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S. Korea, U.S. to launch joint air drills using F-35B stealth jets this month

S. Korea, U.S. to launch joint air drills...

Seoul (South Korea), October 18: South Korea and the United States will kick off large-scale air drills involving U.S. F-35B...

Newly-elected Iraqi president calls for quick formation of new gov't

Newly-elected Iraqi president calls for quick formation of...

Baghdad (Iraq), October 18: Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid assumed office on Monday, expressing his hope for a quick...

Trump administration interfered with federal response to COVID-19: congressional report

Trump administration interfered with federal response to COVID-19:...

Washington (US), October 18: A U.S. congressional panel released a new report on Monday detailing efforts by the Trump administration...

Indonesia posts trade surplus of nearly 5 bln USD in September

Indonesia posts trade surplus of nearly 5 bln...

Jakarta (Indonesia), October 18: Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of 4.99 billion U.S. dollars in September, with an export value...

Australian state calls for reporting sea turtle activities as La Nina summer looms

Australian state calls for reporting sea turtle activities...

Sydney (Australia), October 18: As a third La Nina event may occur during the sea turtle nesting season in November,...

U.S. stocks rise with earnings in focus

U.S. stocks rise with earnings in focus

New York (US), October 18: U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as investors digested a batch of corporate earnings.

Australian research links methamphetamine use to Parkinson's disease

Australian research links methamphetamine use to Parkinson's disease

Canberra (Australia), October 17: Australian researchers have discovered a link between methamphetamine use and Parkinson's disease.

1st Chinese-invested expressway in Cambodia sparks tourist influx to coastal province: PM

1st Chinese-invested expressway in Cambodia sparks tourist influx...

Phnom Penh (Cambodia), October 17: Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday that some 200,000 vehicles had...

New 10-year plan to end domestic violence in Australia

New 10-year plan to end domestic violence in...

Canberra (Australia), October 17: The Australian government has announced a national plan to end domestic violence within a generation.

New Zealand logs 14,311 new COVID-19 community cases over past week

New Zealand logs 14,311 new COVID-19 community cases...

Wellington (New Zealand), October 17: New Zealand recorded 14,311 new community cases of COVID-19 and 34 more deaths from the...

S.Korean president's approval rating rises to 33.1 pct: poll

S.Korean president's approval rating rises to 33.1 pct:...

Seoul (South Korea), October 17: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating rose 1.1 percentage points over the week to...

Malaysia reports 1,712 new COVID-19 infections, 2 new deaths

Malaysia reports 1,712 new COVID-19 infections, 2 new...

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), October 17: Malaysia reported 1,712 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to...

Myanmar reports 255 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 255 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon (Myanmar), October 17: Myanmar confirmed 255 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...

Tanzania to distribute 3 mln coffee seedlings to boost production

Tanzania to distribute 3 mln coffee seedlings to...

Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), October 17: State-run Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) said Sunday that it would distribute 3 million Robusta...

Iran starts refining its oil in Venezuela: minister

Iran starts refining its oil in Venezuela: minister

Tehran (Iran), October 17: Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji said on Sunday that Iran has started refining its crude oil...

Türkiye's energy hub ambition needs more countries than Russia to join: experts

Türkiye's energy hub ambition needs more countries than...

Ankara (Turkey), October 17: Türkiye's endorsement of Russia's proposal to establish a natural gas distribution center in the country reflects...

Biden meddles in Iran's state matters by supporting riots: Iranian spokesman

Biden meddles in Iran's state matters by supporting...

Tehran (Iran), October 17: The Iranian foreign ministry said on Sunday that U.S. President Joe Biden meddled in Iran's "state...

Iran expands range of Bavar-373 defense system to 300 km: media

Iran expands range of Bavar-373 defense system to...

TEHRAN (Iran), October 17: An Iranian commander said on Sunday that Iran has increased the operational range of the Bavar-373...

Uganda institutes lockdown measures in Ebola-affected districts

Uganda institutes lockdown measures in Ebola-affected districts

Kampala (Uganda), October 17: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday announced a decision to put the Ebola-affected central Ugandan districts...

Roundup: Inter-Parliamentary Union lawmakers commit to overcoming gender inequality

Roundup: Inter-Parliamentary Union lawmakers commit to overcoming gender...

Kigali (Rwanda), October 17: The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) affirmed working in partnership with national parliaments to push forward gender equality...

3 dead, over 55,000 affected in Sri Lanka's floods, landslides

3 dead, over 55,000 affected in Sri Lanka's...

Colombo (Sri Lanka), October 16: Three people have died and over 55,000 people from 13,902 families have been affected by...

Coal mine blast kills 41 in N. Türkiye, authorities vow probes

Coal mine blast kills 41 in N. Türkiye,...

Ankara (Turkey), October 16: The Death toll in an underground coal mine explosion in northern Türkiye rose to 41, Turkish...

Company bankruptcies in Japan rise in April-September: survey

Company bankruptcies in Japan rise in April-September: survey

Tokyo (Japan), October 16: A total of 3,141 companies went bankrupt in the April-September period, up 6.9 percent year on...

Yoon orders quick resumption of disrupted Kakao, Naver services

Yoon orders quick resumption of disrupted Kakao, Naver...

Seoul (South Korea), October 16: President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday instructed officials to make efforts to ensure Kakao Corp. and...

Ghanaian official urges sustained hand hygiene to prevent COVID-19

Ghanaian official urges sustained hand hygiene to prevent...

Accra (Ghana) [India], October 16: Theodora Adomako-Adjei, the national coordinator of Ghana's handwashing campaign, urged sustained hand hygiene among the...

Finance minister highlights 'consistency' between financial, monetary policies

Finance minister highlights 'consistency' between financial, monetary policies

Washington/ Seoul (US/ South Korea), October 16: South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho highlighted the importance of keeping "consistency" between...

Malaysia reports 2,023 new COVID-19 infections, no new deaths

Malaysia reports 2,023 new COVID-19 infections, no new...

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), October 16: Malaysia reported 2,023 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to...