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Trudeau formally apologizes for interning Italian Canadians during...
Ottawa (Canada), May 28: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a formal apology on Thursday for the internment of Italian...

Russian court fines Twitter for failure to remove...
Moscow (Russia), May 28: A local court on Thursday fined Twitter 19 million rubles (about 259,000 U.S. dollars) for its...

Italy, EU agree to conditions for relaunch of...
Rome (Italy), May 28: Italy and the European Union (EU) have agreed to conditions for the relaunch of Italian national...

Turkey Grateful to Russia for Agreement on Sputnik...
Ankara (Turkey), May 27: Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has expressed gratitude to Russia for the agreement on deliveries...

Samsung releases new LED package with improved light...
Seoul (South Korea), May 27: Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday released a new mid-power LED package boasting improved light efficacy...

Joint military exercises key to ensuring defense readiness...
Washington (US), May 27: Joint military drills are a key measure to ensure the readiness of South Korean and U.S....

N.K. leader urges struggle against non-socialist practices in...
Seoul (South Korea), may 27: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on his country's largest trade union to wage...

New COVID-19 cases under 700 again, cluster infections...
Seoul (South Korea), May 27: South Korea's new daily coronavirus cases fell back below 700 again Thursday, but the country...

BOK sharply ups 2021 growth outlook to 4...
Seoul (South Korea), May 27: South Korea's central bank on Thursday sharply raised its 2021 growth outlook to 4 percent,...

UN chief calls for solidarity with Africa in...
United Nations, May 27: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for solidarity with Africa in the fight against COVID-19...

UN Security Council condemns detention of civilian leaders...
United Nations, May 27: The Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the detention of the transitional president, prime minister and...

World Bank, UN pledge further aid for Ghana's...
Accra (Ghana), May 27: The World Bank and the United Nations (UN) on Wednesday pledged additional aid to push forward...

Peruvian president calls for calm as presidential runoff...
Lima (Peru), May 27: Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti on Wednesday called for calm in the upcoming presidential runoff on June...

WHA approves resolution on health conditions in occupied...
Geneva (Switzerland), May 27: A draft resolution on health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in...

U.S. Fed official says important to begin tapering...
Washington (US),May 27: A key U.S. Federal Reserve official said Wednesday that it is important for the central bank to...

U.S. San Francisco mayor announces Women and Families...
San Francisco (US), May7 27: U.S. San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday announced a new initiative to support women...

Slovenian president meets with senior Chinese diplomat on...
Ljubljana (Slovenia), May 27: Slovenian President Borut Pahor met with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi here on Wednesday.

Iraqi PM says armed groups' approaching Green Zone...
Baghdad (Iraq), May 27: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Wednesday denounced some armed militia for approaching the heavily fortified...

US Authorities Charge Eight in Burglaries Targeting Asian...
Washington (US), May 26: US prosecutors charged eight individuals living in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey with...

Extension of Agreement With IAEA Is Sign of...
Moscow (Russia), May 26: Iran said that its decision to extend the three-month agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency...

Biden Says US Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2...
Washington (US), May 26: President Joe Biden told reporters US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG would be counterproductive for...

New cases spike above 700, vaccine takers to...
Seoul (South korea), May 26: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases sharply bounced back to a nearly two-week high Wednesday...

People given first dose of coronavirus vaccine can...
Seoul (South Korea), May 26: South Korea announced Wednesday that people who have received a first dose of a COVID-19...

U.S. supports Tokyo Olympics but only limited people...
Washington (US), May 26: The United States supports the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, but only "very limited" categories of Americans,...

UN chief calls for transformation of extractive industries...
United Nations, May 26: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a transformation of extractive industries to support sustainable...

Israel allows some relief aid, personnel into Gaza...
United Nations, May 26: Limited international relief cargo, COVID-19 vaccines and aid workers are allowed into Gaza while the United...

Moderna plans to ask regulators to expand its...
Washington (US), May 26: Moderna, Inc. said on Tuesday that its COVID-19 vaccine was effective in children age 12 to...