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Canadian gov't partners with Volkswagen, Mercedes to produce auto batteries

Canadian gov't partners with Volkswagen, Mercedes to produce...

Ottawa [Canada], August 24: The Canadian federal government signed separate memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday...

Mexico's latest COVID-19 wave on the wane: Health Ministry

Mexico's latest COVID-19 wave on the wane: Health...

Mexico City [Mexico], August 24:Mexico's fifth wave of COVID-19 cases appears to be waning, though cases could rebound during the...

Canada to export green hydrogen to Germany by 2025

Canada to export green hydrogen to Germany by...

Ottawa [Canada], August 24: Canada and Germany on Tuesday signed a deal aiming to build up a transatlantic supply chain...

U.S. crude oil inventories down last week: API

U.S. crude oil inventories down last week: API

Houston (Texas) [US], August 24:The American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday reported a decrease of 5.632 million barrels of crude...

U.S. Texas governor issues disaster declaration after woman dies in flood

U.S. Texas governor issues disaster declaration after woman...

Houston (Texas) [US], August 24: Greg Abbott, governor of south central U.S. state Texas, signed a disaster declaration on Tuesday...

Japan logs record 343 daily COVID-19 deaths

Japan logs record 343 daily COVID-19 deaths

Tokyo [Japan], August 24: Japan saw a record number of daily COVID-19 deaths at 343 on Tuesday amid the fast-spreading...

Indonesia's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to anticipate rising inflation

Indonesia's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to...

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 24: Indonesia's central bank, Bank Indonesia, raised on Tuesday the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points...

Pakistan announces additional tax of 165 mln USD on cigarettes

Pakistan announces additional tax of 165 mln USD...

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 24: Pakistan on Monday announced an additional tax of 36 billion Pakistani rupees (around 165 million U.S....

Philippines logs 1,735 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths

Philippines logs 1,735 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths

Manila [Philippines], August 24: The Philippines reported 1,735 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, the lowest since July 13, bringing the...

Singapore reports 3,627 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 3,627 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, August 24: Singapore reported 3,627 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 1,822,187.

Myanmar reports 52 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 52 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar],August 24: Myanmar has confirmed 52 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 614,748, according to the Ministry...

S.Korea reports 139,339 new COVID-19 cases

S.Korea reports 139,339 new COVID-19 cases

Seoul [South Korea], August 24: South Korea reported 139,339 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours...

Lifesaving Australian technology able to warn doctors of patient's deteriorating condition

Lifesaving Australian technology able to warn doctors of...

Canberra [Australia], August 24: Researchers from Australia's national science agency have developed an early tool to alert doctors of a...

5 Arab states gather in Egypt to discuss all-round cooperation

5 Arab states gather in Egypt to discuss...

Cairo [Egypt], August 23: The leaders of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq met on Monday...

Israel to offer free, voluntary COVID-19 PCR tests to arrivals

Israel to offer free, voluntary COVID-19 PCR tests...

Jerusalem [Israel], August 23: Israel's Health Ministry announced on Monday free and voluntary COVID-19 PCR tests will be offered to...

Foreign residents in Albania up by 9.6 pct y-o-y in 2021

Foreign residents in Albania up by 9.6 pct...

Tirana [Albania], August 23:The number of foreign residents in Albania in 2021 was 14,921, an increase of 9.6 percent compared...

German suppliers applying for payments from special gas levy

German suppliers applying for payments from special gas...

Berlin [Germany], August 23: Twelve gas suppliers in Germany have registered claims for payments from funds to be collected under...

European Forum Alpbach kicks off in Austria

European Forum Alpbach kicks off in Austria

Vienna [Austria], August 23: European Forum Alpbach, Austria's answer to the World Economic Forum in Davos, opened on Monday in...

Russian envoy blasts U.S. attempts to undermine Asia-Pacific security

Russian envoy blasts U.S. attempts to undermine Asia-Pacific...

Washington (US), August 23: The United States and its allies have significantly intensified their destructive actions in the Asia-Pacific region,...

Boeing delivers 2 commercial satellites to SES for launch

Boeing delivers 2 commercial satellites to SES for...

San Francisco [US], August 23: Boeing announced on Monday that it has delivered two satellites for global content connectivity service...

U.S. government plans to stop paying for COVID-19 shots, treatments: report

U.S. government plans to stop paying for COVID-19...

Los Angeles [US], August 23: The Biden administration is planning for an end to paying for COVID-19 shots and treatments,...

Fauci announces stepping down in December

Fauci announces stepping down in December

Los Angeles [US], August 23:U.S. top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci announced Monday he plans to step down from his...

Violent crime, gang activity in U.S. Minnesota near all-time high: CBS

Violent crime, gang activity in U.S. Minnesota near...

New York [US], August 23: Some violent crimes and gang activities in the U.S. state of Minnesota are near an...

69 pct of Native Americans severely affected by inflation: poll

69 pct of Native Americans severely affected by...

New York [US], August 23:Inflation has caused a staggering 69 percent of Native Americans significant financial problems, the National Public...

Trump asks for appointment of "special master" to oversee handling of materials taken in Mar-a-Lago search

Trump asks for appointment of "special master" to...

Washington [US], August 23: Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked for the appointment of a "special master" to...

Survey shows 47 pct expects U.S. recession by end of 2022 or early 2023

Survey shows 47 pct expects U.S. recession by...

Washington [US], August 23: A National Association for Business Economics (NABE) survey released Monday showed roughly one-fifth of panelists believe...

Reflooding thwarts efforts to rescue trapped miners in northern Mexico: president

Reflooding thwarts efforts to rescue trapped miners in...

Mexico City [Mexico], August 23: Reflooding has complicated the efforts to rescue 10 miners trapped for 19 days in a...