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Malaysia reports 3,024 new COVID-19 infections, 8 more deaths

Malaysia reports 3,024 new COVID-19 infections, 8 more...

Kuala Lupur (Malaysia), November 26: Malaysia reported 3,024 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to...

9.4 mln people in South Sudan expected to require aid next year: UN

9.4 mln people in South Sudan expected to...

United Nations, November 26: An estimated 9.4 million people - an increase of 500,000 - will need assistance and protection...

Roundup: U.S. embraces Black Friday amid 3rd year of pandemic

Roundup: U.S. embraces Black Friday amid 3rd year...

New York (US), November 26: Millions of Americans are expected to visit brick-and-mortar stores on the Friday after Thanksgiving as...

Roundup: UN calls for eliminating violence against women, girls

Roundup: UN calls for eliminating violence against women,...

United Nations, November 26: The United Nations on Friday called for efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls (VAWG)...

Roundup: EU ministers seek to de-escalate tension over migration

Roundup: EU ministers seek to de-escalate tension over...

Rome (Italy), November 26: European Union (EU) interior ministers met in an extraordinary session in Brussels on Friday to discuss...

UK hit by waves of labor action over pay, conditions

UK hit by waves of labor action over...

London (UK), November 26: Recurring strikes by nurses, university staff and postal workers, among others, have caused chaos in the...

Italy sees new surge in COVID-19 cases

Italy sees new surge in COVID-19 cases

Rome (Italy), November 26: Italy has reported yet another outbreak of COVID-19, with the transmission rate rising above 1.0 again,...

Iran steps up military presence near Iraqi borders against "separatist" threats

Iran steps up military presence near Iraqi borders...

Tehran (Iran), November 26: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has stepped up military presence near the western and northwestern...

WFP accelerates humanitarian operations in northern Ethiopia

WFP accelerates humanitarian operations in northern Ethiopia

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), November 26: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said it has delivered over 2,400...

Thwarted coup attempt in Sao Tome and Principe: PM

Thwarted coup attempt in Sao Tome and Principe:...

Sao Tome (Sao Tome and Príncipe), November 26: A coup attempt was thwarted late Thursday in Sao Tome and Principe,...

Over 183,000 refugees, asylum seekers benefit from education in Ethiopia

Over 183,000 refugees, asylum seekers benefit from education...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 25: The Ethiopian government said over 183,000 refugees and asylum seekers residing in the country have...

Three schoolgirls killed in dormitory fire in northern Tanzania

Three schoolgirls killed in dormitory fire in northern...

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], November 25: At least three schoolgirls were killed on Wednesday night and 29 others were injured...

Türkiye tells Russia to continue military response in northern Syria

Türkiye tells Russia to continue military response in...

Ankara [Turkey], November 25:Turkish army will continue responding to the "attacks" on Türkiye from northern Syria.

Saudi Arabia approves 700-mln-USD development plan for Darin and Tarout Island

Saudi Arabia approves 700-mln-USD development plan for Darin...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia],November 25: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud approved on Thursday a 2.64-billion-Saudi riyal (700-million-U.S....

UN urges more support for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

UN urges more support for Palestinian refugees in...

Beirut [Lebanon], November 25: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on Thursday called for more support to help...

Israeli researchers invent invisible face mask to protect against viruses

Israeli researchers invent invisible face mask to protect...

Jerusalem [Israel], November 25: Israeli researchers have developed an invisible face mask that protects users from coronavirus, Middle East Respiratory...

Houthi drone attack kills 3 gov't soldiers in S. Yemen

Houthi drone attack kills 3 gov't soldiers in...

Aden [Yemen], November 25: Three Yemeni government soldiers were killed in the southern province of Dhalea on Thursday in a...

China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv celebrates 5th founding anniversary

China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv celebrates 5th...

Jerusalem [Israel], November 25: A concert was held on Thursday at the China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, Israel to...

Poland to receive EU recovery fund: PM

Poland to receive EU recovery fund: PM

Warsaw [Poland], November 25:Poland would receive support from the EU post-pandemic recovery fund within a year and a half, Polish...

EU heads for December agreement on gas price cap

EU heads for December agreement on gas price...

Brussels (Belgium),November 25: Any agreement on the European Commission's proposal to cap the price of imported gas will be postponed...

COVID-19 booster vaccine protects against hospitalization in Denmark: report

COVID-19 booster vaccine protects against hospitalization in Denmark:...

Copenhagen [Denmark], November 25: A decrease in new hospitalizations for the coronavirus in Denmark has been attributed to the booster...

Four killed in shooting in southern Russia

Four killed in shooting in southern Russia

Moscow [Russia], November 25: A gunman shot dead three people before committing suicide in Russia's southern city of Krymsk on...

Russian strategic bombers patrol over Barents, Norwegian seas

Russian strategic bombers patrol over Barents, Norwegian seas

Moscow [Russia], November 25: Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Barents...

Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Austrian interior ministers discuss illegal migration|

Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Austrian interior ministers discuss illegal...

Prague [Czech Republic], November 25: The interior ministers of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria met in Prague on...

U.S. conspiracy theorist ruled to pay nearly 50 mln USD over false claims about school shooting

U.S. conspiracy theorist ruled to pay nearly 50...

Houston [US], November 25: A federal judge in the U.S. state of Texas on Wednesday ruled that conspiracy theorist and...

Biden renews call to ban assault weapons

Biden renews call to ban assault weapons

Washington [US], November 25:U.S. President Joe Biden renewed his call to ban assault weapons on Thursday.

Japan revises up coincident index for September

Japan revises up coincident index for September

Tokyo [Japan], November 25: The Japanese government on Thursday revised up its composite index of coincident economic indicators for September.