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Pro-Yoon lawmaker slams police probe into Itaewon tragedy, calls for prosecution takeover

Pro-Yoon lawmaker slams police probe into Itaewon tragedy,...

Seoul (South Korea), December 7: Rep. Chang Je-won of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday slammed the ongoing...

S. Korea to decide on indoor mask mandate by end of this month|

S. Korea to decide on indoor mask mandate...

Seoul (South Korea), December 7: The government will decide whether to lift the indoor mask mandate by the end of...

Global renewable energy capacity set to double over next five years: IEA

Global renewable energy capacity set to double over...

Paris (France), December 7: Global renewable energy capacity is expected to almost double in the next five years as the...

Human rights inquiry opens into alleged M23 violence against civilians in DRC fighting: UN

Human rights inquiry opens into alleged M23 violence...

United Nations, December 7: The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched a human rights...

U.S. stocks fall as recession fears mount

U.S. stocks fall as recession fears mount

New York (US), December 7: U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday, extending the losses suffered in the prior session, as investors...

UNHCR says over 80,000 Somalis flee to Kenya amid severe drought

UNHCR says over 80,000 Somalis flee to Kenya...

Nairobi (Kenya), December 7: The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday more than 80,000 people have arrived in northeast...

ISTAT slashes estimate for Italian economic growth in 2023

ISTAT slashes estimate for Italian economic growth in...

Rome (Italy), December 7: The Italian government's statistics office has slashed economic growth predictions for 2023, with impacts from rising...

EU leaders reaffirm commitment to integrating Western Balkans

EU leaders reaffirm commitment to integrating Western Balkans

Tirana (Albania), December 7: The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective...

Myanmar reports 17 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 17 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon (Myanmar), December 7: Myanmar has confirmed 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 633,341, the country's...

Nepal to lift ban on import of vehicles, liquor products

Nepal to lift ban on import of vehicles,...

Kathmandu (Nepal), December 7: Nepal's cabinet on Tuesday decided to lift an eight-month-long ban on the import of some vehicles,...

UNGA president urges viewing humanitarian needs with "empathy and solidarity"

UNGA president urges viewing humanitarian needs with "empathy...

United Nations, December 7: UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Csaba Korosi on Tuesday urged the international community to view the...

U.S. oil ends at lowest in nearly one year as recession fears mount

U.S. oil ends at lowest in nearly one...

New York (US), December 7: Oil prices fell further on Tuesday as traders grew fearful that central bank policy tightening...

Ukraine warns Iran of "consequences" of arms supplies to Russia

Ukraine warns Iran of "consequences" of arms supplies...

Kiev (Ukraine), December 7: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday warned Iran of the "consequences" of the arms supplies...

Trump Organization found guilty in tax fraud case

Trump Organization found guilty in tax fraud case

Washington (US), December 7: A jury in New York City found on Tuesday former President Donald Trump's namesake real estate...

Flu shots "very good match" for this year's strains: CDC chief

Flu shots "very good match" for this year's...

Los Angeles (US), December 7: The updated flu shots generated this year seem to be "a very good match" for...

Ukraine's agriculture incurs 6.6 bln USD in direct losses from conflict

Ukraine's agriculture incurs 6.6 bln USD in direct...

Kiev (Ukraine), December 7: Ukraine's agricultural sector has suffered direct losses of 6.6 billion U.S. dollars due to the ongoing...

Innovation week opens in Kenya to boost start-ups

Innovation week opens in Kenya to boost start-ups

Nairobi (Kenya), December 7: The second Kenya Innovation Week kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya's capital Tuesday to reinforce the country's...

Up to half a million Australians infected with COVID-19: expert

Up to half a million Australians infected with...

Canberra (Australia), December 7: A leading infectious diseases expert has predicted that up to 500,000 Australians are currently infected with...

S. Korea, Japan cooperation critical to dealing with N. Korea, economic challenges: envoys

S. Korea, Japan cooperation critical to dealing with...

Washington (US), December 6: South Korea and Japan must work closely together bilaterally and also trilaterally with the United States...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases top 77,000 amid concerns of seasonal surge

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases top 77,000 amid...

Seoul (South Korea), December 6: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases sharply rose Tuesday to reach the highest total in 83...

Violence, harassment at work affect over 20 pct of people globally: ILO survey

Violence, harassment at work affect over 20 pct...

Geneva (Switzerland), December 6: Almost 23 percent of people in employment worldwide have experienced violence and harassment at work, whether...

Respiratory illnesses surge across U.S., worsening strain on hospitals

Respiratory illnesses surge across U.S., worsening strain on...

Los Angeles (US), December 6: The United States is experiencing surge in respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial...

Brazil's financial market upgrades 2022 growth forecast to 3.05 pct

Brazil's financial market upgrades 2022 growth forecast to...

Brasília (Brazil), December 5: Brazil's financial market upgraded the country's economic growth forecasts for this year and the next, from...

Lebanese PM urges activation of cabinet work to solve country's crises

Lebanese PM urges activation of cabinet work to...

Beirut (Lebanon), December 6: Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday urged political parties to leave political differences aside...

Cameroon approves 10-bln-USD budget for 2023 financial year

Cameroon approves 10-bln-USD budget for 2023 financial year

Yaounde (Cameroon), December 6: Cameroon's parliament on Monday approved a budget of 6,345.1 billion xaf (about 10 billion U.S. dollars)...

633 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: IOM

633 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past...

Tripoli (Libya), December 6: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that 633 migrants were rescued off the...

UN seeks 50 mln USD to aid 315,000 people in need in DRC

UN seeks 50 mln USD to aid 315,000...

United Nations, December 6: UN humanitarians seek almost 50 million U.S. dollars to assist about 315,000 people in the eastern...