesday to...