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U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens to close more stores...
New York [US], January 18: Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States, is continuing to close stores...

U.S. IRS commissioner to resign as Trump eyes...
Los Angeles [US], January 18: Danny Werfel, the commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), will resign on Monday,...

U.S. faces record debt levels as Republicans plan...
New York [US], January 18: The United States is poised to add trillions of dollars to the national debt over...

Firefighters continue to contain wildfires in Southern California...
Los Angeles [US], January 18: Thousands of firefighters were still working hard battling the two major wildfires in Southern California...

SpaceX says Starship experienced "rapid unscheduled disassembly" in...
Los Angele [US], January 18: SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Thursday, but its...

TikTok CEO promises to ensure platform thrives despite...
New York [US], January 18: In direct reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the ban against TikTok,...

U.S. stocks close higher amid tech stocks revival
New York [US], January 18: U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, driven by gains in big tech and chip companies.

South Korean parliament tense over Yoon investigation
Seoul [South Korea], January 18: Fierce debate has taken place in the South Korean National Assembly to reach an agreement...

Death toll from California wildfires rises
Los Angeles [US], January 18: AFP yesterday cited new police figures saying the death toll from wildfires in the upscale...

Fear of 'weaponizing' the law in the US
Washington [US], January 18: The "weaponization" of the law , seen as a way to abuse the law to deal...

Trump's inauguration ceremony moved indoors
Washington [US], January 18: President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony will take place inside the Capitol Hill lobby instead of outdoors...

President Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500...
Washington [US], January 18: US President Joe Biden on January 17 commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of...

Egyptian, Iranian FMs discuss regional conditions
Cairo [Egypt], January 18: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty received on Friday a phone call from Iranian Foreign...

Egypt, Qatar emphasise need to unify efforts to...
Cairo [Egypt], January 18: Egypt and Qatar have emphasised the critical need to unify regional and international efforts to re-establish...

Cairo meeting on implementing Gaza Ceasefire concludes on...
Cairo [Egypt], January 18: A high-level Egyptian source has announced the successful conclusion of the Cairo meeting convened to deliberate...

UN human rights experts call on all parties...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 18: More than 25 independent UN human rights experts have called on all parties to accept the...

WHO: Health sector needs billions for reconstruction of...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 18: The reconstruction of hospitals and medical practices in the Gaza Strip will reportedly cost several billion...

#Nokhwa_17_January: Global reach exceeds 100 million views
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 18: The hashtag #Nokhwa_17_January, which embodies the Arabic concepts of nobility and chivalry, has ascended to...

Russia slams U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports...
Moscow [Russia], January 17: Washington's decision to impose restrictions on the export of AI chips is a harmful protectionist measure,...

Poland, Vietnam vow to strengthen cooperation
Warsaw [Poland], January 17: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held discussions on...

EBRD aims to maintain record investment levels in...
Vilnius [Lithuania], January 17: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record 233 million euros (239.99 million...

Roundup: Germany reports new case of foot-and-mouth disease,...
Berlin [Germany], January 17: Germany's eastern state of Brandenburg Brandenburg near the border with Poland has reported another case of...

Malta airport handles 8.96 mln passengers in 2024,...
Valletta [Malta], January 17: Malta International Airport (MIA) handled 8.96 million inbound and outbound passengers in 2024, marking a 14.8...

French PM Francois Bayrou survives no-confidence vote
Paris [France], January 17: The French lawmakers on Thursday voted against a no-confidence vote against French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou.

German fashion brand Tom Tailor to debute at...
Hamburg [Germany], January 17: German fashion brand Tom Tailor is preparing to attend this year's China International Import Expo (CIIE)...

US says Gaza ceasefire to start as planned...
Gaza City [Gaza], January 17: The Gaza Strip ceasefire should begin on Sunday as planned, despite the need for negotiators...

Giuliani keeps property but agrees to stop defaming...
Albany [New York], January 17: Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer,...