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N. Korean delegation to attend U.N. climate conference in Glasgow

Oct 22, 2021

S. Korea to temporarily cut fuel taxes amid rising oil prices

Oct 22, 2021

Some aid operations curtailed or closed due to volatile N. Ethiopia conflict: UN

Oct 22, 2021

UN chief urges public development banks to do more to "green the balance sheet"

Oct 22, 2021

Lebanese president says forensic audit of central bank begins

Oct 22, 2021

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Washington (US), October 22: Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that a large-scale trial of their COVID-19 vaccine booster showed it restored full protection against the...

NATO ministers agree on defense plan, investment in innovation

Oct 22, 2021

Brussels (Belgium), October 22: Defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) endorsed a plan on Thursday to defend against potential attacks on multiple...

Thousands of Afghans receive assistance within week: UN agency

Oct 22, 2021

Kabul (Afghanistan), October 22: Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance within a week from Oct. 11-17 across Afghanistan, a United Nations agency confirmed on...

Japan's Tokyo, Osaka plan to lift restrictions on eateries amid dwindling COVID-19 infections

Oct 22, 2021

Tokyo (Japan), October 22: The local governments in Japan's Tokyo and Osaka have planned to lift COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and bars next week in...

Merkel calls for dialogue with Poland at EU summit

Oct 22, 2021

Brussels (Belgium), October 22: Germany's outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called for dialogue between EU member states and Poland to settle a row over...

U.S. House votes to hold Trump's former adviser in contempt of Congress

Oct 22, 2021

Washington (US), October 22: The U.S. House voted Thursday to refer Steve Bannon, the onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump, to the Justice Department...

Trump creates new company in bid to regain social media presence

Oct 22, 2021

Washington (US), October 22: Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will launch a new media company with its own social media platform,...

Sudan's PM says demonstrations reaffirm Sudanese adherence to civil state

Oct 22, 2021

Khartoum (Sudan), October 22: Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the demonstrations, which took place in several cities of the country on Thursday, reaffirmed the...

N. Korea says its recent SLBM test-launch not targeting U.S.

Oct 21, 2021

Seoul (South Korea), October 21: North Korea said Thursday its recent test-firing of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was not targeted toward the United...

New virus cases slightly dip amid speedy vaccination campaign

Oct 21, 2021

Seoul (South Korea), October 21: South Korea reported fewer than 1,500 daily cases Thursday, continuing a downward trend since the fourth wave of the pandemic peaked in late September, due to the accelerating rate of vaccinations.