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