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U.S. small business optimism drops in October: survey
Washington [US], November 9: Confidence among U.S. small businesses ticked downward in October as surging inflation impacted sentiment, according to...
Singapore reports 3,568 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, November 9: Singapore reported 3,568 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 2,128,572.
Myanmar reports 73 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], November 9: Myanmar confirmed 73 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally...
Brunei logs 37.3-pct rise in total trade in...
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], November 9: Brunei's total trade was recorded at 2,771.3 million Brunei dollars (1,967.6 million U.S. dollars)...
Vietnam police seize 11 kg drugs in drug-trafficking...
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 9: Police in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have busted a drug-trafficking ring, seizing more than...
Int'l film festival kicks off in Vietnamese capital
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 9: The 2022 Hanoi International Film Festival kicked off here on Tuesday evening.
S.Korea reports 62,472 new COVID-19 cases
Seoul [South Korea], November 9: South Korea reported 62,472 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours...
S.Korea's employment grows by 677,000 on-year in October
Seoul [South Korea], November 9: The number of employed people in South Korea grew 677,000 in October from a year...
160-year-old agricultural show reopens in New Zealand
Wellington [New Zealand], November 9: One of the oldest expos in New Zealand, the Canterbury Agricultural Show, threw its gates...
Israel to set up R&D center for small...
Jerusalem [Israel], November 8: Israel will establish the first research and development infrastructure center for small satellites, the country's Ministry...
Iraq searches for 11 missing in Baghdad building...
Baghdad [Iraq], November 8: Iraqi rescue teams on Monday continue to search for the 11 missing people believed to have...
UNESCO calls for continued support for Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], November 8: An official with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday called for...
Iranian commander calls for strengthened military cooperation with...
Tehran [Iran], November 8: Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri on Monday announced his country's readiness to...
Armenia reports 155 new COVID-19 cases in a...
Yerevan [Armenia], November 8: Armenia reported 155 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, taking its total to 445,397, the...
Chinese, Greek artists build cultural bridge through Athens...
Athens [Greece], November 8: An exhibition of 34 works of art by young Greek and Chinese artists opened in...
Sweden's GDP forecast adjusted down for next year
Stockholm [Sweden], November 8: Nordea, one of the largest banks in the Nordics, has sharply lowered its 2023 forecast for...
WHO expert calls for faster response to climate...
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 8: Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO), called the current response...
Rate of alcohol-related deaths in U.S. up 30...
New York [US], November 8: The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30 percent...
U.S. facing highest flu hospitalization rates in decade
New York [US], November 8: The United States is facing the highest flu hospitalization rates in more than a decade...
Nine people hospitalized after shooting outside bar in...
New York [US], November 8: Nine people have been hospitalized after a shooting Saturday night outside a bar in Philadelphia,...
First indigenous water utility to operate in Canada
Ottawa [Canada], November 8: A transfer agreement was formally signed on Monday to make the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority...
Japan gov't urged to end free COVID-19 vaccinations
Tokyo [Japan], November 8: An advisory panel for the finance minister on Monday proposed that the Japanese government end free-of-charge...
Thailand's consumer inflation growth drops in October
Bangkok [Thailand], November 8: Thailand's consumer inflation growth slowed for the second straight month in October as energy and food...
6 million Australians victims of data breach: report
Canberra [Australia], November 8: One third of Australian adults have been exposed to data breaches in the last year, a...
5.2-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu region - USGS
Hong Kong, November 8: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Vanuatu region at 01:26:31 GMT on Tuesday, the...
Housing for southern Lao flood victims almost complete
Vientiane [Laos], November 8: The construction of new dwellings for families who lost their homes during the catastrophic flood that...
Malaysia reports 2,521 new COVID-19 infections, 8 new...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 8: Malaysia reported 2,521 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to...