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African leaders commit to accelerating continent's industrialization
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 2: African leaders have committed to "far-reaching and firm decisions" to accelerate industrialization as well as...
WHO sees decline of HIV prevalence in Somalia
Mogadishu (Somalia), December 2: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it has in partnership with Somalia managed to keep...
French gov't calls on high-risk groups to get...
Paris (France), December 2: French government spokesperson Olivier Veran on Thursday called on high-risk groups to get another booster shot...
Australia not on track to meet emissions target:...
Canberra (Australia), December 2: Australia is not on track to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target, a government report has...
Interview: UN conference on biological diversity pivotal for...
Los Angeles (US), December 2: The upcoming UN conference on biological diversity will be really pivotal for the future of...
U.S. saw over 1 mln firearm fatalities over...
Washington (US), December 2: The United States has seen over 1 million firearm fatalities over the past 30 years, according...
U.S. Senate rejects measure to grant rail workers...
Washington (US), December 2: The U.S. Senate rejected a measure on Thursday to grant rail workers seven days of paid...
Nearly 600 mln USD of investments pitched to...
United Nations, December 2: Colombia, Eswatini and Malawi on Thursday pitched nearly 600 million U.S. dollars' worth of high-impact, investment-ready...
Early flu season, COVID-19, RSV causes for concern...
Copenhagen (Denmark), December 2: European health leaders on Thursday voiced their concern over a potential surge in respiratory virus infections...
EU assists Lebanon's armed forces with 6 mln...
Beirut (Lebanon), December 2: The council of the European Union (EU) on Thursday adopted an assistance measure worth 6 million...
Tanzania president calls for renewed efforts to fight...
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), December 2: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday called on stakeholders in the fight against...
UNECA official stresses importance of building ICT infrastructure...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 2: The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Director for Technology, Climate Change and Natural...
Ghana to establish national fund to boost fight...
Accra (Ghana), December 2: Ghana is to establish a national HIV/AIDS fund to boost the fight to control and eradicate...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 60,000...
Seoul (South Korea), December 1: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 60,000 on Thursday amid lingering concerns over a...
N. Korea to hold key party meeting to...
Seoul (South Korea), December 1: North Korea will hold a key party meeting later this month to review this year's...
Brazilian market raises inflation forecast to 5.91 pct...
BrasÃlia (Brazil), December 1: Brazilian financial analysts raised their inflation forecast for 2022 from 5.88 to 5.91 percent, the fifth...
Brazil's vice president assures transition process
Sao Paulo (Brazil), December 1: Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao Tuesday reiterated the current government's willingness to carry out the...
Roundup: U.S. crude supplies up, other petroleum data...
Houston (US), December 1: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.6 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending...
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand to jointly nominate kebaya...
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei ), December 1: Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand will jointly nominate kebaya for inscription on...
New COVID-19 variant drives virus surge in France,...
Paris (France), December 1: The BQ.1.1 subvariant of COVID-19 is currently taking precedence over the BA.5 subvariant in France, immunologist...
U.S. House passes bill aimed at averting national...
Washington (US), December 1: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday aimed at averting a national rail...
U.S. Q3 GDP revised upward amid looming recession...
Washington (US), December 1: The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace in the third quarter than initial estimates showed,...
Germany to facilitate immigration of skilled workers
Berlin (Germany), December 1: Germany will make it easier for skilled workers to immigrate, paving the way for the "most...
Iran summons French envoy over FM's "unacceptable" remarks
Tehran (Iran), December 1: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Nicolas Roche, the French ambassador to Tehran, over the...
Russian poverty rate ticks down to 10.5 pct
Moscow (Russia), December 1: Russia's poverty rate stood at 10.5 percent at the end of the third quarter of 2022,...
EU proposes new rules to reduce wasteful packaging
Brussels (Belgium), December 1: The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a raft of measures aimed at reducing unnecessary and wasteful...
Samsung Heavy wins 331.3 bln-won order for 1...
Seoul (South Korea), November 30: South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Wednesday it has bagged a 331.3 billion-won...