Yoon speaks by phone with Bento, Son after S. Korea's victory over...
Seoul (South Korea), December 4: President Yoon Suk-yeol had separate phone talks Saturday with the South Korean national team's head coach Paulo Bento and captain...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases under 50,000 on weekend
Seoul (South Korea), December 4: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 50,000 on Sunday amid lingering concerns over a surge in winter.
Iranian FM holds phone talk with EU foreign policy chief
Tehran (Iran), December 4: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Aabdollahian has held a phone conversation with EU foreign policy chief JosepBorrell on issues of mutual concerns,...
Malaysia reports 1,866 new COVID-19 infections, 6 more deaths
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), December 4: Malaysia reported 1,866 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,998,830, according to the health...
Cyprus expects 6 pct GDP growth in 2022: minister
Nicosia (Cyprus), December 4: The economy of Cyprus is projected to grow around 6 percent in inflation-adjusted terms in 2022, Finance Minister ConstantinosPetrides told Parliament...
Innovation empowers more inclusive world for persons with disabilities: UN chief
United Nations, December 4: Innovation and technology can be powerful tools for building an accessible and equitable world for all, including persons with disabilities, United...
Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures go lower
Chicago (US), December 4: CBOT agricultural futures ended the past week lower on slowing demand, Chicago-based research company AgResource said Saturday.
Japan's nursery school teachers arrested over abuse of infants
Tokyo (Japan), December 4: Three female teachers who previously worked at a nursery school in the central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, were arrested on Sunday...
Russia reports 6,669 new COVID-19 cases
Moscow (Russia), December 4: Russia registered 6,669 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 21,611,003, said the official monitoring...
Lao deputy PM hails Laos-China Railway as pride of Laos
Vientiane (Lagos), December 4: Lao Deputy Prime Minister SonexaySiphandone on Saturday hailed the Laos-China railway as a pride of Laos.
Swedish pension funds invest in cryptocurrency: media
Stockholm (Sweden), December 4: Swedish public pension funds have invested hundreds of millions of kronor in a cryptocurrency company that has lost 87 percent of...
UN refugee chief urges more support for vulnerable Lebanese, Syrian refugees
Beirut (Lebanon), December 4: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Saturday appealed for sustained international support to vulnerable Lebanese and refugees...
Iran begins construction of new nuclear power plant
Tehran (Iran), December 4: Iran began on Saturday the construction of a new nuclear power plant in its southwestern province of Khuzestan, Nour news agency...
Palestinian killed by Israeli border police in northern West Bank
Ramallah [Palestine], December 3: A Palestinian man was killed late Friday by the Israeli border police outside the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian...
Senior Yemeni security official killed in bomb blast
Aden [Yemen], December 3: A senior official of Yemen's security forces was killed in a bomb blast in the country's turbulent southern province of Abyan...
Turkish president, British PM discuss steps to enhance ties over phone
Istanbul [Turkey], December 3: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed steps to enhance ties and a series of regional...
Iran says continuation of attacks in Afghanistan not in region's interests
Tehran [Iran], December 3: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday strongly condemned recent attacks in Afghanistan, saying the continuation of "acts of terror" in...
UK COVID-19 cases rise above one million in a week again
London [UK], December 3: The number of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) has risen above one million once again, in a worrying sign...
Volvo's e-car sales soar in November
Stockholm [Sweden], December 3: Volvo Cars sold 11,644 fully electric vehicles in November, 332.4 percent more than in the same month last year, the company...
More delays to relaunch of damaged Swedish nuclear reactor
Stockholm [Sweden], December 3: A Swedish nuclear reactor that was taken off-grid in August will not be restarted until next year, utility company Vattenfall said...
EU plans to criminalize violation of sanctions against Russia
Brussels [Belgium], December 3: The European Commission on Friday proposed making the circumvention of the European Union's (EU) sanctions against Russia a criminal offense.
House prices drop 15 pct in Sweden
Stockholm [Sweden], December 3: House prices, pressed by rising interest rates and a weak economic situation, continued to drop in Sweden, and since its peak...
Ryanair November traffic up 10 pct to 11.2 mln passengers
Dublin [Ireland], December 3: Europe's largest budget airline Ryanair said on Friday that it carried a total of 11.2 million passengers in November, up nearly...
Czech detects 1st African swine fever case in 5 yrs
Prague [Czech Republic], December 3: The Czech Republic confirmed its first case of African swine fever for the first time in almost five years and...
Ford U.S. sales down in November
Chicago [US], December 3: Ford Motor Co. announced on its website Friday that it sold 146,364 new vehicles in the United States in November, down...
U.S. adds 263,000 jobs in November
Washington [US], December 3: U.S. jobs continued to see growth in November despite the most aggressive interest rate hikes in decades.
Blast kills 1, wounds 2 in Afghan capital
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 3: One person was killed and two others injured as a blast rocked a mosque near the office of the Hezb-e-Islami party...