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Taliban suspend University education for women

Taliban suspend University education for women

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 21: The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the latest step...

Magnitude 6.4 quake shakes northern California, leaves tens of thousands without power

Magnitude 6.4 quake shakes northern California, leaves tens...

California [US], December 21: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, injuring...

Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits front-line city of Bakhmut

Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits front-line city of Bakhmut

Kiev [Ukraine], December 21: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made an unannounced visit to Bakhmut, an embattled city in the...

On Snake Island, the rocky Black Sea outcrop that became a Ukraine war legend

On Snake Island, the rocky Black Sea outcrop...

Kiev [Ukraine], December 21: Snake Island has a special place in Ukraine's folklore, now more than ever. Its defiant defense...

Govt promises 'lowest possible' farming emissions levy price in latest plan

Govt promises 'lowest possible' farming emissions levy price...

Wellington [New Zealand], December 21: The Government has promised to price agricultural emissions at the lowest point possible to ensure...

Flights leaving US grounded over technical issue

Flights leaving US grounded over technical issue

Washington [US], December 21: British Airways has apologised after flights due to depart from the US were grounded for several...

China Covid: Five deaths under country's new counting method

China Covid: Five deaths under country's new counting...

Beijing [China], December 21: China has outlined the way it counts Covid-19 deaths amid scepticism about the real impact of...

Brazil to hit record number of foreign tourists at the end of this year

Brazil to hit record number of foreign tourists...

Brasilia [Brazil], December 21: According to Embartur, 230,000 tickets have already been bought from different parts of the world to...

Foreign Minister Participates in Baghdad Conference for Cooperation, Partnership

Foreign Minister Participates in Baghdad Conference for Cooperation,...

Amman [Jordan], December 21: Delegated by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister,...

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy planning to visit US

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy planning to visit US

Washington [US], December 21: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is planning to visit Washington on Wednesday and may meet US President...

Oman's public revenues estimated at OMR11.65 billion

Oman's public revenues estimated at OMR11.65 billion

Muscat [Oman], December 21: The Ministry of Finance has revealed that initial total public revenues for State Budget 2023 are...

UAE Ambassador presents credentials to President of Nepal

UAE Ambassador presents credentials to President of Nepal

Kathmandu [Nepal], December 21: Abdulla Al Shamsi presented his credentials as the UAE Ambassador to Nepal to President Bidhya Devi...

Magnitude 6 quake strikes south of New Zealand's Kermadec Island

Magnitude 6 quake strikes south of New Zealand's...

Wellington [New Zealand], December 21: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck south of New Zealand's Kermadec Island region on Tuesday,...

U.S. stocks drop for 4th straight session on recession fears

U.S. stocks drop for 4th straight session on...

New York [US], December 20: Wall Street's major averages fell on Monday for the fourth consecutive session, as recession fears...

EU states agree 180-euro gas price cap to contain energy crisis

EU states agree 180-euro gas price cap to...

Brussels [Belgium], December 20: The European Union (EU) member states have agreed to cap natural gas prices in the bloc...

Dutch PM apologizes for Netherlands' slavery past

Dutch PM apologizes for Netherlands' slavery past

The Hague [Netherlands], December 20: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized for the Netherlands' past role in slavery in a...

Putin, Lukashenko meet to strengthen Russian-Belarusian ties

Putin, Lukashenko meet to strengthen Russian-Belarusian ties

Moscow [Russia], December 20: Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Minsk and held talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on...

Large dinosaur exhibition held in Southern California

Large dinosaur exhibition held in Southern California

Los Angeles [US], December 20: A large-scale dinosaur exhibition is being held in Woodland Hills in Southern California, attracting visitors...

Oil prices rise amid hopes of higher demand in China

Oil prices rise amid hopes of higher demand...

New York [US], December 20: Oil prices climbed on Monday, bolstered by hopes of higher energy demand in China.

Twitter users say Elon Musk should step down as CEO in a poll

Twitter users say Elon Musk should step down...

San Francisco [US], December 20: Twitter users voted with a majority in a weekend poll indicating that Elon Musk should...

Updated COVID-19 booster doses provide additional protection against hospitalizations: CDC data

Updated COVID-19 booster doses provide additional protection against...

Los Angeles [US], December 20: Bivalent COVID-19 booster doses provided additional protection against COVID-19-associated emergency department or urgent care encounters...

Sentiment for U.S. homebuilders drops 12th consecutive month

Sentiment for U.S. homebuilders drops 12th consecutive month

Washington [US], December 20: Builders of U.S. homes were less confident about their enterprises in December, a new report found...

U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halts expiration of asylum-limiting policy

U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halts expiration of asylum-limiting...

Washington [US], December 20: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily halted the expiration of an asylum-limiting policy which was...

Bangladeshi PM calls for boosting food production to avert crisis

Bangladeshi PM calls for boosting food production to...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 20: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reiterated her call for boosting food production to save...

Bangladesh eyes exporting skilled labor to parts of Europe

Bangladesh eyes exporting skilled labor to parts of...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 20: Bangladeshi Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad said Monday the country looks to send...

Malaysian PM passes confidence vote

Malaysian PM passes confidence vote

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 20: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim passed a crucial confidence vote in the country's lower house...

Philippines' balance of payments posts 756 mln USD deficit in November

Philippines' balance of payments posts 756 mln USD...

Manila [Philippines], December 20: The Philippines' overall balance of payments (BOP) posted a 756 million U.S. dollar deficit in November,...