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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...

Malaysia reports 1,576 new COVID-19 infections, 3 new deaths

Malaysia reports 1,576 new COVID-19 infections, 3 new...

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), December 6: Malaysia reported 1,576 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to...

Oil prices drop as Fed rate hike concerns resurface

Oil prices drop as Fed rate hike concerns...

New York [US], December 6: Oil prices dipped on Monday as upbeat U.S. economic data rekindled concerns over aggressive rate...

UN chief welcomes framework agreement in Sudan, calling for lasting settlement

UN chief welcomes framework agreement in Sudan, calling...

United Nations, December 6: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the signing of a framework agreement between Sudan's military and civilian...

Ukraine's power system functioning despite Russian new strikes on energy facilities: PM

Ukraine's power system functioning despite Russian new strikes...

Kiev (Ukraine), December 6: Ukraine's power system is functioning and remains intact despite Russia's latest missile attacks on the energy...

U.S. stocks fall amid concerns over further Fed policy tightening

U.S. stocks fall amid concerns over further Fed...

New York (US), December 6: Wall Street's major indexes dropped on Monday as better-than-expected U.S. economic data raised concerns that...

Some 15,000 ducks culled at Czech farm over bird flu outbreak

Some 15,000 ducks culled at Czech farm over...

Prague (Czech), December 6: Czech veterinarians began culling around 15,000 ducks on a factory farm in the country's South Bohemian...

Finland's government sends NATO accession bill to Parliament

Finland's government sends NATO accession bill to Parliament

Helsinki (Finland), December 5: Following its emergency meeting on Monday, the government of Finland submitted to Parliament a draft proposal...

Paris 2024 makes reports of process to IOC

Paris 2024 makes reports of process to IOC

Lausanne [Paris], December 6: The Paris 2024 reported their recent process of preparation of the Olympic Games to the International...

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise again in U.S.

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise again in U.S.

Los Angeles (US), December 5: The daily average of COVID-19 hospitalizations rose again in the United States amid winter surge,...

ITA concludes sample re-analysis for London 2012 Olympics

ITA concludes sample re-analysis for London 2012 Olympics

Lausanne [Switzerland], December 6: The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced Monday the finalization of the re-analysis of samples from the...

Algeria, Jordan sign 5 agreements to strengthen ties

Algeria, Jordan sign 5 agreements to strengthen ties

Algiers (Algeria), December 5: Algeria and Jordan signed five agreements on Sunday in a ceremony co-chaired by Algerian President Abdelmadjid...