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Singapore reports 902 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 902 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, December 12: Singapore reported 902 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 2,181,048.

2 killed after hit by train in Indonesia's West Java

2 killed after hit by train in Indonesia's...

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 12: Two people died and one was seriously injured after being hit by a train in Cirebon...

Myanmar reports 39 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 39 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], December 12: Myanmar confirmed 39 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...

9 injured in fireworks display in Australia's Sydney

9 injured in fireworks display in Australia's Sydney

Sydney [Australia], December 12: A Christmas carols event descended into mayhem in Sydney after a fireworks display got out of...

Top nuclear envoy leaves for Indonesia for meetings with U.S., Japanese counterparts

Top nuclear envoy leaves for Indonesia for meetings...

Seoul (South Korea), December 11: Kim Gunn, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, left for Indonesia on...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases at 54,319 amid virus surge worries

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases at 54,319 amid...

Seoul (South Korea), December 11: South Korea reported more than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, the largest for a Sunday...

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink to visit Seoul this week

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink to visit...

Seoul/ Washington (South Korea/ US), December 11: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink...

Yoon's chief of staff begins visit to UAE as special presidential envoy

Yoon's chief of staff begins visit to UAE...

Seoul (South Korea), December 11: Presidential chief of staff Kim Dae-ki began a four-day visit to the United Arab Emirates...

Second Vice FM departs for Washington for talks on IRA

Second Vice FM departs for Washington for talks...

Seoul (South Korea), December 11: Second Vice Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon left for Washington on Sunday for talks on the...

Tropical Australian frog declared extinct

Tropical Australian frog declared extinct

Canberra (Australia), December 11: A frog species that was once found across two-thirds of Australia's wet tropics has been declared...

India reports 173 new COVID-19 cases

India reports 173 new COVID-19 cases

New Delhi [India], December 11: India reported 173 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with the active caseload currently standing...

S. African police in full deployment for festive season

S. African police in full deployment for festive...

Johannesburg (South Korea), December 11: South Africa has escalated the deployment of police officers in various areas to combat crime...

Peru's new president swears in cabinet

Peru's new president swears in cabinet

Lima (Peru), December 11: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte swore in her cabinet on Saturday, asking the members to perform their...

CBOT agricultural futures close mixed

CBOT agricultural futures close mixed

Chicago (US), December 11: CBOT agricultural futures closed mixed last week as the U.S. central bank looks to raise the...

Guest Opinion: Farewell, Nancy Pelosi

Guest Opinion: Farewell, Nancy Pelosi

Beijing [China], December 11: On Nov. 16, Republicans clinched its 218th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, winning enough...

Cambodia offers cash handouts to 360,000 families affected by inflation, floods

Cambodia offers cash handouts to 360,000 families affected...

Phnom Penh (Cambodia), December 11: Cambodia on Saturday began to provide cash handouts to almost 360,000 households with about 1.3...

Iran summons UK envoy over "meddlesome" remarks, sanctions

Iran summons UK envoy over "meddlesome" remarks, sanctions

Tehran (Iran), December 11: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the British ambassador over the "meddlesome" remarks of some...

Iran condemns Australia's sanctions as interference in internal affairs

Iran condemns Australia's sanctions as interference in internal...

Tehran (Iran), December 11: Iran on Saturday condemned Australia's sanctions on Iranian individuals and institutions, saying they represent the country's...

WHO donates medical supplies to Uganda to address impact of food insecurity

WHO donates medical supplies to Uganda to address...

Kampala (Uganda), December 11: World Health Organization (WHO) has donated medical supplies worth over 1.1 million U.S. dollars to be...

Interview: UN biodiversity leader says COP15 vital for parties to achieve common framework as situation worsens

Interview: UN biodiversity leader says COP15 vital for...

Ottawa/ London (Canada/ UK), December 11: The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention...

Stockholm hosts Nobel Prize award ceremony 2022

Stockholm hosts Nobel Prize award ceremony 2022

Stockholm [Sweden], December 11: The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held on Saturday in the Swedish capital.

Portuguese parliament approves legalization of euthanasia

Portuguese parliament approves legalization of euthanasia

Lisbon [Portugal], December 10: The Portuguese parliament on Friday approved the legalization of "medically assisted death."

Netherlands plans to build 2 nuclear power plants

Netherlands plans to build 2 nuclear power plants

The Hague [Netherlands],December 10: The Dutch government announced on Friday a plan to build two new nuclear power plants by...

Industrial output declines in Finland in October

Industrial output declines in Finland in October

Helsinki [Finland], December 10: Industrial output adjusted for working days in Finland in October fell year on year by 0.6...

Swedish households slash electricity consumption due to high cost

Swedish households slash electricity consumption due to high...

Stockholm [Sweden], December 10: Swedish households decreased their electricity consumption considerably in September, October, and November according to figures released...

Italy unveils program to develop next-generation fighter aircraft

Italy unveils program to develop next-generation fighter aircraft

Rome [Italy], December 10: Italy, Britain, and Japan on Friday unveiled the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), a joint initiative...

Chinese books introduced to Bulgaria at book fair

Chinese books introduced to Bulgaria at book fair

Sofia [Bulgaria], December 10: Several Bulgarian publishing houses presented a series of Bulgarian version of Chinese books, including "The Book...