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N. Korea denounces U.N. resolution criticizing its human rights abuses

N. Korea denounces U.N. resolution criticizing its human...

Seoul (South Korea), November 21: North Korea on Sunday rejected a draft U. N. resolution criticizing the country's human rights...

Iran condemns UK's decision to blacklist Palestine's Hamas

Iran condemns UK's decision to blacklist Palestine's Hamas

Tehran (Iran), November 21: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has condemned Britain's decision to declare the Palestinian Islamic Resistance...

Top U.S. trade official stresses will for 'mutually beneficial' ties with S. Korea

Top U.S. trade official stresses will for 'mutually...

Seoul (South Korea), November 21: A top U.S. trade official emphasized the United States' will Saturday to strengthen a "mutually...

Daily infections above 3,000 for 5th day amid concerns over virus resurgence

Daily infections above 3,000 for 5th day amid...

Seoul (South Korea), November 21: South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 3,000 for the fifth consecutive day Sunday amid...

How Kim Jong-un, once a young political novice, cemented power in N. Korea in 10 years

How Kim Jong-un, once a young political novice,...

Seoul (South Korea), November 21: Many North Korea watchers were doubtful when Kim Jong-un, then 27, took over the Hermit...

UN chief urges countries to keep promise to deliver health, sanitation to all

UN chief urges countries to keep promise to...

United Nations, November 21: In a Friday message for World Toilet Day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on countries to...

UN releases Spotlight Initiative report aimed at ending gender-based violence

UN releases Spotlight Initiative report aimed at ending...

United Nations, November 21: The impact report of the Spotlight Initiative, the world's largest targeted effort to end all forms...

Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures close mixed

Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures close mixed

Chicago (US), November 21: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed this week as U.S. dollar rallied to...

French researcher warns of constitutional crisis in America

French researcher warns of constitutional crisis in America

Paris (France), November 21: While many American citizens, even some prominent local politicians no longer see Washington as legitimate, the...

Malaysia's leading coalition wins key state election

Malaysia's leading coalition wins key state election

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), November 21: Malaysia's BarisanNasional (BN) coalition led by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) scored a key...

U.S. sustains vaccination efforts in lethal shadow of COVID-19

U.S. sustains vaccination efforts in lethal shadow of...

New York (US), November 21: About 60 percent of the U.S. population is heading into the winter months with reduced...

Sri Lanka detects another sub-lineage of COVID-19 Delta variant

Sri Lanka detects another sub-lineage of COVID-19 Delta...

Colombo (Sri Lanka), November 21: Sri Lanka's health officials said on Friday that that another sub-lineage of the COVID-19 Delta...

Canada to allow entry of travelers fully vaccinated with Sinopharm, Sinovac, COVAXIN

Canada to allow entry of travelers fully vaccinated...

Ottawa (Canada), November 21: Travelers who are fully vaccinated with the shots from Sinopharm, Sinovac and COVAXIN will be allowed...

Netherlands sweep men's 1,000m at ISU Speed Skating World Cup

Netherlands sweep men's 1,000m at ISU Speed Skating...

Copenhagen (Denmark) Nov 20: The second stop of International Skating Union (ISU) speed skating World Cup events, doubling as the...

Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne tests positive for COVID-19

Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne tests positive for...

London (UK) Nov 20: Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne will miss this weekend's Premier League match due to a...

Iran condemns new U.S. sanctions against 6 individuals, 1 company

Iran condemns new U.S. sanctions against 6 individuals,...

Tehran (Iran) Nov 20: Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday refuted the U.S. allegations of interfering in...

2.3 mln Somalis severely affected by serious water, food, pasture shortages: UN

2.3 mln Somalis severely affected by serious water,...

Beijing (China) Nov 20: Some 2.3 million people in Somalia, or 18 percent of the population, are severely affected...

Tanzania's Zanzibar president launches special police unit for protection of tourists

Tanzania's Zanzibar president launches special police unit for...

Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Nov 20: Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Friday launched a special police unit for...

U.S. House passes Biden's social spending bill, sends it to Senate

U.S. House passes Biden's social spending bill, sends...

Washington DC (USA) Nov 20: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly passed President Joe Biden's roughly 2-trillion-U.S.-dollar social...

U.S. authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all adults

U.S. authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters for...

Washington DC (USA) Nov 20: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized boosters of the Pfizer/BioNTech and...

Chinese mainland reports three locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

Chinese mainland reports three locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

Beijing (China) Nov 20: The Chinese mainland on Friday reported three new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission...

Chinese, Russian militaries hold 2021 joint aerial patrol

Chinese, Russian militaries hold 2021 joint aerial patrol

Beijing (China) Nov 20: Chinese and Russian air forces on Friday conducted a joint strategic aerial patrol in the Asia-Pacific...

Chinese premier stresses effective macro policies, further opening-up

Chinese premier stresses effective macro policies, further opening-up

Beijing (China) Nov 20: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has underlined effective macro policies focusing on market entities to advance reform...

Xi urges continuous efforts to promote high-quality BRI development

Xi urges continuous efforts to promote high-quality BRI...

Beijing (China) Nov 20: Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday called for efforts to continue promoting the high-quality development of the...

Xi sends congratulatory letter to 1st China Internet Civilization Conference

Xi sends congratulatory letter to 1st China Internet...

Beijing (China) Nov 20: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the first China Internet Civilization Conference, which...

U.S. House panel subpoenas former Trump aide Navarro over alleged interference in COVID-19 response

U.S. House panel subpoenas former Trump aide Navarro...

Washington (US), November 19: A U.S. House panel probing former President Donald Trump's administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic issued...

LG OLED TV shipments reach 10 mln milestone since 2013 release: report

LG OLED TV shipments reach 10 mln milestone...

Seoul (South Korea), November 19: LG Electronic Co.'s shipments of its premium OLED television have surpassed the 10 million milestone...