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Australia to expose companies' gender pay gaps
Canberra [Australia], January 6: The Australian government will publish the gender pay gap at large companies in a bid to...

At least 1 killed in shooting at Iowa...
Washington [US], January 6: At least one person was killed and others injured in a shooting Thursday morning at Perry...

Swedish snow chaos leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped on...
Stockholm [Sweden], January 6: People who got trapped in 1,000 vehicles in heavy snow for more than 24 hours have...

Four people killed in Germany hospital fire
Berlin [Germany], January 6: At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in a fire at a hospital...

US intelligence confirms Islamic State's Afghanistan branch behind...
Washington [US], January 6: Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State's (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out...

Iran arrests 11 suspects over bomb blasts, mourners...
Tehran [Iran], January 6: Iranian authorities said on Friday that security forces had arrested 11 people suspected of involvement in...

New York City sues bus firms over migrant...
New York [US], January 6: New York City on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing 17 bus companies of illegally transporting...

UAE welcomes 8th group of wounded Palestinian children,...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 6: The eighth group of wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients arrived in the UAE on...

Tunisia to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian...
Tunis [Tunisia], January 5: Tunisia intends to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian students currently studying in Tunisia, local media...

France detects bird flu on vaccinated ducks: official
Paris [France], January 5: France detected on Jan. 2 an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among vaccinated ducks...

Spain registers 82 pct surge in illegal immigration
Madrid [Spain], January 5: Spain recorded 56,852 illegal immigrants in 2023, an 82.1 percent surge from a year earlier, according...

3 killed, more than 10 injured in Indonesia's...
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 5: Three people were killed and more than 10 others injured as two trains were involved in...

NATO-Ukraine Council to discuss air defences after Russian...
Brussels [Belgium], January 5: The NATO-Ukraine Council will meet next Wednesday in response to Russia's recent wave of heavy air...

13 nations warn Houthis against attacks in Red...
Washington [US], January 5: A group of 13 nations have given a strong warning to the Houthis against their ongoing...

Las Vegas judge attacked by felon during sentencing
Las Vegas [US], January 5: A Nevada man convicted of attempted assault vaulted over a judge's bench in a Las...

Voters aiming to ban Trump from Colorado ballot...
Washington [US], January 5: Colorado voters seeking to bar Donald Trump from their state's ballot urged the U.S. Supreme Court...

Japan earthquake casts cloud over push to restart...
Tokyo [Japan], January 5: The powerful earthquake that hit Japan's western coast on New Year's Day has underscored the country's...

Myanmar junta to free 9,652 prisoners on humanitarian...
Yangon [Myanmar], January 5: Myanmar's military government will release 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the...

IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that...
Tehran [Iran], January 5: The Islamic State group (IS) has said it carried out a bomb attack in Iran on...

Bangladesh holds general elections on Sunday
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 5: Bangladesh will hold general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a...

UAE condemns in strongest terms statements by two...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: The United Arab Emirates condemned in the strongest terms the extremist statements of the Israeli...

New ambassadors take oath before UAE President
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: A number of new UAE ambassadors today took their legal oath before President His Highness...

UAE President receives Chairman of People's Council of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Gurbanguly...

Bahrain welcomes success of UAE's mediation to exchange...
Manama [Bahrain], January 5: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain has welcomed of the success of...

Israel's top court delays law thwarting removal of...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 4: Israel's Supreme Court delayed on Wednesday the activation of a controversial law that aims at preventing...

Ukraine says mine-clearing in Black Sea to take...
Kiev [Ukraine], January 4: The actions to clear the Black Sea and its neighboring Sea of Azov from mines would...

4 injured in stabbing at Tokyo's Akihabara railway...
Tokyo [Japan], January 4: A stabbing incident at the Japan Railways (JR) Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Wednesday evening has...