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Apple introduces Apple Watch Ultra

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

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 exports in 2021/2022 fiscal year

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 famine looms

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

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, 12 more deaths

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 as caseload tops 20,000

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

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 to N. Korea for 1st time

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 in Ukraine war: Pentagon

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 'grave provocation'

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 across globe for Busan Expo bid

(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 balance turns red amid soaring import bills

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 disaster zone

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

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 path

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

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

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 a month

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: UN

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

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

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

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 nuclear plant

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 amid concern about typhoon damage

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 virus slowdown

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 talks on Inflation Reduction Act

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...