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S. Korea, U.S. start joint training amid N. Korea's protest

S. Korea, U.S. start joint training amid N....

Seoul (South Korea), August 16: South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint military training Monday, undeterred...

UN chief saddened by loss of life in Turkey floods, mudslides

UN chief saddened by loss of life in...

United Nations, August 16: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed his sadness over the loss of life and...

U.S. daily COVID-19 cases could exceed 200,000 in coming weeks, warns NIH director

U.S. daily COVID-19 cases could exceed 200,000 in...

Washington (US), August 16: U.S. COVID-19 cases could break 200,000 a day as the latest surge of the virus driven...

UK records another 26,750 coronavirus cases

UK records another 26,750 coronavirus cases

London (UK), August 16: Another 26,750 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus...

U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan "accelerated things", says UK PM

U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan "accelerated things", says UK...

London (UK), August 16: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that the U.S. decision to pull out of...

Roundup: European countries evacuate diplomats, citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban enter capital

Roundup: European countries evacuate diplomats, citizens from Afghanistan...

Brussels (Belgium), August 16: Several European countries have decided to evacuate diplomats, citizens from Afghanistan and close embassies there as...

Egyptian president, CIA chief discuss intelligence cooperation

Egyptian president, CIA chief discuss intelligence cooperation

Cairo (Egypt), August 16: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday discussed with the Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency...

N.K. organization demands Japan's atonement for wrongdoings during its colonial rule of Korea

N.K. organization demands Japan's atonement for wrongdoings during...

Seoul (South Korea), August 15: A North Korean organization called Sunday for Japan's sincere apology and atonement for its wrongdoings...

Iran reports 29,700 new COVID-19 cases, 4,389,085 in total

Iran reports 29,700 new COVID-19 cases, 4,389,085 in...

Tehran (Iran), August 15: The Iranian health ministry reported on Saturday 29,700 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections...

Central Bank of Mexico raises key interest rate

Central Bank of Mexico raises key interest rate

Mexico City (Mexico), August 15: The Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico) on Thursday decided to raise the key interest rate...

Nepal announces relief measures for enterprises, individuals affected by COVID-19

Nepal announces relief measures for enterprises, individuals affected...

Kathmandu (Nepal), August 15: Nepal's central bank on Friday announced a set of relief measures for enterprises and individuals affected...

Afghan president seeks to end fighting, Taliban advance toward major cities

Afghan president seeks to end fighting, Taliban advance...

Kabul (Afghanistan), August 15: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday that he wanted to end the intensified fighting...

UK Reportedly Plans to Evacuate Ambassador From Afghanistan, End Diplomatic Presence There

UK Reportedly Plans to Evacuate Ambassador From Afghanistan,...

London (UK), August 15: The United Kingdom will evacuate its ambassador from Afghanistan and end its diplomatic presence in the...

New COVID-19 cases dip to 1,800s amid worry over spike in holiday-tied cases

New COVID-19 cases dip to 1,800s amid worry...

Seoul (South Korea), August 15: South Korea's daily new coronavirus fell back to the 1,800s Sunday due to fewer tests...

S. Korea will complete 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccinations for 70 pct of public by Oct.: Moon

S. Korea will complete 2nd dose of COVID-19...

Seoul (South Korea), August 15: President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that South Korea will complete the second dose of COVID-19...

UN chief calls on Taliban to halt offensive against gov't forces

UN chief calls on Taliban to halt offensive...

United Nations, August 15: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on Taliban militants to immediately halt their offensive...

Biden increases troops deployment to Afghanistan amid Taliban advances

Biden increases troops deployment to Afghanistan amid Taliban...

Washington (US), August 15: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that he had authorized the deployment of roughly 5,000...

Ghana names 30-man squad for World Cup qualifiers

Ghana names 30-man squad for World Cup qualifiers

Accra (Ghana) August 15: Coach of Ghana's national football team Charles Akonnor on Friday named a 30-man provisional list for...

Iran says eastern borders secure amid Taliban advancements in Afghanistan

Iran says eastern borders secure amid Taliban advancements...

Beijing (China) August 15: Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, said Friday that all Iran's...

UK defense secretary says U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a "mistake"

UK defense secretary says U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan...

Washington DC (USA) August 15: British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace on Friday said the U.S. decision to pull its...

U.S. FDA approves 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people

U.S. FDA approves 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccines...

Washington DC (USA) August 15: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized a third dose of COVID-19...

New York state Assembly to suspend impeachment investigation into Cuomo

New York state Assembly to suspend impeachment investigation...

New York (USA) August 15: The New York state Assembly will suspend its impeachment investigation against New York Governor...

China's military aircraft to debut in International Army Games 2021

China's military aircraft to debut in International Army...

Beijing (China) August 15: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force has sent a fleet of military aircraft to...

China decries Japanese defense minister's visit to Yasukuni Shrine

China decries Japanese defense minister's visit to Yasukuni...

Beijing (China) August 15: China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday expressed strong opposition to the Japanese defense minister's visit...

China pledges to continue science-based COVID-19 origin tracing

China pledges to continue science-based COVID-19 origin tracing

Beijing (China) August 15: China pledged on Friday to continue its participation in science-based COVID-19 origin-tracing, urging the WHO Secretariat...

Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 other countries as Delta variant spreads

Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 other...

Manila (Philippines), August 13: The Philippines has extended its travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other...

US FDA Allows Emergency Use of 3rd Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines for Immunocompromised People

US FDA Allows Emergency Use of 3rd Dose...

Washington (US), August 13: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of a third dose...