COP26 concludes with new global deal on climate

Glasgow/Britain (Scotland/ UK): The United Nations climate change conference concluded Saturday after a one-day extension, with negotiators agreeing on a new global pact to tackle...

U.S. business groups urge reducing tariffs on Chinese goods amid rising inflation...

Washington (US), November 15: About two dozen U.S. business associations have urged the Biden administration to reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to provide relief to...

Nigerian gov't slams U.S. NGO over terrorism sponsorship allegation

Lagos (Nigeria), November 15: The Nigerian government has described the allegation by a U.S.-based non-profit organization that the government is a sponsor of terrorism as...

Cambodian PM announces quarantine-free travel for all fully-vaccinated passengers

Phnom Penh (Cambodia), November 15: Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Sunday announced quarantine-free travel for all fully vaccinated inbound passengers after most...

Hungarian PM Orban re-elected as ruling party leader

Budapest (Hungary), November 15: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been re-elected president of the ruling Fidesz party with an overwhelming majority here on Sunday.

Former South African president FW de Klerk not to be buried with...

Cape Town (South Africa), November 15: FW de Klerk Foundation, established by South Africa's last apartheid president Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk, on Sunday announced...

Egypt's capital opens vaccination centers at metro stations

Cairo (Egypt), November 15: Egypt's Health Ministry announced on Sunday that the country has set up new vaccination centers at Cairo Metro stations to allow...

Residents to be evacuated after oil refinery tank on fire in Indonesia's...

Jakarta (Indonesia), November 14: An oil refinery tank in Indonesia's Central Java province caught fire on Saturday night, and residents living around the facility would...

Belarusian ambassador to France relieved of post

Minsk (Belarus), November 14: President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Friday removed from office Igor Fisenko, ambassador of Belarus to France and concurrently to Monaco...

New COVID-19 cases stay over 2,000 for 5th straight day amid relaxed...

Seoul (South Korea), November 14: South Korea's COVID-19 cases stayed above 2,000 for the fifth consecutive day Sunday amid worries over a resurgence of infections,...

COP26 outcome not enough: UN chief

United Nations, November 14: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday that the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, or COP26, is...

Iraq to send emergency flight to evacuate stranded Iraqi migrants in Belarus

Baghdad (Iraq), November 14: The Iraqi authorities on Saturday decided to send emergency flights to evacuate stranded Iraqi migrants who want to return voluntarily from...

Philippine president's longtime aide turns to run for president in 2022 elections

Manila (Philippines), November 14: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's longtime aide-turned-senator Christopher Go on Saturday turned to run for president in the 2022 elections.

Iran's FM urges "serious" approach for "good deal" in upcoming nuke talks

Tehran (Iran), November 14: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has called for a "serious" approach of the negotiating sides in the upcoming nuclear talks...

COP26 concludes with new global deal on climate

Glasgow (Scotland)/ Britain (UK), November 14: The United Nations climate change conference concluded here Saturday after a one-day extension, with negotiators agreeing on a new...

Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures rally

Chicago (US), November 14: CBOT agricultural futures rallied in the past week as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) November report failed to offer any...

Roundup: U.S. equities post weekly losses amid inflation anxiety, economic data

New York (US), November 14: U.S. stocks declined for the week as investors grew concerned over high inflation, while digesting a slew of economic data.

UK records another 38,351 new coronavirus cases

London (UK), November 14: Britain on Saturday registered 38,351 new COVID-19 infections and 157 coronavirus related deaths, bringing the total loss of lives to 142,835,...

Ukraine, NATO countries hold naval drills in Black Sea

Kiev (Ukraine), November 14: The Ukrainian Navy held a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Black Sea with the naval forces of North Atlantic Treaty Organization...

Belarus says ready for dialogue with EU on migrant crisis

Minsk (Belarus), November 14: Press Secretary of the Belarusian President Natalya Eismont on Saturday told the media that Belarus is always ready for a dialogue...

Morocco tightens border control to curb COVID-19 pandemic

Rabat (Morocco), November 14: Morocco announced on Saturday to strengthen the control measures for access to its territory, as part of efforts to curb the...

Brazil call-up Edenilson for WC qualifier against Argentina

Brasília (Brazil) Nov 13: Central midfielder Edenilson has been called up to Brazil's squad for their FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifier against Argentina, the Brazilian...

Int'l community calls for free, fair, inclusive, credible elections in Libya

Paris (France) Nov 13: Participants in the Paris International Conference for Libya, chaired Friday by France, called for the holding of free, fair, inclusive and...

Russian diplomat qualifies U.S. "democracy summit" as "chimerical"

Moscow (Russia) Nov 13: The so-called Summit for Democracy proposed by the United States will be "another chimerical instrument" meant to show that the West...

Qatar to represent U.S. interests in Afghanistan, says Blinken

Washington DC (USA) Nov 13: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday Qatar has agreed to represent U.S. interests in Afghanistan following the...

U.S. job openings remain exceptionally high in September

Washington DC (USA) Nov 13: U.S. job openings remained exceptionally high at more than 10 million in September while the number of Americans quitting their...

UN climate conference to continue into Saturday afternoon: COP26 president

Scotland (UK) Nov 13: Alok Sharma, president of the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, said Friday that he expected the...