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Israel PM "extends hand" to Arab countries ahead of Biden's visit

Israel PM "extends hand" to Arab countries ahead...

Jerusalem [Israel], July 11: Israeli Prime Minister YairLapid on Sunday called on Arab countries to form ties with Israel, sending...

Iranian president reiterates continued support for Syria

Iranian president reiterates continued support for Syria

Tehran [Iran], July 11: Iranian President EbrahimRaisi said Iran supports establishing peace and stability in Syria and opposes any foreign...

Israel sees 12-month budget surplus for 1st time since 2007

Israel sees 12-month budget surplus for 1st time...

Jerusalem [Israel], July 11: For the first time since 2007, Israel's state budget recorded a 12-month surplus, the country's Finance...

Iran extracts 20-pct enriched uranium from Fordow site

Iran extracts 20-pct enriched uranium from Fordow site

Tehran [Iran], July 11: The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced Sunday that it started the...

Israeli ministers say run jointly in elections, aim for gov't "without extremists"

Israeli ministers say run jointly in elections, aim...

Jerusalem [Israel], July 11: Israeli Prime Minister YairLapid and Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan spoke on the phone on Sunday, expressing...

Portugal to enter "contingency situation" to fight wild fires caused by heat wave

Portugal to enter "contingency situation" to fight wild...

Lisbon [Portugal], July 11: Portugal recorded 32 outbreaks of forest fires on Sunday, more than 2,000 operational agents are fighting...

Spain suffers second heatwave this summer

Spain suffers second heatwave this summer

Madrid [Spain] July 11: Spain is experiencing its second heatwave of the summer with 30 provinces placed on alert by...

Portuguese president warns of risk of fires

Portuguese president warns of risk of fires

Lisbon [Portugal], July 11: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday called for residents to take the utmost care...

Thailand, United States strengthen cooperation on supply chain, renewable energy

Thailand, United States strengthen cooperation on supply chain,...

Bangkok [Thailand], July 11: Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed two agreements...

3 dead, 2 injured in shooting at house party in Southern California

3 dead, 2 injured in shooting at house...

Los Angeles [US], July 11: Three men were killed and two others were injured early Sunday morning in a shooting...

California considers reinstating indoor mask mandate as COVID-19 cases surge

California considers reinstating indoor mask mandate as COVID-19...

Los Angeles [US], July 11: Health officials in California are considering reinstating indoor mask mandates as COVID-19 cases continued to...

Myanmar seizes large quantity of drugs

Myanmar seizes large quantity of drugs

Yangon [Myanmar], July 11: Myanmar authorities seized 1,875 kilograms of sodium acetate in Shan State, a police statement said on...

Libyan State Council chief, parliament speaker agree to meet in Geneva: UN envoy

Libyan State Council chief, parliament speaker agree to...

Singapore, July 11: Singapore reported 6,423 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 1,530,304.

Japan's ruling bloc gains sweeping victory in upper house election

Japan's ruling bloc gains sweeping victory in upper...

Tokyo [Japan], July 11: Japan's ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in...

Australian researchers see rebound in world's most endangered bird

Australian researchers see rebound in world's most endangered...

Sydney [Australia], July 11: Researchers from Australia's La Trobe University have discovered a major breeding event in the plains-wander, a...

S. Korean president likely to send delegation to memorial service for Abe, officials say

S. Korean president likely to send delegation to...

Seoul (South Korea), July 10: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will likely send a delegation led by Prime Minister Han...

Brazil overcoming economic challenges caused by inflation, says president

Brazil overcoming economic challenges caused by inflation, says...

Sao Paulo (Brazil), July 10: Brazil has been coping well with the economic challenges caused by inflation, and the current...

Mongolia marks national flag day

Mongolia marks national flag day

Mongolia, July 10: Ulan BatorMongolia celebrated its "Day to Honor National Flag" on Sunday, a time reserved to strengthen national...

Roundup: U.S. monkeypox cases hit nearly 800 as experts criticize weakness in public health system

Roundup: U.S. monkeypox cases hit nearly 800 as...

Los Angeles (US), July 10: The United States had reported 767 confirmed monkeypox cases in 39 states as of Friday,...

Australia widens eligibility for antiviral treatments amid battle against COVID-19

Australia widens eligibility for antiviral treatments amid battle...

Canberra (Australia), July 10: The Australian government said on Sunday that eligibility for "potentially lifesaving" COVID-19 antiviral treatments will...

health ministry, Malaysia, COVID-19

health ministry, Malaysia, COVID-19

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), July 10: Malaysia reported 2,799 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to...

Argentina marks 206th anniversary of Independence Day

Argentina marks 206th anniversary of Independence Day

Buenos Aires (Argentina), July 10: Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called for national unity during a celebration marking the 206th anniversary...

New Zealand reports 7,461 community cases of COVID-19

New Zealand reports 7,461 community cases of COVID-19

Wellington (New Zealand), July 10: New Zealand reported 7,461 community cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said...

New COVID-19 cases above 20,000 for 2nd day

New COVID-19 cases above 20,000 for 2nd day

Seoul (South Korea), July 10: South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 20,000 for the second consecutive day Sunday amid...

New U.S. ambassador due in Seoul on Sunday afternoon

New U.S. ambassador due in Seoul on Sunday...

Seoul (South Korea), July 10: Philip Goldberg, the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is scheduled to arrive here on...

Portugal spends 1.68 bln euros to contain inflation: PM

Portugal spends 1.68 bln euros to contain inflation:...

Lisbon (Portugal), July 10: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced on Saturday that the government had spent 1.682 billion euros...

Kenya, WHO launches hub for handling health emergencies in Africa

Kenya, WHO launches hub for handling health emergencies...

Nairobi (Kenya), July 10: The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the Kenyan government Saturday launched the Health Emergency...