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Croatia adopts euro, enters borderless club

Croatia adopts euro, enters borderless club

Zagreb [Croatia], January 2: Croatia on Sunday switched to the euro and entered Europe's passport-free zone - two major milestones...

Power outage strands travelers in Philippines

Power outage strands travelers in Philippines

Manila [Philippines], January 2: Tens of thousands of travelers were stranded at Philippine airports on Sunday after a power outage...

North Korea replaces defense minister, party secretary

North Korea replaces defense minister, party secretary

Pyongyang [North Korea], January 2: North Korea has just conducted a high-level personnel reshuffle, including replacing the positions of secretary...

Canada bans foreigners from buying houses

Canada bans foreigners from buying houses

Ottawa [Canada], January 2: According to AFP, Canada has started banning foreigners from buying houses since January 1. This act...

War on 312: Russia says it attacked Ukraine's UAV production facilities

War on 312: Russia says it attacked Ukraine's...

Moscow [Russia], January 2: Air strikes on New Year's Eve have killed at least three people in Ukraine, according to...

Funeral of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Funeral of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Vatican City [Italy], January 2: Speaking at a press conference after announcing the death of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict...

Countries around the world celebrate after Covid lull

Countries around the world celebrate after Covid lull

Washington [US], January 2: Countries around the world have celebrated New Year, after two years of muted or cancelled events...

Former Pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness, thanks God in final published letter

Former Pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness, thanks...

Vatican City [Italy], January 2: Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the...

Nine suffocate to death in Uganda New Year's firework crush

Nine suffocate to death in Uganda New Year's...

Kampala [Uganda], January 2: At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, suffocated to death as crowds rushing to see...

Lula da Silva was sworn in as president of Brazil for the third time

Lula da Silva was sworn in as president...

Brasilia [Brazil], January 2: Leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (Luiz Inacio) was sworn in as the president of Brazil...

Sweden takes over EU presidency in crisis mode

Sweden takes over EU presidency in crisis mode

Brussels [Belgium], January 2: When it comes to the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Sweden's new...

Berlin firefighters attacked 38 times during New Year celebrations

Berlin firefighters attacked 38 times during New Year...

Berlin [Germany], January 2: Berlin's fire department on Sunday said its emergency crews had been attacked 38 times as the...

Colorful fireworks illuminate Ajman's night on New Year's Eve

Colorful fireworks illuminate Ajman's night on New Year's...

Ajman [UAE], January 2: The sky of Ajman Corniche was lit up with a massive fireworks show arranged by the...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Azerbaijani FM review bilateral relations

Abdullah bin Zayed, Azerbaijani FM review bilateral relations

Abu Dhabi[UAE], January 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and JeyhunBayramov,...

Putin uses New Year address for wartime rallying cry to Russians

Putin uses New Year address for wartime rallying...

Moscow [Russia], January 1: Russian President Vladimir Putin devoted his annual New Year's address on Saturday to rallying the Russian...

Venezuelan opposition votes to abolish parallel government

Venezuelan opposition votes to abolish parallel government

Washington [US], January 1: Venezuela's opposition has voted to dissolve its parallel government and remove its leader, Juan Guaido.

Ukraine war: Zelensky tells Russians - Putin is destroying you

Ukraine war: Zelensky tells Russians - Putin is...

Kiev [Ukraine], January 1: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Russians that their leader is destroying their country.

UN seeks top court opinion on Israeli occupation

UN seeks top court opinion on Israeli occupation

Jerusalem [Israel], January 1: The United Nations General Assembly has asked its highest court to give a legal opinion on...

Vladimir Putin expects Xi Jinping to pay a state visit to Moscow in 2023

Vladimir Putin expects Xi Jinping to pay a...

Moscow [Russia], January 1: with the Chinese president

PRC appoints new foreign minister

PRC appoints new foreign minister

Beijing [China], January 1: Former Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. has been appointed the new head of the Chinese foreign...

SA student creates app to help people to find a job

SA student creates app to help people to...

South Africa, January 1: Mzamo Mbhele, a third-year IT software development student at Mangosuthu University of Technology, has created a...

Former Pope Benedict XVI has Passed Away

Former Pope Benedict XVI has Passed Away

Vatican City [Italy], January 1: Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, AFP reported, citing a Vatican spokesman.

Bolsonaro lands in Florida, set to skip Lula inauguration|

Bolsonaro lands in Florida, set to skip Lula...

Florida [US], January 1: Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Florida on Friday, where he is expected to stay...

North Korea fires three short-range ballistic missiles

North Korea fires three short-range ballistic missiles

Pyongyang [North Korea], January 1: North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Saturday, ending a...

Ghana warns against alarmist New Year prophecies

Ghana warns against alarmist New Year prophecies

Accra [Ghana], January 1: Emmanuel Donkor, a corporate worker in Ghana's capital, Accra, is always looking forward to the last...

Europe-ASEAN relations: What to expect in 2023

Europe-ASEAN relations: What to expect in 2023

Brussels [Belgium], January 1: On December 14, leaders from most European and Southeast Asian countries met for a summit in...

Australia, New Zealand welcome New Year 2023

Australia, New Zealand welcome New Year 2023

Sydney [Australia], January 1: The Australian city of Sydney put on a night to remember with a dazzling fireworks display...