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Turkish, Israeli presidents hold phone talk on ties,...
Ankara [Turkey], July 8: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday held a phone talk with his Israeli counterpart Isaac...

Israel says latest polio spread contained
Jerusalem [Israel], July 8: The Israeli Ministry of Health on Thursday announced that it has stopped the latest spread of...

Saudi Arabia announces health, security measures for Hajj...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 8: Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced comprehensive health and security measures at ritual sites to protect...

Palestinian president meets with Israeli defense minister
Ramallah [Palestine], July 8: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday met with Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz in the...

German Bundestag approves renewable energy expansion
Berlin [Germany], July 8: The German Bundestag (lower house of Parliament) on Thursday approved a legislative package to accelerate the...

Germany's labor productivity remains unaffected by pandemic
Berlin [Germany], July 8: Germany's labor productivity in the first quarter of 2022 rose by 0.7 percent year-on-year, the Federal...

Czech Republic backs Croatia's Schengen entry, says PM
Prague [Czech Republic], July 8: The Czech Republic supports Croatia's accession to the Schengen area, the borderless zone of the...

MEPs urge EU to include abortion in Charter...
Brussels [Belgium], July 8: Members of the European Parliament on Thursday voted in favor of a resolution to add the...

Death toll from Italian glacier collapse rises to...
Rome [Italy], July 8: The number of deaths caused by a powerful landslide triggered by a melting glacier in northern...

EMA sees new COVID-19 wave in many EU...
The Hague [Netherlands], July 8: Europe is facing a new wave of COVID-19 driven by the highly-transmissible BA.4 and...

Hungary, China resume regular passenger flights
Budapest [Hungary], July 8: A direct flight from Beijing landed at Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport Thursday, marking the...

Peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine to get more...
Moscow [Russia], July 8: Russia is open to peace talks, and the negotiations with Ukraine will get more difficult with...

Pakistani FM holds phone conversation with U.S. secretary...
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8: Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony...

Canada to advance research on outpatient medications for...
Ottawa [Canada], July 8: Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Thursday an investment to create a pan-Canadian platform to advance...

U.S. oil imports up, exports down last week:...
Houston [US], July 8: The U.S. crude oil imports increased but exports decreased during the week ending July 1, the...

185 prisoners set free from Afghanistan's Kandahar jail
Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 8: On Thursday, 185 inmates from Kandahar's central jail were set free in Afghanistan, jail commander Mawlawi...

Chinese FM expounds on major concerns about situation...
Bali [Indonesia], July 8: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday exchanged views with Indian External...

China's Wang Yi meets Indian FM Jaishankar on...
Bali [Indonesia], July 8: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam...

Philippines logs 1,936 new COVID-19 cases
Manila [Philippines], July 8: The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,936 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number...

China, Russia pledge to expand cooperation, safeguard interests...
Bali [Indonesia], July 8: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed here...

Japan's household spending drops in May
Tokyo [Japan], July 8: The household spending declined in May from a year earlier in Japan, the government said...

Australia's Melbourne announces plan to reduce COVID-19 in...
Sydney [Australia], July 8: In its latest bid to attract workers back to the office, Australia's city of Melbourne has...

Australian, Chinese researchers observe critical star phase in...
Canberra [Australia], July 8: Australian and Chinese astronomers have made a breakthrough in understanding a mysterious stage in the life...

U.S. sanctions should be lifted to assure foreign...
Tehran [Iran], July 7: The "oppressive" U.S. sanctions against Iran should be lifted in such a way that all countries...

Mixed fortunes for Chinese shuttlers on Day 2...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 7: There were mixed fortunes for Chinese shuttlers on the second day of the 2022 Malaysia...

Israel OKs COVID-19 vaccination for kids under 5
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: The Israeli Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced in a statement that it has allowed the...

Yemen's warring factions agree to consolidate truce during...
Amman [Jordan]/Aden [Yemen], July 7: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Wednesday that Yemen's warring factions agreed...