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![U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halts expiration of asylum-limiting policy](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/11US_December20.jpg)
U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halts expiration of asylum-limiting...
Washington [US], December 20: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily halted the expiration of an asylum-limiting policy which was...
![Bangladeshi PM calls for boosting food production to avert crisis](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/10Bangladesh_December20.jpg)
Bangladeshi PM calls for boosting food production to...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 20: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reiterated her call for boosting food production to save...
![Bangladesh eyes exporting skilled labor to parts of Europe](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/9Bangladesh_December20.jpg)
Bangladesh eyes exporting skilled labor to parts of...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 20: Bangladeshi Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad said Monday the country looks to send...
![Malaysian PM passes confidence vote](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/8Malaysia_December20.jpg)
Malaysian PM passes confidence vote
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 20: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim passed a crucial confidence vote in the country's lower house...
![Philippines' balance of payments posts 756 mln USD deficit in November](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/7Philippines_December20.jpg)
Philippines' balance of payments posts 756 mln USD...
Manila [Philippines], December 20: The Philippines' overall balance of payments (BOP) posted a 756 million U.S. dollar deficit in November,...
![Northeastern Japan hit by record snowfalls](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/6Japan_December20.jpg)
Northeastern Japan hit by record snowfalls
Tokyo [Japan], December 20: A strong winter pressure pattern has brought record snowfall to Japan's northeastern Tohoku region on Monday,...
![S.Korea reports 87,559 new COVID-19 cases](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/2SouthKorea_December20.jpg)
S.Korea reports 87,559 new COVID-19 cases
Seoul [South Korea], December 20: South Korea reported 87,559 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours...
![Malaysia reports 721 new COVID-19 infections, 2 new deaths](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/1Malaysia_December20.jpg)
Malaysia reports 721 new COVID-19 infections, 2 new...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 20: Malaysia reported 721 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to...
![Malaysia reports 847 new COVID-19 infections, 6 new deaths](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/20Malaysia_December19.jpg)
Malaysia reports 847 new COVID-19 infections, 6 new...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 19: Malaysia reported 847 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to...
![Tanzania's Zanzibar hosts 6th Kiswahili international conference](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/19Tanzania_December19.jpg)
Tanzania's Zanzibar hosts 6th Kiswahili international conference
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], December 19: Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Sunday opened the 6th Kiswahili international conference...
![Cholera outbreak kills 20 in south Nigeria](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/18Cholera_December19.jpg)
Cholera outbreak kills 20 in south Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], December 19: At least 20 people have been killed so far in an outbreak of cholera in Nigeria's...
![Tunisia gets loan to boost food security, electricity supply](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/17loan_December19.jpg)
Tunisia gets loan to boost food security, electricity...
Tunis [Tunisia], December 19: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved 220 million euro (233 million U.S. dollars) loans for...
![Iran to launch 2 homegrown telecom satellites by March: minister](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/16Iran_December19.jpg)
Iran to launch 2 homegrown telecom satellites by...
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran's minister of communication and information technology said on Sunday the country will launch at least...
![Over 350 weapons seized in police operation in Tehran](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/15weapons_December19.jpg)
Over 350 weapons seized in police operation in...
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Tehran police chief said on Sunday his forces seized 300 cold weapons, 55 firearms and hunting...
![Iran slams CIA director's claims about Tehran-Moscow cooperation as "propaganda war"](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/14Iran_December19.jpg)
Iran slams CIA director's claims about Tehran-Moscow cooperation...
Tehran [Iran], December 19: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman slammed Sunday the "baseless claims" by the director of the Central...
!["Armed terrorists" intercepted in SE Iran](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/13Iran_December19.jpg)
"Armed terrorists" intercepted in SE Iran
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran's border guards in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan intercepted a "terrorist group"...
![Iran's parliament speaker says U.S. uses sanctions as leverage to pressure other country](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/12Iran_December19.jpg)
Iran's parliament speaker says U.S. uses sanctions as...
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran's parliament speaker said on Sunday that the United States uses sanctions as leverage to pressure...
![Israel launches tech plan for detection of noisy vehicles](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/11Israel_December19.jpg)
Israel launches tech plan for detection of noisy...
Jerusalem [Israel], December 19: Israeli government on Sunday launched a plan to gather innovative solutions to the road noises of...
![Jordan signs MoU for gold, lithium exploration](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/10Jordan_December19.jpg)
Jordan signs MoU for gold, lithium exploration
Amman [Jordan], December 19: Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
![Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/9Ireland_December19.jpg)
Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dublin [Ireland], December 19: Leo Varadkar, former Irish Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Fine Gael party, has been...
![Russia reports 7,222 new COVID-19 cases](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/8Russia_December19.jpg)
Russia reports 7,222 new COVID-19 cases
Moscow [Russia], December 19: Russia has registered 7,222 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally...
![U.S. stocks drop as recession fears persist](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/7stocks_December19.jpg)
U.S. stocks drop as recession fears persist
New York [US], December 19: Wall Street's major averages fell on Friday as market participants remain concerned about the economic...
![Search underway for medical transport plane that crashed off Hawaii coast](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/6plane_December19.jpg)
Search underway for medical transport plane that crashed...
Los Angeles [US], December 19: A search is underway Friday for a medical transport plane that crashed into the...
![UN draft deal on biodiversity calls for increasing aid for developing countries](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/5UN_December19.jpg)
UN draft deal on biodiversity calls for increasing...
Montreal [Canada], December 19: A UN draft deal on biodiversity protection calls for increasing international financial aid from developed countries...
![Forum on China-Bangladesh human resources development cooperation held in Dhaka](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/4China_December19.jpg)
Forum on China-Bangladesh human resources development cooperation held...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 19: Chinese and Bangladeshi officials have met in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka to discuss how to promote...
![Nepali president calls on parties to claim new coalition government](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/3Nepal_December19.jpg)
Nepali president calls on parties to claim new...
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 19: Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday called on the political parties to make a claim...
![China Day carnival in Brunei attracts over 6,000 visitors](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/2Brunei_December19.jpg)
China Day carnival in Brunei attracts over 6,000...
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei],December 19: More than 6,000 people visited the three-day China Day cultural carnival, which ended here at...