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U.S. private sector adds 247,000 jobs in April amid tight labor market

U.S. private sector adds 247,000 jobs in April...

Washington [US], May 5: Private companies in the United States added 247,000 jobs in April, indicating slower job growth in...

Imports surge pushes U.S. trade deficit to record high in March

Imports surge pushes U.S. trade deficit to record...

Washington [US], May 5: The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record high in March amid a sharp increase in...

Iran to execute Iranian-Swedish national for spying for Israel: report

Iran to execute Iranian-Swedish national for spying for...

Tehran [Iran], May 5: Iran will execute an Iranian national soon for spying for Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, the Iranian...

U.S. urges N. Korea to stop provocations, engage in dialogue

U.S. urges N. Korea to stop provocations, engage...

Washington [US], May 5: The United States on Wednesday called on North Korea to stop its provocations and engage in...

Houthi rebels attack gov't security center in Yemen's Taiz despite truce: official

Houthi rebels attack gov't security center in Yemen's...

Aden [Yemen], May 5: The Houthi rebels launched an attack on a security center of the Yemeni government in the...

5 dead, 19 injured in traffic accident in Nepal

5 dead, 19 injured in traffic accident in...

Kathmandu [Nepal], May 5: At least five people were killed and 19 others injured on Wednesday when a jeep collided...

Singapore reports 1,638 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 1,638 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, May 5: Singapore reported 1,638 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally to 1,204,184.

Mongolia to increase minimum wage by 31 pct next year

Mongolia to increase minimum wage by 31 pct...

Ulan Bator [Mongolia], May 5: Mongolia will increase monthly minimum wage by 31 percent to 550,000 Mongolian tugriks (around 178...

Russia bans Japanese top officials from entry

Russia bans Japanese top officials from entry

Moscow [Russia], May 5: The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that 63 Japanese citizens, including top officials like Prime...

Singapore's manufacturing PMI rebounds to 50.3 in April

Singapore's manufacturing PMI rebounds to 50.3 in April

Singapore, May 5 : The Singapore purchasing managers' index (PMI), an early indicator of manufacturing activity, grew by 0.2 points...

AU forces foil attack on military base in central Somalia

AU forces foil attack on military base in...

Mogadishu [Somalia], May 4: African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) repulsed a deadly pre-dawn attack by the al-Shabab militant...

Iranian FM says Vienna talks underway through exchange of written messages

Iranian FM says Vienna talks underway through exchange...

Tehran [Iran], May 4: Iranian top diplomat said Tuesday that negotiations over reviving a 2015 nuclear deal are underway through...

Putin approves retaliatory sanctions over Russia-Ukraine conflict

Putin approves retaliatory sanctions over Russia-Ukraine conflict

Moscow [Russia], May 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday on retaliatory sanctions against individuals and entities...

Putin urges West to stop arming Ukraine in conversation with Macron

Putin urges West to stop arming Ukraine in...

Moscow [Russia], May 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Western countries to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons during a telephone...

European Union escalates antitrust case against Apple

European Union escalates antitrust case against Apple

Brussels [Belgium], May 3: Apple may be fined and forced to open its mobile payment system to competitors after the...

German development bank warns of disruptions to global supply chains

German development bank warns of disruptions to global...

Berlin [Germany], May 3: The Russia-Ukraine conflict and the sanctions imposed in response were causing new disruptions in global supply...

German economic minister warns high energy prices to stay

German economic minister warns high energy prices to...

Berlin [Germany], May 3: Consumers and companies in Germany should prepare for a long period of high energy prices, said...

2 rockets hit air base housing U.S. experts in W. Iraq: military

2 rockets hit air base housing U.S. experts...

Baghdad [Iraq], May 2: Two Katyusha rockets hit an air base housing U.S. military experts and agencies in Iraq's western...

Lithuania ends COVID-19 emergency status, changes management strategy

Lithuania ends COVID-19 emergency status, changes management strategy

Vilnius [Lithuania], May 2: Lithuania ended the COVID-related "extreme situation" on Sunday, changing the pandemic's management strategy, according to the...

Evacuation from Mariupol's Azovstal begins: Ukrainian president

Evacuation from Mariupol's Azovstal begins: Ukrainian president

Kiev (Ukraine), May 2:Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky said on Sunday that an evacuation is underway inside the Azovstal plant in the...

Australian PM promises cheaper medications if re-elected

Australian PM promises cheaper medications if re-elected

Canberra [Australia], May 1: The Australian government has promised to cut the cost of medications if re-elected in May.

Vietnam's CPI up 2.1 pct in 4 months

Vietnam's CPI up 2.1 pct in 4 months

Hanoi [Vietnam], May 1:Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.1 percent year on year in the first four months of...

Arrest warrant issued for Woori Bank employee suspected of embezzling 60 bln won

Arrest warrant issued for Woori Bank employee suspected...

Seoul [South Korea], May 1: An arrest warrant was issued Saturday for an employee of Woori Bank, one of South...

Taxi driver allegedly killed by 70-something hunter who mistook him for wild boar

Taxi driver allegedly killed by 70-something hunter who...

Seoul [South Korea], May 1: A 70-something hunter in Seoul came under investigation by police for allegedly mistaking a taxi...

(3rd LD) New COVID-19 cases fall below 50,000; outdoor mask mandate set to be lifted

(3rd LD) New COVID-19 cases fall below 50,000;...

Seoul [South Korea], May 1:South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 50,000 on Saturday as the omicron curve has turned...

Syrian president issues general amnesty

Syrian president issues general amnesty

Damascus [Syria], May 1: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday issued a general amnesty pardoning the crimes committed before April...

Iran says Iraq ready to pay debts for energy imports

Iran says Iraq ready to pay debts for...

Tehran [Iran], May 1:Iraq is ready to pay its debts to Iran and the repayment procedure will begin in the...