Roundup: U.S. under pressure in curbing monkeypox outbreak as caseload tops 20,000
Los Angeles (US), September 8: More than three months into the monkeypox outbreak, over 20,000 monkeypox cases have been confirmed in the United States, according...
Russia's travel ban covers more EU officials
Moscow (Russia), September 8: More officials from the European Union (EU) have been banned from entering Russia in response to Brussels' sanctions against Russia and...
Yoon gov't OKs civic group's plan for aid to N. Korea for...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: South Korea has approved a civic group's plan to send nutritional aid to North Korea, a unification ministry official said...
Russia asks N. Korea for ammunition, indicating challenges in Ukraine war: Pentagon
Washington (US), September 7: Russia has reached out to North Korea and Iran, a U.S. defense department spokesperson said Tuesday, in its apparently desperate search...
N. Korea calls U.S. human rights abuse accusations 'grave provocation'
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: North Korea bristled Wednesday at the United States having taken issue with its human rights situation, calling the move a...
(Busan Expo Bid) S. Korean biz circles campaign across globe for Busan...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: Major South Korean business enterprises, including Samsung, SK and Hyundai, are stepping up their campaign across the globe for Korea's...
S. Korea's current account surplus plunges as goods balance turns red amid...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: South Korea posted a current account surplus for the third straight month in July, but the surplus plunged as the...
Yoon says to designate typhoon-hit Pohang as special disaster zone
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he will designate the southeastern city of Pohang hit by Typhoon Hinnamnor as a special...
UN, humanitarian agencies sound alarm over Somalia famine
Geneva (Switzerland), September 7: Officials from various United Nations (UN) and humanitarian agencies on Tuesday sounded alarms for Somalia as the risk of famine increases...
U.S. stocks fall as investors assess Fed's policy path
New York (US), September 7: U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday, extending the losses they had suffered lately.
Egypt reaffirms support for Palestinian cause
Cairo (Egypt), September 7: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met on Tuesday with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo over the latest developments of the...
Italy greenlights Omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster shots
Rome (Italy), September 7: The Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) on Tuesday gave its approval to the distribution of two coronavirus vaccines specifically tailored to confront...
Bolivia records nearly 100 monkeypox cases in over a month
La Paz (Bolivia), September 7: Monkeypox cases continue to rise in Bolivia, approaching 100 infections in a month and five days, according to the latest...
Pakistan floods still affect over 33 mln people: UN
Geneva (Switzerland), September 7: The aftermath of Pakistan's devastating floods is continuing to impact over 33 million people, including Afghan refugees, a United Nations (UN)...
Vietnamese delegation visits Israel for agricultural cooperation
Jerusalem (Israel), September 7: A Vietnamese government delegation is visiting Israel to discuss cooperation in agriculture and agricultural technology, the Israeli Ministry of Economy and...
Americans increasingly concerned about political violence: poll
New York (US), September 7: Against a backdrop of so much concern that democracy is under threat, Americans also see a rising potential for political...
Britain's new PM prioritizes economy, energy, health service
London (UK), September 7: Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Tuesday that she will prioritize economic growth, tackling the energy crisis and improving...
IAEA urges establishing security protection zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Kiev (Ukraine), September 7: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday called for the establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone around...
N. Korean leader holds meeting on disaster prevention amid concern about typhoon...
Seoul (South Korea), September 6: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chaired a meeting to review his country's disaster prevention and response system, Pyongyang's state media...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 100,000 amid virus slowdown
Seoul (South Korea), September 6: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 100,000 on Tuesday, marking a moderate decline from a week ago, as the...
S. Korean trade minister arrives in U.S. for talks on Inflation Reduction...
Washington (US), September 6: South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun arrived in the U.S. on Monday for talks on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that...
Typhoon Hinnamnor exits S. Korea into waters near Ulsan, leaving 1 missing
Seoul (South Korea), September 6: Super Typhoon Hinnamnor moved out of South Korea early Tuesday morning about 2 1/2 hours after making landfall on the...
Fires break out at POSCO plants in Pohang
Pohang (South Korea), September 6: Multiple fires broke out at steel plants of POSCO in the southeastern city of Pohang on Tuesday, residents and company...
Malaysia reports 1,486 new COVID-19 infections, 4 new deaths
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), September 6: Malaysia reported 1,486 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,792,942, according to the Health...
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses backup power line: IAEA
Vienna (Austria), September 6: The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is disconnected from its backup power line Monday but continues to receive the electricity...
Indonesia, Philippines agree to strengthen maritime security in border areas
Jakarta (Indonesia), September 6: Indonesia and the Philippines signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intensifying maritime security cooperation on the waters of...
Russia cancels visa-free travel for Japanese to disputed islands
Moscow (Russia), September 6: Russia has terminated an agreement with Tokyo on facilitating visits by Japanese citizens to the four disputed Pacific islands, a government...