S.Korea reports 18,671 new COVID-19 cases
Seoul [South Korea], November 7: South Korea reported 18,671 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total...
S.Korean president's approval rating falls to 34.2 pct: poll
Seoul [South Korea], November 7: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell 1.5 percentage points over the week to 34.2 percent, a weekly poll...
S. Korea's GDP growth may fall below 2 pct in 2023: experts
Seoul (South Korea), November 6: South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) growth may fall below 2 percent next year due to the impact of high...
India amends policy on sugar exports
New Delhi [India], November 6: India has allowed sugar exports between Nov. 1 and Oct. 31 next year up to a limit, an order issued...
Roundup: Cuba hosts World Cocktail Championship under economic sanctions, pandemic
Varadero (Cuba), November 6: The 69th World Cocktail Championship kicked off this weekend in Cuba with bartenders from more than 60 countries, offering a boost...
Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures stay firm
Chicago (US), November 6: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures stayed firm at a high level in the past week amid market volatility as...
Section of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway ready for trial operation
Jakarta (Indonesia), November 6: A trial section of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia has been ready for operating the EMU (Electric Multiple Units) trains...
Police squad first arrives at Itaewon crowd scene about 85 minutes later
Seoul (South Korea), November 6: A police squad first arrived at the scene of the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul nearly 85 minutes after the...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 40,000 amid 'twindemic' worries
Seoul (South Korea), October 6: South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 40,000 on Sunday amid concerns over a possible outbreak of a "twindemic"...
Yoon sends thank you letter to 2 surviving miners
Seoul (South Korea), November 6: President Yoon Suk-yeol sent a thank you letter and gifts to two miners who were rescued from a collapsed...
S. Korea to participate in Japan's fleet review for 1st time in...
Tokyo (Japan), November 6: A South Korean naval vessel was set to take part in Japan's international fleet review on Sunday for the first time...
Interview: Truce deal to reverse multifaceted conflict-induced socioeconomic challenges in Ethiopia: scholar
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), November 6: The recently signed peace accord between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) would potentially reverse the...
Campaign for Malaysian general election begins after nomination day
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), November 6: Nominations for candidates seeking to contest the 222 seats making up the lower house of the Malaysian parliament as part...
Feature: Energy crisis in Poland stirs air pollution concerns
Warsaw (Poland), November 6: Polish energy expert Joanna Mackowiak-Pandera has recently moved the gas cooktop out of her kitchen and replaced it with induction hobs....
UN rights chief urges Musk to ensure human rights in Twitter management
Geneva (Switzerland), November 6: United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive...
WHO calls for 10.2 mln USD for response to cholera outbreak in...
Beirut (Lebanon), November 6: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that 10.2 million U.S. dollars are required for public health-related response to the...
Iran test-launches Qaem-100 satellite carrier
Tehran (Iran), November 6: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Saturday test-launched the three-stage solid fuel Qaem-100 satellite carrier, Iranian official IRNA news agency reported.
Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank: health ministry
Ramallah (Palestine), November 6: A Palestinian was killed and another seriously injured on Saturday in clashes with Israeli soldiers northeast of the central West Bank...
Malaysia reports 4,621 new COVID-19 infections, 1 more death
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), November 6: Malaysia reported 4,621 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,923,538, according to the country's...
World Insights: Fed's six consecutive rate hikes could further drag on U.S.,...
Beijing (China), November 6: The U.S. Federal Reserve recently announced the fourth consecutive three-quarter point interest rate hike in an attempt to cool white-hot inflation.
CIIE landmark initiative for intl' trade: Greek official
Athens (Greece), November 6: China continues to play a leading role in the world economy and the China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a landmark...
Suicide bomber kills over a dozen in Somali capital Mogadishu
Mogadishu (Somali), November 6: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a military training camp in the southern part of Mogadishu on...
Egypt counts on COP27 to push developed countries to meet climate financial...
Cairo [Egypt], November 5: Egypt is counting on the upcoming 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27)...
Iran's FM urges Biden to end "hypocrisy"
Tehran [Iran], November 5: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian slammed on Friday "meddlesome remarks" by U.S. President Joe Biden, urging him to stop his hypocritical...
Explosion targets anti-terror operation in S. Yemen, 4 killed
Aden [Yemen], November 5: At least four soldiers of Yemen's government forces were killed in an explosion in the country's turbulent southern province of Abyan...
Lebanon calls for int'l support to fight cholera
Beirut [Lebanon], November 5: Lebanese Health Minister FirasAbiad on Friday called on donor countries and international institutions to support the country's hospitals in the fight...
Iranians hold massive rallies to protest against U.S. hegemony
Tehran [Iran], November 5: Iranians on Friday held massive outdoor rallies to mark the seizure of the U.S. Embassy to Iran in 1979, showing defiance...