Wheat prices up again due to tighter supplies in U.S.: FAO
Rome [Italy], November 5: World wheat prices rose by 3.2 percent in October partially due to tighter supplies from the U.S. following a downward...
Canada's employment rises in October
Ottawa [Canada], November 5: Canada's employment rose by 108,000, or 0.6 percent, in October, recouping losses observed from May to September while the unemployment rate...
EDF signs binding agreement to acquire GE Steam Power's nuclear activities
Paris [France], November 5: American multinational conglomerate General Electric Company (GE) and French electric company EDF on Friday signed a deal for EDF to acquire...
New Omicron subvariants make up over 35 pct of U.S. COVID-19 cases
Los Angeles [US], November 5: New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 accounted for over 35 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States this week,...
U.S. stocks rise as investors assess jobs report
New York [US], November 5: U.S. equities rallied on Friday, as Wall Street digested the October jobs report, assessing its implications to the Federal Reserve's...
Mexican senate condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba
Mexico City [Mexico], November 5: Mexico's Senate has condemned the United States' financial and commercial blockade against Cuba, Senator Citlalli Hernandez Mora said Friday.
Indonesian authority approves home-made Inavac as COVID-19 vaccine
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 5: Indonesia's food and drug authority BPOM has approved the emergency use authorization for the Inavac COVID-19 vaccine as primary for the...
Myanmar reports 125 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], November 5: Myanmar confirmed 125 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 632,139, according to the Ministry...
Foreign arrivals surge in Nepal
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 5: Foreign tourist arrivals in Nepal have more than tripled in the first 10 months of 2022 than the whole year of...
China-Brunei joint venture holds blood donation campaign
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], November 5: Hengyi Industries SdnBhd, a China-Brunei petrochemical joint venture, held a blood donation drive here to support Brunei's blood banks,...
Brunei issues coins commemorating official naming of sea-crossing bridge
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], November 5: Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) announced on Friday that it will be issuing commemorative coins in gold, silver and...
Namibia to introduce HPV vaccine to teenagers for cervical cancer prevention
Windhoek [Namibia], November 4: Namibia has approved the procurement and introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the country's expanded program on immunization...
African officials say unlocking climate financing key agenda at COP27
Nairobi [Kenya], November 4: Unlocking financing to help African countries deal with the climate crisis will be a key agenda at the upcoming 27th Conference...
UN says hunger crisis in South Sudan escalating amid climate change, conflict
Juba [Sudan], November 4: The hunger and malnutrition crisis in South Sudan has escalated, fueled by climate-induced disasters like flooding alongside civil strife, the United...
2 killed in highway "riots" in Iran: media
Tehran [Iran], November 4: At least two people were killed and a number of others injured in "riots" on a highway near Iran's capital Tehran...
Israeli imports from China rise 28.3 pct from Jan. to Sept
Jerusalem [Israel], November 4: Israeli imports of goods from China, excluding diamonds, rose by 28.2 percent year on year to 9.83 billion U.S. dollars in...
Palestinian PM says Israel must end occupation of Palestinian territories
Nablus [West Bank], November 4: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said on Thursday that the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian territories must end...
Iran has "absolute readiness" to end nuke talks soon: FM
Tehran [Iran], November 4: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday that his country has "absolute readiness" to conclude nuclear talks "as soon as...
Gaza militants fire rocket into southern Israel: military
Jerusalem [Israel], November 4: Militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said in a statement.
UN food organization signs deal to support Lebanon's wheat cultivation plan
Beirut [Lebanon], November 4: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on Thursday signed an agreement with Lebanon to provide 500,000 U.S....
Ukraine denies undertaking new commitments under grain agreement
Kiev [Ukraine], November 4: Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said Thursday that the country keeps its commitment not to use the grain corridor for...
Germany's largest gas importer Uniper posts 40 bln euro net loss
Berlin [Germany], November 4: Germany's largest gas importer Uniper recorded a net loss of 40 billion euros (39 billion U.S. dollars) in the first nine...
IAEA finds no sign of undeclared nuclear activities in Ukraine
Vienna [Austria], November 4: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday that its experts have completed inspections at three locations in Ukraine, and...
Russian strategic submarine test-fires ballistic missile
Moscow [Russia], November 4: Russia's newest nuclear-powered submarine Generalissimo Suvorov test-launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday.
Most French people worried about level of inflation: survey
Paris [France], November 4: More than nine out of ten French people are concerned over the level of inflation in France, French business news channel...
At least 281 cops shot in U.S. in 2022: police group
London [UK], November 4: The number of cops shot in the United States so far this year has jumped by more than 10 percent compared...
New U.S. cancer drug prices increase 53 pct in 5 yrs: report
London [UK], November 4: The annual price of a newly-launched cancer drug in the United States averaged 283,000 U.S. dollars last year, a 53 percent...