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France detects bird flu at turkey farm
Paris (France), August 2: The highly pathogenic bird flu, or avian influenza, has been detected at a turkey farm in...

Biden says U.S. killed al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri in...
Washington (US), August 2: U.S. President Joe Biden announced Monday evening that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed in...

UN chief welcomes 1st sailing of vessel from...
United Nations, August 2: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday welcomed the first commercial vessel sailing from Ukraine's Odesa under...

Japan's gov't panel agrees on record minimum wage...
Tokyo (Japan), August 2: A panel of the Japanese government on Monday agreed to the plan to increase the average...

Mexico's economy rebounds in early third quarter
Mexico City (Mexico), August 2: Mexico's economy regained strength at the start of the third quarter of 2022, after losing...

Overlapping crises accelerating health inequality: WHO
Montreal [Canada], August 2: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that overlapping crises of COVID-19,...

Sudan reports 1st confirmed case of monkeypox
Khartoum (Sudan), August 2: Sudan's health ministry announced on Monday the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the country.

Somalia, UN agencies vow to create breastfeeding-friendly environments...
Mogadishu (Somalia), August 2: Somalia and two United Nations agencies on Monday vowed to step up efforts to ensure breastfeeding-friendly...

UNICEF sees increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates in...
Juba (South Sudan), August 2: The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, said Monday that 68 percent of children in...

Assembly Speaker Kim to meet with U.S. House...
Seoul (South Korea), August 1: National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo will meet with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi later this...

UN chief outraged after peacekeepers kill two in...
United Nations, August 1: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed outrage after UN peacekeepers opened fire and killed two residents...

Online shopping up around 10 pct in June...
Seoul (South Korea), August 1: Online shopping in South Korea rose around 10 percent in June from a year ago...

SK, Tokuyama start off construction for semiconductor cleaning...
Seoul (South Korea), August 1: SK Geocentric Co., a chemical unit of South Korea's SK Group, said Monday the construction...

US, EU Dialogue on Combating Terrorism With Moscow...
Moscow (Russia), August 1: The United States and the European Union have frozen dialogue on the fight against terrorism...

Australia facing significant gas shortfall in 2023: report
Canberra (Australia), August 1: A major report has warned that Australia is facing significant shortfalls in gas supplies in 2023.

Upcoming S. Korea-U.S. training involves drills on repelling...
Seoul (South Korea), August 1: South Korea and the United States plan to conduct an array of drills, including repelling...

New Zealand logs 5,312 new COVID-19 community cases...
Wellington (New Zealand), August 1: New Zealand recorded 5,312 new community cases of COVID-19 and 28 more deaths, the Ministry...

Iran's border guards clash with Taliban: report
Tehran (Iran), August 1: The Iranian Border Police units and the Taliban forces exchanged fire on the eastern border of...

Israel to Reportedly Withhold USD 176 Million of...
Moscow (Russia), August 1: Israel will withhold 600 million shekels (USD 176 million) from taxes collected for the Palestinian Autonomy...

N. Korea's defense minister congratulates China on its...
Seoul (South Korea), August 1: North Korea's defense minister has sent to his Chinese counterpart a message touting the Chinese...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases at 44,689; serious...
Seoul (South Korea), August 1: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 50,000 on Monday on fewer virus tests during...

Exports up 9.4 pct in July; trade deficit...
Seoul (South Korea), August 1: South Korea suffered a trade deficit for the fourth consecutive month in July over high...

Yoon's approval rating falls to 28.9 pct
Seoul (South Korea), August 1: President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating sank below 30 percent in the wake of the embarrassing...

Iran says proposed ideas submitted to accelerate nuclear...
Tehran (Iran), August 1: Iran has submitted proposed ideas in "both substance and form" to the other sides of the...

Israel begins vaccinating children under 5 against COVID-19
Jerusalem (Israel), August 1: A nationwide vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for children aged six months to five years was launched...

Biden remains positive for COVID-19 but "continues to...
Washington (US), August 1: U.S. President Joe Biden remained positive for COVID-19 on Sunday but "continues to feel well," his...

Myanmar extends COVID-19 restrictions until end of August
Yangon (Myanmar), August 1: Myanmar announced the extension of COVID-19 preventive measures until Aug. 31, according to the Central Committee...