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