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Israel's Netanyahu asks president to extend mandate to...
Jerusalem (Israel), December 9: Israeli former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday asked President Isaac Herzog for an extension of...
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...
U.S. stocks rise, S&P 500 snaps 5-day losing...
New York (US), December 9: Wall Street's major averages rose on Thursday, reclaiming some of the ground they had surrendered...
UN Security Council hails signing of political framework...
United Nations, December 9: The United Nations Security Council on Thursday welcomed the signing of a framework deal in Sudan...
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...
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...
Convention on the Law of the Sea more...
United Nations, December 9: As the ocean is "in dire straits," the landmark United Nations Convention on the Law of...
Dutch use less, import more gas as prices...
The Hague (Netherlands), December 9: Consumers and industries in the Netherlands scaled back their use of natural gas substantially between...
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...
EU, European development bank launch program to support...
Beirut (Lebanon), December 9: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) announced on Thursday...
Iranian president says U.S. acknowledges failure to stop...
Tehran (Iran), December 9: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that the U.S. anger at Iran is due to...
FAO steps up emergency cash transfers for drought-hit...
Mogadishu (Somalia), December 9: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Thursday it has scaled up...
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...
Iran blasts "unrestrained" Western weapons delivery for further...
Tehran (Iran), December 9: The Iranian foreign minister said Thursday that the "unrestrained" delivery of American and European weapons to...
S. Korea issues advisory against hiring N.K. IT...
Seoul (South Korea), December 8: South Korea on Thursday issued an interagency advisory against the hiring of North Korean information...
U.S. will continue holding joint exercises against N....
Washington (US), December 8: The United States will continue to hold joint military exercises bilaterally and trilaterally with South Korea...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 70,000 as...
Seoul (South Korea), December 8: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases slightly dropped Thursday, as the government is considering adjusting the...
Over 2.6 mln Somali children vaccinated against polio,...
Mogadishu (Somali), December 8: The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday that...
UN says illicit trafficking in cultural property harms...
Nairobi (Kenya), December 8: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said Wednesday the illicit trafficking in cultural...
Violence in Sudan's Upper Nile State forces thousands...
United Nations, December 8: Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile State has forced many people to flee into Sudan or...
Congress swears in Dina Boluarte as Peru's new...
Lima (Peru), December 8: Peru's Congress on Wednesday swore in Vice President Dina Boluarte as the country's new president, complying...
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...
Saudi approves 2023 budget with 4.26-bln-USD surplus
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), December 8: The Saudi cabinet approved on Wednesday the state budget with a surplus of 16 billion...
Iraqi PM opens int'l book fair in Baghdad
Baghdad (Iraq), December 8: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Wednesday opened the third edition of the Iraq International...
U.S. crude supplies down, other petroleum data mixed
Houston (US), December 8: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.6 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending...
Finland introduces new ways to monitor COVID-19 deaths
Helsinki (Finland), December 8: Finland is set to change its method of collecting data deaths caused by COVID-19 infections from...
Turkish FM urges U.S. to finalize F-16 sale...
Istanbul (Turkey), December 8: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that the sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets...