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Apple introduces Apple Watch Ultra
San Francisco (US), September 8: Apple on Wednesday announced Apple Watch Ultra with new design and features for extreme environments.
Zambia pushes for deferment of Eurobond payment
Lusaka (Zambia), September 8: The Zambian government said Wednesday that it was engaging its bondholders on the deferment of Eurobond...
Ethiopia earns over 560 mln USD from gold...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), September 8: Ethiopia has earned more than 560 million U.S. dollars in revenue from gold exports during...
UNICEF warns of malnutrition crisis in Somalia as...
Mogadishu (Somalia), September 8: The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, has expressed concern about the malnutrition crisis in Somalia...
Italy's retail sales up in July: ISTAT
Rome (Italy), September 8: Retail sales in Italy climbed higher in July, though increases in value continued to grow faster...
New Zealand logs 1,653 new COVID-19 community cases,...
Wellington (New Zealand), September 8: New Zealand recorded 1,653 new community cases of COVID-19 and 12 more deaths from the...
Roundup: U.S. under pressure in curbing monkeypox outbreak...
Los Angeles (US), September 8: More than three months into the monkeypox outbreak, over 20,000 monkeypox cases have been confirmed...
Russia's travel ban covers more EU officials
Moscow (Russia), September 8: More officials from the European Union (EU) have been banned from entering Russia in response to...
Yoon gov't OKs civic group's plan for aid...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: South Korea has approved a civic group's plan to send nutritional aid to North Korea,...
Russia asks N. Korea for ammunition, indicating challenges...
Washington (US), September 7: Russia has reached out to North Korea and Iran, a U.S. defense department spokesperson said Tuesday,...
N. Korea calls U.S. human rights abuse accusations...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: North Korea bristled Wednesday at the United States having taken issue with its human rights...
(Busan Expo Bid) S. Korean biz circles campaign...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: Major South Korean business enterprises, including Samsung, SK and Hyundai, are stepping up their campaign...
S. Korea's current account surplus plunges as goods...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: South Korea posted a current account surplus for the third straight month in July, but...
Yoon says to designate typhoon-hit Pohang as special...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he will designate the southeastern city of Pohang hit by...
UN, humanitarian agencies sound alarm over Somalia famine
Geneva (Switzerland), September 7: Officials from various United Nations (UN) and humanitarian agencies on Tuesday sounded alarms for Somalia as...
U.S. stocks fall as investors assess Fed's policy...
New York (US), September 7: U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday, extending the losses they had suffered lately.
Egypt reaffirms support for Palestinian cause
Cairo (Egypt), September 7: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met on Tuesday with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo over...
Italy greenlights Omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster shots
Rome (Italy), September 7: The Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) on Tuesday gave its approval to the distribution of two coronavirus...
Bolivia records nearly 100 monkeypox cases in over...
La Paz (Bolivia), September 7: Monkeypox cases continue to rise in Bolivia, approaching 100 infections in a month and five...
Pakistan floods still affect over 33 mln people:...
Geneva (Switzerland), September 7: The aftermath of Pakistan's devastating floods is continuing to impact over 33 million people, including Afghan...
Vietnamese delegation visits Israel for agricultural cooperation
Jerusalem (Israel), September 7: A Vietnamese government delegation is visiting Israel to discuss cooperation in agriculture and agricultural technology, the...
Americans increasingly concerned about political violence: poll
New York (US), September 7: Against a backdrop of so much concern that democracy is under threat, Americans also see...
Britain's new PM prioritizes economy, energy, health service
London (UK), September 7: Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Tuesday that she will prioritize economic growth, tackling...
IAEA urges establishing security protection zone around Zaporizhzhia...
Kiev (Ukraine), September 7: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday called for the establishment of a nuclear safety...
N. Korean leader holds meeting on disaster prevention...
Seoul (South Korea), September 6: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chaired a meeting to review his country's disaster prevention and...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 100,000 amid...
Seoul (South Korea), September 6: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 100,000 on Tuesday, marking a moderate decline from...
S. Korean trade minister arrives in U.S. for...
Washington (US), September 6: South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun arrived in the U.S. on Monday for talks on the...