UN conducts post-quake assessment in Afghanistan
United Nations, January 19: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is leading an inter-agency assessment team deployed to Qadis District of...
UN chief calls for end to violence in Sudan
United Nations, January 19: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Sudan to allow mediation efforts.
Over 4,000 Libyans receive COVID-19 vaccine booster shot
Tripoli (Libya), January 19: The Libyan National Center for Disease Control on Tuesday announced that a total of 4,166 people have received a third booster...
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard in 68.7 bln USD all-cash deal
San Fransisco (US), January 19: Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, a leading U.S. video game company, for 95 U.S. dollars...
Australia to rebate visa fees for int'l students, backpackers amid staff shortfalls,...
Canberra (Australia), January 19: Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said the government would rebate visa fees for international students and backpackers to support the...
Tonga volcano relief efforts face challenges: UN
United Nations, January 19: Relief efforts following the Tonga volcano eruption face the challenge of severed communications, falling ash closing the major airport and strict...
European Parliament elects Maltese Roberta Metsola as new president
Brussels (Belgium), January 19: Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola was on Tuesday elected as president of the European Parliament (EP), the third woman elected to the...
Russian, Iranian FMs discuss JCPOA, regional issues in telephone call
Moscow (Russia), January 18: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed the situation concerning the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in a telephone conversation with...
UN, agencies prepare relief efforts following Tonga volcano eruption
United Nations, January 18: The United Nations and its agencies are readying relief efforts for the remote South Pacific island nation of Tonga following the...
COVID-19 cases, deaths soar again at U.S. nursing homes
Washington (US), January 18: COVID-19 cases at U.S. nursing homes are rising to another peak amid the Omicron surge across the country, according to latest...
UN chief calls for diplomatic talks toward denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
United Nations, January 18: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for diplomatic talks between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and all parties concerned toward...
Mexico's economy growing despite spread of Omicron, says president
Mexico City (Mexico), January 18: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday said the pace of Mexico's economic recovery has remained on track despite...
Roundup: AIIB to stay open while following high standards, says president
New York (US), January 17: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will maintain its openness to cooperation, dialogue and global professionals while sticking to international...
Chile hits new record of daily COVID-19 cases with 9,454 infections
Santiago (Chile), January 17: Chile for the second consecutive day registered a record number of daily COVID-19 cases after reporting 9,454 infections in the last...
UN ready to assist Tonga after volcano eruption, tsunami
United Nations, January 17: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed his deep concern after reports of a tsunami and ash affecting Tonga following the...
French National Assembly adopts vaccine pass law
Paris (France), January 17: The French National Assembly, or the lower house of the Parliament, adopted on Sunday evening a law which will transform the...
Somali government spokesman injured in suicide car bombing attack in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (Somali), January 17: A Somali government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu was injured in a suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Sunday,...
Russian troops to stay near Ukrainian border amid NATO pressure: Kremlin
Moscow (Russia), January 17: Russia will station troops on its own territory near the Ukrainian border due to tensions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
Omicron disrupts recovery of U.S. travels, businesses
New York (US), January 17: The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is fueling the biggest infection wave and hampering economic recovery in the United States, as...
Libyan Presidency Council stresses commitment to supporting elections
Tripoli (Libya), January 16: The Deputy President of the Presidency Council of Libya, Abdullah Allafi, on Saturday stressed the council's support for holding the presidential...
Philippines logs 37,207 new COVID-19 cases, highest since outbreak
Manila (Philippines), January 15: The Philippines reported 37,207 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the highest one-day case count since the outbreak, pushing the number of...
Sri Lanka's economy expected to grow 5.5 pct in 2022: central bank...
Colombo (Sri Lanka), January 15: Sri Lanka is expected to record economic growth of 5.5 percent in 2022, with a recovery in its tourism sector,...
Russia busts hacker group on U.S. tip-off
Moscow (Russia), January 15: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday that it has detained a group of hackers for large-scale thefts, after...
Lavrov commends Russia-China cooperation on bilateral, int'l issues
Moscow (Russia), January 15: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday spoke highly of the "unique architecture of Russia-China ties" and Russia's and China's joint...
Downing Street apologizes to Queen Elizabeth for holding lockdown parties
London (UK), January 15: Downing Street has apologized to Queen Elizabeth II for hosting two staff parties on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral last...
EU excess mortality up 26.5 pct in Nov 2021: Eurostat
Brussels (Belgium), January 15: Excess mortality in the European Union (EU) reached 26.5 percent in November 2021, Eurostat, the EU's statistical agency, reported on Friday.
German GDP up 2.7 pct in 2021, still below pre-crisis level: Destatis
Berlin (Germany), January 15: Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 2.7 percent in 2021 compared with the previous year but was down 2.0 percent...