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N. Korea's decision not to join Tokyo Olympics...
Seoul (South Korea), April 6: North Korea's decision not to participate in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics represents a blow to...

COVID-19 lays bare social inequality, warns UN chief
United Nations, April 6: The COVID-19 crisis "has revealed how unequal our societies are," said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...

UN says 40 killed in violent clashes in...
Khartoum (Sudan), April 6: At least 40 people were killed in violent clashes in El Geneina, the capital city of...

U.S. expects Vienna talks setting stage for mutual...
Washington (US), April 6: The U.S. State Department said on Monday that its goal of the upcoming talks in Vienna...

Tunisian president, Arab League chief discuss Arab development
Tunis (Tunisia), April 6: Tunisian President Kais Saied received Monday the visiting Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit.

Israeli President hold talks to recommend next PM...
Jerusalem [Israel], April 6: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday held talks with all elected parties to help form a...

Russia Believes in Possibility of SWIFT Alternative, Deputy...
Moscow (Russia), April 5: Russia cannot rule out that an alternative to the SWIFT payment system could appear, based...

Sudan voices solidarity with Jordan to preserve stability
Khartoum (Sudan), April 5: Sudan on Sunday voiced solidarity with Jordan and the measures taken by the Jordanian leadership to...

1st shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine arrives...
Tripoli (Libya), April 5: The Libyan Minister of Health Ali Zanati on Sunday announced that a shipment of 101,250...

Nguyen Xuan Phuc elected as Vietnam's new president
Hanoi (Vietnam), April 5: The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Monday elected Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc as...

Moon attends tree-planting day event at historic power...
Seoul (South Korea), April 5: President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed South Korea's commitment to going carbon neutral by 2050 on Monday,...

Defense ministry rejects Japan's renewed claims over Dokdo...
Seoul (South Korea), April 5: South Korea's defense ministry on Monday flatly dismissed Japan's renewed territorial claims to the...

New virus cases back below 500 on fewer...
Seoul (South Korea), April 5: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 500 after six days on...

Iran not to hold "direct or indirect" talks...
Tehran (Iran), April 5: Iran will not hold any direct or indirect talks with representatives of the United States in...

France's COVID-19 hospitalizations up by 470 in one...
Paris (France), April 5: The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in France rose by 470 in a single day to...

Cuba registers over 1,000 COVID-19 cases for fifth...
Havana (Cuba), April 4: Cuba registered two more deaths and 1,029 cases of COVID-19, the fifth consecutive day with over...

Portuguese president says April will be "decisive" against...
Lisbon (Portugal), April 4: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Saturday that respecting restrictions during Easter and throughout...

Turkey reports record daily high of 44,756 COVID-19...
Ankara (Turkey), April 4: Turkey on Saturday reported the highest daily count of 44,756 COVID-19 cases, according to its health...

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum Appoints New Prime Minister...
Moscow (Russia), April 4: Niger's newly-elected President Mohamed Bazoum has appointed Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as Prime Minister.

Baltimore Plant Where Vaccines Got Ruined Won't Be...
Moscow (Russia), April 4: The Baltimore manufacturing facility where millions of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine doses were ruined due...

Florida Governor Going to Manatee County Amid Piney...
Moscow (Russia), April 4: Florida Governor Ronald DeSantis will be traveling to Manatee County where a former phosphate mine...

Trump Says Republicans Must Fight Back, Boycott Companies...
Moscow (Russia), April 4: Former US President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to target certain businesses in response...

IMF approves financing package for Kenya's COVID-19 response
Nairobi (Kenya), April 4: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 254.41 billion shillings (about 2.34 billion U.S. dollars)...

S. Korea to develop military transport aircraft
Seoul (South Korea), April 4: Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer, said Sunday it aims to...

Wang says S. Korea, China will seek 'political'...
Beijing (China)/ Seoul (South Korea), April 4: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday that China and South Korea will...

New virus cases above 500 for 5th day,...
Seoul (South Korea), April 4: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases exceeded 500 for the fifth straight day on Sunday,...

Nissei introduces soft serve ice cream in Japan
Tokyo [Japan], April 2 (ANI): Japanese company Nissei has introduced light yellow coloured, soft-serve ice cream to make customers happy...