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