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UN deputy chief calls for promoting women's participation...
United Nations, October 21: The international community should step up efforts to promote women's participation in conflict-prevention and peacebuilding, United...
U.S. stocks fall amid rising Treasury yields
New York (US), October 21: Wall Street's major indexes declined on Thursday, weighed by a continued momentum in U.S. Treasury...
U.S. dollar slips amid economic data
New York (US), October 21: The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Thursday as market participants parsed a slew...
Putin inspects training of newly mobilized forces
Moscow (Russia), October 21: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday inspected the training of the newly drafted personnel who will...
Aussie gov't boosts funding for Great Barrier Reef...
Canberra (Australia), October 21: The Australian government has announced a funding boost for the conservation of the iconic Great Barrier...
S.Korea reports 24,751 new COVID-19 cases
Seoul (South Korea), October 21: South Korea reported 24,751 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours...
Racist appeals heat up in final weeks before...
New York (US), October 21: As the campaign heats up in the final weeks before November's U.S. midterm elections, so...
Hungarian gov't determined to protect EU-China economic cooperation:...
Budapest (Hungary), October 21: The government of Hungary rejects all proposals that would damage economic cooperation between the European Union...
UK PM Truss resigns, new leader expected next...
London (UK), October 21: United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after just a little over six...
Indonesia raises benchmark interest rate to 4.75 pct...
Jakarta (Indonesia), October 21: Indonesia's central bank, Bank Indonesia, on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate for the third consecutive...
Iranian commander warns against "foreign interference" in internal...
Tehran (Iran), October 21: The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Thursday warned some foreign countries against...
Tehran rejects EU claim of using Iranian drones,...
Tehran (Iran), October 21: Iranian foreign minister on Thursday rejected the claim of the European Union (EU) that Iran had...
LG Energy Solution signs battery material supply deal...
Seoul (South Korea), October 20: South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Thursday it has signed a...
UN envoy sees real hope for peace in...
United Nations, October 20: The top UN envoy for the Central African Republic (CAR) said Wednesday that there is real...
S. Korea has backing of full U.S. capabilities,...
Washington (US), October 20: South Korea is backed by the "full range" of U.S. defense capabilities, including nuclear capabilities, a...
N. Korea urges effort to attain this year's...
Seoul (South Korea), October 20: North Korea has held a Cabinet meeting to assess its economic performance so far this...
Yoon orders inquiry into death of worker at...
Seoul (South Korea), October 20: President Yoon Suk-yeol lamented the recent death of a young worker at a bread factory...
Iran imposes sanctions on British officials, institutes for...
Tehran (Iran), October 20: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a number of British institutes and individuals...
Japan logs trade deficit for 14th month in...
Tokyo (Japan), October 20: Japan logged a trade deficit for the 14th straight month in September, owing to soaring import...
Australian COVID-19 response fails most vulnerable: independent review
Canberra (Australia), October 20: Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic failed the country's most vulnerable people, an independent review has...
U.S. Fed survey: Price growth remains elevated, labor...
Washington (US), October 20: Price growth in the United States remained elevated, though some easing was noted across several Districts,...
NASA's Webb telescope captures portrait of Pillars of...
Los Angeles (US), October 20: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the iconic Pillars of Creation, where new stars...
Roundup: U.S. crude supplies down, other petroleum data...
Houston (US), October 20: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.6 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending...
Iran ready to help end Ukraine crisis: president
Tehran (Iran), October 20: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday rejected certain "unsubstantiated claims" about Tehran's stance toward the conflict...
LG Group chief visits joint EV battery plant...
Seoul (South Korea), October 19: LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo visited a joint venture between the group's battery making affiliate...
Kia, labor union reach tentative wage deal
Seoul (South Korea), October 19: South Korean automaker Kia Corp. and its labor union reached a tentative wage deal Tuesday...
N.K. says it fired artillery shots as 'serious...
Seoul (South Korea), October 19: North Korea's military said Wednesday it fired artillery shots overnight into maritime buffer zones near...