Morocco tightens border control to curb COVID-19 pandemic
Rabat (Morocco), November 14: Morocco announced on Saturday to strengthen the control measures for access to its territory, as part of efforts to curb the...
Brazil call-up Edenilson for WC qualifier against Argentina
BrasÃlia (Brazil) Nov 13: Central midfielder Edenilson has been called up to Brazil's squad for their FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifier against Argentina, the Brazilian...
Int'l community calls for free, fair, inclusive, credible elections in Libya
Paris (France) Nov 13: Participants in the Paris International Conference for Libya, chaired Friday by France, called for the holding of free, fair, inclusive and...
Russian diplomat qualifies U.S. "democracy summit" as "chimerical"
Moscow (Russia) Nov 13: The so-called Summit for Democracy proposed by the United States will be "another chimerical instrument" meant to show that the West...
Qatar to represent U.S. interests in Afghanistan, says Blinken
Washington DC (USA) Nov 13: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday Qatar has agreed to represent U.S. interests in Afghanistan following the...
U.S. job openings remain exceptionally high in September
Washington DC (USA) Nov 13: U.S. job openings remained exceptionally high at more than 10 million in September while the number of Americans quitting their...
UN climate conference to continue into Saturday afternoon: COP26 president
Scotland (UK) Nov 13: Alok Sharma, president of the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, said Friday that he expected the...
Iran reports 7,322 new COVID-19 cases, 6,027,269 in total
Tehran (Iran) Nov 13: The Iranian health ministry reported on Friday 7,322 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,027,269.
All China-Laos Railway stations in Laos conclude debut shows
Vientiane (Laos) Nov 13: All the 10 China-Laos railway stations in Laos have concluded their debut shows, the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) told Xinhua...
China urges U.S. to correctly view mutually beneficial nature of ties
Beijing (China) Nov 13: The United States should correctly view the mutually beneficial nature of China-U.S. relations, and adopt a rational and pragmatic policy toward...
Xi urges APEC openness, cooperation amid COVID-19 pandemic
Beijing (China) Nov 13: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday attended the 28th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing via video link,...
Xi chairs symposium to seek non-Communists' opinions on key CPC resolution
Beijing (China) Nov 13: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has chaired a symposium to solicit non-Communists' views...
Beijing Stock Exchange to start trading on Nov. 15
Beijing (China) Nov 13: The newly-established Beijing Stock Exchange, intended to meet the financing needs of innovation-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country,...
New infections above 2,300 for 3rd day amid growing concerns over serious...
Seoul (South Korea), November 12: South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 2,300 for the third consecutive day Friday, and the number of serious cases...
N. Korea calls for efforts to achieve economic goals under five-year plan
Seoul (South Korea), November 12: North Korea urged its people Friday to make utmost efforts to accomplish the country's five-year economic plan under the spirit...
UN chief mourns death of former South African President de Klerk
United Nations, November 12: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday mourned the death of former South African President F.W. de Klerk, a Nobel Peace Prize...
UN seeks quick release of staffers and contract truckers in Ethiopia
United Nations, November 12: The United Nations is appealing to the Ethiopian government for the immediate release of an unprecedented number of detained staffers and...
Iran urges regional cooperation to tackle security problems
Tehran (Iran), November 12: The best way to overcome regional problems is to work out mechanisms specific to regional traits through the participation of all...
Erdogan says blaming Turkey for refugee crisis "real ingratitude"
Ankara (Turkey), November 12: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of "lying" about the refugee crisis.
EU drug agency recommends 2 anti-COVID-19 medicines
The Hague (Netherlands), November 12: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the authorization of two medicines for the treatment of COVID-19.
Sudanese army chief issues decree forming transitional Sovereign Council
Khartoum (Sudan), November 12: General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday issued a constitutional decree forming a transitional Sovereign Council,...
Roundup: U.S. sustains COVID-19 vaccination campaign amid disputes on vaccine, mask mandates
New York (US), November 12: The political battle over COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates continued in the United States, as the federal government pushed through...
U.S. court pauses release of Trump White House records sought by House...
Washington (US), November 12: A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused the release of the Donald Trump administration records sought by the House...
Cambodia's COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpasses 87 pct: PM
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), November 12: Cambodia has administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 14.01 million people, or 87.6 percent of its 16-million...
Dozens of illegal migrants released from detention in Libya: UNHCR
Tripoli (Libya), November 12: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday said that 57 illegal migrants have been released from a detection...
Daily COVID-19 infections in Germany exceed 50,000 for 1st time
Berlin (Germany), November 12: Daily COVID-19 infections in Germany reached a new all-time high on Thursday as 50,196 new cases were registered within one day,...
EU's Green Deal will fail if anyone is left behind: European Commissioner
Athen (Greece), November 12: The key prerequisite for the success of the EU's Green Deal is just transition with everyone on board the effort, Virginijus...