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6 killed, many injured as vehicle overturns in Myanmar

6 killed, many injured as vehicle overturns in...

Yangon [Myanmar], October 6: Six people were killed and many others were injured on Wednesday after a six-wheeled vehicle overturned...

Kyrgyzstan elects new parliament speaker

Kyrgyzstan elects new parliament speaker

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], October 6: The parliament of Kyrgyzstan elected a new speaker, NurlanbekShakiev, at a meeting on Wednesday.

Myanmar reports 465 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 465 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], October 6: Myanmar confirmed 465 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...

Malaysia ratifies CPTPP trade agreement

Malaysia ratifies CPTPP trade agreement

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 6: Malaysia has officially ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the...

UN chief urges Colombian gov't, guerrilla group to seize opportunity for ending deadly conflict

UN chief urges Colombian gov't, guerrilla group to...

United Nation, October 5: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit around 35,000 amid rising reinfections

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit around 35,000...

Seoul (South Korea), October 5: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit around 35,000 on Wednesday, a rebound from the previous...

Biden condemns N. Korea's missile launch: White House

Biden condemns N. Korea's missile launch: White House

Washington (US), October 5: U.S. President Joe Biden strongly condemned North Korea's firing of a long-range ballistic missile in a...

U.S. condemns N. Korea's missile launch as unacceptable threat, vows to take int'l actions

U.S. condemns N. Korea's missile launch as unacceptable...

Washington (US), October 5: The United States strongly condemned North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile Tuesday, calling it...

Unification minister meets German president, discusses N.K. denuclearization, unification

Unification minister meets German president, discusses N.K. denuclearization,...

Berlin (Germany), October 5: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed "full support" for South Korea's "audacious initiative" designed to help North...

Allies fire 4 missiles into East Sea in response to N. Korea's provocation: military

Allies fire 4 missiles into East Sea in...

Seoul (South Korea), October 5: South Korea and the United States fired four ground-to-ground missiles into the East Sea on...

2 confirmed, more suspected cholera cases in Haiti: UN

2 confirmed, more suspected cholera cases in Haiti:...

United Nations, October 5: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned about the people in Haiti after the confirmation of...

Dow jumps over 800 points as Wall Street posts big back-to-back gains

Dow jumps over 800 points as Wall Street...

New York (US), October 5: U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday, extending a strong fourth quarter start, after a bruising three-quarter...

Iran says "successfully" launches indigenous space tug into suborbital

Iran says "successfully" launches indigenous space tug into...

Tehran (Iran), October 5: Iran launched on Tuesday an indigenous space tug capable of shifting satellites and spaceborne cargo with...

Iraqi political impasse must be resolved through dialogue: UN envoy

Iraqi political impasse must be resolved through dialogue:...

United Nations, October 5: UN special envoy for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on Tuesday called on Iraqi leaders to engage in...

Canada sets up recovery fund for Hurricane Fiona

Canada sets up recovery fund for Hurricane Fiona

Ottawa (Canada), October 5: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday the creation of the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund.

Zambia to meet bondholders on restructuring

Zambia to meet bondholders on restructuring

Lusaka (Zambia), October 5: The Zambian government will soon meet bondholders of a 750 million-U.S.-dollar Eurobond, which matured last month,...

Ford September U.S. sales down 8.9 percent

Ford September U.S. sales down 8.9 percent

Chicago (US), October 5: Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that it sold 142,644 vehicles in the United States in...

NASA targets Wednesday for Crew-5 launch to ISS

NASA targets Wednesday for Crew-5 launch to ISS

Los Angeles (US), October 5: The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX are targeting Wednesday, Oct. 5,...

U.S. reports over 26,000 monkeypox cases

U.S. reports over 26,000 monkeypox cases

Los Angeles (US), October 5: Over 26,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the United States as of Monday,...

Zelensky signs decree ruling out negotiations with Putin

Zelensky signs decree ruling out negotiations with Putin

Kiev (Ukraine), October 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to put into effect the decision of the National...

Jordan signs 100-mln-USD loan with OPEC Fund to enhance food security

Jordan signs 100-mln-USD loan with OPEC Fund to...

Amman (Jordan), October 5: Jordan on Tuesday secured a 100-million U.S. dollar loan from OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)...

Nigeria probes fire incidents at oil wells

Nigeria probes fire incidents at oil wells

Abuja (Nigeria), October 5: Nigerian authorities on Tuesday said an investigation has been launched into fire incidents affecting two oil...

Ugandan president drops military commander after controversial social media post on Kenya

Ugandan president drops military commander after controversial social...

Kampala (Uganda), October 5: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday sacked Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Commander of Land Forces, after the latter...

Elon Musk offers to proceed with Twitter buyout deal: Report

Elon Musk offers to proceed with Twitter buyout...

Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): In a surprise turn of events in the Twitter buyout saga, Tesla CEO Elon Musk...

Palestinian PM criticizes Britain's intention to move embassy to Jerusalem

Palestinian PM criticizes Britain's intention to move embassy...

Ramallah [Palestine],October 4: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said on Monday that Britain's intention to move its embassy in Israel...

Educational level of Finnish youth falls below OECD average

Educational level of Finnish youth falls below OECD...

Helsinki [Finland],October 4: The educational level of Finnish young people of working age has fallen below the average of other...

Hungary adopts new laws to gain EU funds

Hungary adopts new laws to gain EU funds

Budapest [Hungary],October 4:The Hungarian parliament adopted the first batch of two laws on Monday in order to gain access to...