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Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures go lower
Chicago (US), December 4: CBOT agricultural futures ended the past week lower on slowing demand, Chicago-based research company AgResource...
Japan's nursery school teachers arrested over abuse of...
Tokyo (Japan), December 4: Three female teachers who previously worked at a nursery school in the central Japanese prefecture of...
Russia reports 6,669 new COVID-19 cases
Moscow (Russia), December 4: Russia registered 6,669 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to...
Lao deputy PM hails Laos-China Railway as pride...
Vientiane (Lagos), December 4: Lao Deputy Prime Minister SonexaySiphandone on Saturday hailed the Laos-China railway as a pride of Laos.
Swedish pension funds invest in cryptocurrency: media
Stockholm (Sweden), December 4: Swedish public pension funds have invested hundreds of millions of kronor in a cryptocurrency company that...
UN refugee chief urges more support for vulnerable...
Beirut (Lebanon), December 4: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Saturday appealed for sustained international support...
Iran begins construction of new nuclear power plant
Tehran (Iran), December 4: Iran began on Saturday the construction of a new nuclear power plant in its southwestern province...
Palestinian killed by Israeli border police in northern...
Ramallah [Palestine], December 3: A Palestinian man was killed late Friday by the Israeli border police outside the northern West...
Senior Yemeni security official killed in bomb blast
Aden [Yemen], December 3: A senior official of Yemen's security forces was killed in a bomb blast in the country's...
Turkish president, British PM discuss steps to enhance...
Istanbul [Turkey], December 3: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed steps to enhance ties...
Iran says continuation of attacks in Afghanistan not...
Tehran [Iran], December 3: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday strongly condemned recent attacks in Afghanistan, saying the continuation...
UK COVID-19 cases rise above one million in...
London [UK], December 3: The number of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) has risen above one million once...
Volvo's e-car sales soar in November
Stockholm [Sweden], December 3: Volvo Cars sold 11,644 fully electric vehicles in November, 332.4 percent more than in the same...
More delays to relaunch of damaged Swedish nuclear...
Stockholm [Sweden], December 3: A Swedish nuclear reactor that was taken off-grid in August will not be restarted until next...
EU plans to criminalize violation of sanctions against...
Brussels [Belgium], December 3: The European Commission on Friday proposed making the circumvention of the European Union's (EU) sanctions against...
House prices drop 15 pct in Sweden
Stockholm [Sweden], December 3: House prices, pressed by rising interest rates and a weak economic situation, continued to drop in...
Ryanair November traffic up 10 pct to 11.2...
Dublin [Ireland], December 3: Europe's largest budget airline Ryanair said on Friday that it carried a total of 11.2 million...
Czech detects 1st African swine fever case in...
Prague [Czech Republic], December 3: The Czech Republic confirmed its first case of African swine fever for the first time...
Ford U.S. sales down in November
Chicago [US], December 3: Ford Motor Co. announced on its website Friday that it sold 146,364 new vehicles in the...
U.S. adds 263,000 jobs in November
Washington [US], December 3: U.S. jobs continued to see growth in November despite the most aggressive interest rate hikes in...
Blast kills 1, wounds 2 in Afghan capital
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 3: One person was killed and two others injured as a blast rocked a mosque near the...
Vietnam's firm establishment up 30.4 pct in 11...
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 3: Approximately 137,800 enterprises were estimated to be formed in Vietnam in the first 11 months of...
Vietnam's phone export up 6.6 pct in 11...
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 3: Vietnam earned approximately 55.4 billion U.S. dollars from exporting phones and components in the first 11...
Thai central bank, BIS joint meeting focuses on...
Bangkok [Thailand], December 3: The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) jointly held a conference...
Singapore reports 1,297 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, December 3: Singapore reported 1,297 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 2,170,498.
Myanmar reports 20 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], December 3: Myanmar confirmed 20 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...
U.S. imposes sanctions on 3 N. Korean party...
Washington (US), December 2: The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday designated three North Korean officials who are members of...