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Nearly 14.7 mln U.S. children infected with COVID-19

Nearly 14.7 mln U.S. children infected with COVID-19

Los Angeles [US], September 21: Almost 14.7 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the...

Full power restoration in Puerto Rico to take at least days: White House

Full power restoration in Puerto Rico to take...

Washington [US], September 21: Full power restoration in Puerto Rico "will take at least several days," White House press secretary...

Boeing, Wisk unveil new concept of operations for Urban Air Mobility

Boeing, Wisk unveil new concept of operations for...

San Francisco [US], September 21: Boeing and its joint venture partner Wisk on Tuesday released a roadmap for transitioning to...

U.S. traffic deaths in first half of 2022 hit record high

U.S. traffic deaths in first half of 2022...

Washington [US], September 21: Traffic deaths in the United States increased 0.5 percent to 20,175 in the first half of...

U.S. Nobel Prize winner warns Fed risks "disgrace" if let inflation unchecked

U.S. Nobel Prize winner warns Fed risks "disgrace"...

Washington [US], September 21: As the U.S. consumer prices keep hitting record highs not seen in decades, American economist...

Myanmar reports 399 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 399 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], September 21: Myanmar confirmed 399 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally...

Philippines logs 1,600 new COVID-19 cases, 33 more deaths

Philippines logs 1,600 new COVID-19 cases, 33 more...

Manila [Philippines], September 21: The Philippines reported 1,600 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases...

Malaysia reports 1,667 new COVID-19 infections, 7 more deaths

Malaysia reports 1,667 new COVID-19 infections, 7 more...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 21: Malaysia reported 1,667 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to...

Australians encouraged to put their food waste to good use as compost

Australians encouraged to put their food waste to...

Syndey [Australia], September 21: Residents in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are encouraged to transform their household...

New Zealand, Australia to continue strengthening emergency management co-op

New Zealand, Australia to continue strengthening emergency management...

Wellington [New Zealand], September 21: New Zealand and Australia continue to strengthen global emergency management capability with a new agreement,...

Jordan resumes crude oil imports from Iraq after weeks-long halt

Jordan resumes crude oil imports from Iraq after...

Amman [Jordan], September 20: Jordan has resumed crude oil imports from Iraq after the Iraqi side fixed the logistical problems...

Israel says to begin production at disputed gas field "ASAP"

Israel says to begin production at disputed gas...

Jerusalem [Israel], September 20: Israel announced Monday it will start to produce natural gas from a disputed Mediterranean maritime field...

Iran's president says sanctions, terrorism, war ramifications of unilateralism

Iran's president says sanctions, terrorism, war ramifications of...

Tehran [Iran], September 20: Iranian President EbrahimRaisi said on Monday that sanctions, terrorism, war and bloodshed are all ramifications of...

Finland's economic growth slowing, inflation accelerating: Finance Ministry

Finland's economic growth slowing, inflation accelerating: Finance Ministry

Helsinki [Finland], September 20: Accelerating inflation is slowing economic growth in Finland, reducing the growth of the country's gross domestic...

Romanian gas storage over 80 percent: PM

Romanian gas storage over 80 percent: PM

Bucharest [Romania], September 20: Romania has reached the target of 80 percent natural gas storage set by the European Commission...

Ukraine's agricultural exports under grain deal reach 3.9 mln tons

Ukraine's agricultural exports under grain deal reach 3.9...

Kiev [Ukraine], September 20: Ukraine's agricultural exports under a key grain deal reached 3.9 million tons, the Ukrainian Sea Ports...

Russian, French FMs discuss situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia NPP over phone

Russian, French FMs discuss situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia...

Moscow [Russia], September 20: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for an immediate cessation of shelling in the area of...

France detects avian flu case increase in coastal birds since mid-May

France detects avian flu case increase in coastal...

Paris [France], September 20: France detected an increase of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases in coastal birds since mid-May,...

Boeing forecasts Middle East fleet to more than double by 2041

Boeing forecasts Middle East fleet to more than...

San Francisco [US], September 20: Boeing said on Monday that the Middle East region's passenger traffic and commercial fleet are...

NASA's InSight lander "hears" first meteoroid impacts on Mars

NASA's InSight lander "hears" first meteoroid impacts on...

Los Angeles [US], September 20: NASA's InSight Mars lander has detected seismic waves from four space rocks that crashed on...

Much of Puerto Rico still without power one day after hurricane landfall

Much of Puerto Rico still without power one...

Washington [US], September 20: Much of Puerto Rico was still without power as of Monday afternoon, a day after Hurricane...

U.S. reports nearly 24,000 monkeypox cases

U.S. reports nearly 24,000 monkeypox cases

Los Angeles [US], September 20: Nearly 24,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the United States as of Monday, according...

7.4 magnitude quake shakes Mexico on anniversary of 2 quakes

7.4 magnitude quake shakes Mexico on anniversary of...

Mexico City [Mexico], September 20: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 shook central Mexico on Monday, on the same...

7.7 magnitude quake hits Mexico, kills 1

7.7 magnitude quake hits Mexico, kills 1

Mexico City [Mexico], September 20: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook west-central Mexico on Monday, causing some structural damage on the...

No immediate food security challenge for Pakistan despite floods: officials

No immediate food security challenge for Pakistan despite...

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20: Pakistan is not facing any acute shortage of its basic staple food wheat, an official...

Annual harvest fair kicks off in Mongolia's capital

Annual harvest fair kicks off in Mongolia's capital

Ulan Bator [Mongolia], September 20: The 17th edition of the "Green Days of Autumn" harvest fair opened in the Mongolian...

Pakistan kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children

Pakistan kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate...

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20: Pakistan launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday for children aged five to 11 in order...