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1,000 Afghan destitute families receive food aid in capital

1,000 Afghan destitute families receive food aid in...

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 10: A total of 1,000 Afghan destitute families, mostly orphaned and disabled folks, received food aid donated...

Singapore reports 4,795 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 4,795 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, October 10: Singapore reported 4,795 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 1,953,197.

Nepali president tests positive for COVID-19

Nepali president tests positive for COVID-19

Kathmandu [Nepal], October 10: Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital...

Feature: Myanmar's handmade lantern market sees low demand amid commodity price hike

Feature: Myanmar's handmade lantern market sees low demand...

Yangon (Myanmar), October 9: With Myanmar's lighting festival around the corner, lantern makers in Yangon are seeing low demand for...

Malaysia reports 1,627 new COVID-19 infections, 4 more deaths

Malaysia reports 1,627 new COVID-19 infections, 4 more...

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), October 9: Malaysia reported 1,627 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to...

FBI report tells less about overall state of U.S. crime in 2021: CNN

FBI report tells less about overall state of...

New York (US), October 9: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its 2021 Crime in the Nation Report, for...

Iran says U.S. sanctions hurt Iranians' health

Iran says U.S. sanctions hurt Iranians' health

Tehran (Iran), October 9: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Saturday Iranian officials and individuals had been indiscriminately...

Putin orders intensified measures to protect Crimea-related facilities

Putin orders intensified measures to protect Crimea-related facilities

Moscow (Russia), October 9: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Saturday to strengthen measures for protecting transport crossing...

U.S. military footage shows arrival of new rotational force in Korea

U.S. military footage shows arrival of new rotational...

Seoul (South Korea), October 9: The U.S. military on Saturday released footage showing a Stryker armored fighting vehicle arriving in...

PM set to visit Chile, Uruguay, Argentina this week

PM set to visit Chile, Uruguay, Argentina this...

Seoul (South Korea), October 9: Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is set to depart for Chile on Sunday for a three-nation...

New COVID-19 cases below 20,000 for 2nd day amid waning virus wave

New COVID-19 cases below 20,000 for 2nd day...

Seoul (South Korea), October 9: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 20,000 for the second consecutive day Sunday, as...

NSC condemns N. Korea's short-range ballistic missile launch

NSC condemns N. Korea's short-range ballistic missile launch

Seoul (South Korea), October 9: The presidential National Security Council (NSC) strongly condemned North Korea's launch of two short-range ballistic...

Flash floods hit parts of Cambodia, killing 4: PM

Flash floods hit parts of Cambodia, killing 4:...

Phnom Penh (Cambodia), October 9: Flash floods have been hitting parts of Cambodia, leaving at least four people dead, Prime...

Syria demands immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces

Syria demands immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces

Damascus (Syria), October 9: The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria.

Kenya's forex reserves fall to 5-year low

Kenya's forex reserves fall to 5-year low

Nairobi (Kenya), October 9: Kenya's foreign exchange reserves declined by 12.5 billion shillings (about 103 million U.S. dollars) this week...

Feature: Joint inspection teams work in concord to speed up grain export from Ukraine

Feature: Joint inspection teams work in concord to...

Istanbul (Turkey), October 9: A small boat carrying a multilateral inspection team approached the grain-laden vessel Moonlight from Ukraine that...

S. European countries urge to enhance migrant check on borders

S. European countries urge to enhance migrant check...

Nicosia (Cyprus), October 9: Ministers of interior and immigration of Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta and Cyprus on Saturday called for...

Egypt textile expo reopens after COVID-19 outbreak, raising hope for improved business

Egypt textile expo reopens after COVID-19 outbreak, raising...

Cairo (Egypt), October 9: At a spacious hall in an exhibition center in Cairo, businesses from eight countries display in...

Tehran summons Danish envoy over attack on Iranian embassy in Copenhagen

Tehran summons Danish envoy over attack on Iranian...

Tehran [Iran], October 8: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned Denmark's ambassador to Iran to protest against an attack...

Iraqi security officer killed in car-bombing attack

Iraqi security officer killed in car-bombing attack

Baghdad [Iraq], October 8: A security officer in Iraq's Kurdistan region was killed on Friday by the explosion of two...

Lithuania launches 1.3-bln-euro Rail Baltica tender

Lithuania launches 1.3-bln-euro Rail Baltica tender

Vilnius [Lithuania], October 8:LTG Infra, the infrastructure subsidiary of Lithuanian Railways (LTG), has launched a procurement process worth 1.3 billion...

COVID-19 cases spike in Bavaria after Oktoberfest

COVID-19 cases spike in Bavaria after Oktoberfest

Berlin [Germany], October 8: Since the start of the Oktoberfest celebrations in mid-September in the German state of Bavaria, the...

Russia's MC-21 aircraft conducts first flight with domestic engines

Russia's MC-21 aircraft conducts first flight with domestic...

Moscow [Russia], October 8: A prototype of the Russia's MC-21 passenger aircraft, previously tested with imported powerplants, has performed its...

Zelensky outlines key challenges for Ukraine

Zelensky outlines key challenges for Ukraine

Kiev [Ukraine],October 8: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky on Friday outlined the key challenges for Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia, the...

French politicians call for dialogues between TotalEnergies and strikers

French politicians call for dialogues between TotalEnergies and...

Paris [France], October 8: Several French politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron, called on Friday for dialogues and responsibility between TotalEnergies...

3 killed in blast at petrol station in Ireland

3 killed in blast at petrol station in...

Dublin [Ireland],October 8: Three people have been killed on Friday in an explosion at a petrol station in Co Donegal,...

U.S. unemployment edges down to 3.5 pct in September amid tight labor market

U.S. unemployment edges down to 3.5 pct in...

Washington [US], October 8: U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in September amid a still tight labor market, with the unemployment...