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