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Finland introduces new ways to monitor COVID-19 deaths
Helsinki (Finland), December 8: Finland is set to change its method of collecting data deaths caused by COVID-19 infections from...
Turkish FM urges U.S. to finalize F-16 sale...
Istanbul (Turkey), December 8: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that the sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets...
Over 37.55 mln people vaccinated for COVID-19 in...
Yangon (Myanmar), December 8: Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37.55 million people for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, data from the...
Hungarian gov't to impose 95 pct extra profit...
Budapest (Hungary), December 8: The Hungarian government increased the special tax paid by local leading gas and oil company MOL...
EU new sanctions target Russia's armed forces, drone...
Brussels (Belgium), December 8: The European Commission on Wednesday proposed the ninth package of sanctions against Russia that will include...
Uzbek president pardons 402 convicts before Constitution Day
Tashkent (Uzbekistan), December 8: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree pardoning 402 convicts on the occasion of...
Russian, UAE presidents discuss bilateral cooperation over phone
Moscow (Russia), December 8: Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed...
Greece's ELSTAT reports 2.8 pct Q3 GDP growth
Athens (Greece), December 8: Greece's economy grew by 2.8 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 compared with the...
Apple unveils new pricing policy for Korean app...
Seoul (South Korea), December 7: Apple Inc. said Wednesday it will introduce the new pricing policy, including changes in tax...
N. Korea to hold parliamentary meeting on Jan....
Seoul (South Korea), December 7: North Korea plans to convene a meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament in Pyongyang in January...
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...