S. Korea, U.S. to hold economic cooperation talks in Washington next week
Seoul (South Korea), December 9: Senior diplomats of South Korea and the United States will hold economic talks in Washington, D.C., next week to discuss...
Yoon hosts dinner for nat'l football team
Seoul (South Korea), December 9: President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted a dinner for the national football team on Thursday, saying he was deeply moved by...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases over 60,000 for 4th day as virus...
Seoul (South Korea), December 9: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases continued their weekly climb Friday, as the government mulls adjusting the indoor mask mandate even...
Malaria cases, deaths remain stable in 2021: WHO
Geneva (Switzerland), December 9: The global number of malaria cases and deaths generally remained stable in 2021, thanks to redoubled efforts by affected countries, the...
M23 kills 131 civilians in eastern DRC: UN
United Nations, December 9: In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians, including 17 women...
Israel's Netanyahu asks president to extend mandate to form gov't
Jerusalem (Israel), December 9: Israeli former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday asked President Isaac Herzog for an extension of the mandate to form a...
Mexico's inflation slows to 7.8 pct in November
Mexico City (Mexico), December 9: Mexico's annual inflation rate slowed to 7.8 percent through November year on year, due to a decrease in the price...
U.S. stocks rise, S&P 500 snaps 5-day losing streak
New York (US), December 9: Wall Street's major averages rose on Thursday, reclaiming some of the ground they had surrendered recently.
UN Security Council hails signing of political framework deal in Sudan
United Nations, December 9: The United Nations Security Council on Thursday welcomed the signing of a framework deal in Sudan to end political stalemate, and...
Russia, U.S. conduct prisoners swap
Moscow (Russia), December 9: Russian citizen Viktor Bout was exchanged for U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner on Thursday at the Abu Dhabi airport, the Russian...
U.S. dollar slips amid economic data
New York (US), December 9: The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Thursday as market participants digested a slew of economic data.
Convention on the Law of the Sea more relevant than ever: UN...
United Nations, December 9: As the ocean is "in dire straits," the landmark United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea adopted 40 years...
Dutch use less, import more gas as prices keep climbing
The Hague (Netherlands), December 9: Consumers and industries in the Netherlands scaled back their use of natural gas substantially between July and October, while the...
UK braces for Christmas disruptions as strikes extend
London (UK), December 9: The wave of strikes over pay that has hit the United Kingdom (UK) since the early days of December appears to...
EU, European development bank launch program to support Lebanon's small, medium enterprises
Beirut (Lebanon), December 9: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) announced on Thursday a new program to support...
Iranian president says U.S. acknowledges failure to stop Iran's oil exports
Tehran (Iran), December 9: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that the U.S. anger at Iran is due to the fact that Washington has...
FAO steps up emergency cash transfers for drought-hit Somalis
Mogadishu (Somalia), December 9: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Thursday it has scaled up emergency cash transfers to respond...
Gambian president appoints 3 judges
Banjul (Gambia), December 9: The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow has appointed three Gambian judges who were sworn in on Thursday at State House...
Iran blasts "unrestrained" Western weapons delivery for further complicating Ukraine's situation
Tehran (Iran), December 9: The Iranian foreign minister said Thursday that the "unrestrained" delivery of American and European weapons to Ukraine has further complicated the...
S. Korea issues advisory against hiring N.K. IT workers with disguised nationalities
Seoul (South Korea), December 8: South Korea on Thursday issued an interagency advisory against the hiring of North Korean information technology (IT) workers with disguised...
U.S. will continue holding joint exercises against N. Korean provocations: Kirby
Washington (US), December 8: The United States will continue to hold joint military exercises bilaterally and trilaterally with South Korea and Japan to enhance the...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 70,000 as gov't mulls adjusting indoor...
Seoul (South Korea), December 8: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases slightly dropped Thursday, as the government is considering adjusting the indoor mask mandate.
Over 2.6 mln Somali children vaccinated against polio, measles: UN
Mogadishu (Somali), December 8: The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday that 2.61 million children in Somalia...
UN says illicit trafficking in cultural property harms Africa's identity
Nairobi (Kenya), December 8: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said Wednesday the illicit trafficking in cultural property harms Africa's identity.
Violence in Sudan's Upper Nile State forces thousands of civilians to flee:...
United Nations, December 8: Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile State has forced many people to flee into Sudan or hide in swamps, a UN...
Congress swears in Dina Boluarte as Peru's new president
Lima (Peru), December 8: Peru's Congress on Wednesday swore in Vice President Dina Boluarte as the country's new president, complying with the line of succession,...
Peruvian police detain Castillo after congressional impeachment
Lima (Peru), December 8: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was detained Wednesday afternoon by security forces after unsuccessfully attempting to dissolve Congress, which subsequently voted to...