COVID-19 infection risk in Germany remains high despite falling cases
Berlin (Germany), August 20: The number of daily COVID-19 infections in Germany continues to fall, but the infection risk remains high, the country's Robert Koch...
U.S. admits COVID-19 response mistakes, but repeats them over monkeypox: NBC
New York (US), August 20: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky has conceded that her agency "did not reliably...
Denmark opens Rwanda office as part of new asylum center plan
Copenhagen (Denmark), August 19: The Danish government announced on Thursday the opening of a project office in Rwanda's capital Kigali, as part of the Nordic...
Ukrainian, Turkish presidents meet on cooperation, grain exports
Kiev [Ukraine], August 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday met with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss bilateral cooperation and the exports...
Top German court upholds mandatory measles vaccination for children
Berlin [Germany], August 19: Germany's compulsory measles vaccination for children in day-care centers and schools will remain in force, the country's Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG)...
Drought threatens Romania's agricultural production
Bucharest [Romania], August 19: Persisting drought threatens to reduce agricultural production in most of Romania's counties this year as thirsty cropland is expanding in...
Italy's COVID-19 infections rise again
Rome [Italy], August 19: Italy's coronavirus infection rate is on the rise again, reversing a month of declines to climb by 14.4 percent over the...
U.S. CDC acknowledges falling short in response to COVID-19
Los Angeles [US], August 19: The chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday acknowledged that the agency fell short...
Oil prices rally for second day
New York [US], August 19: Oil prices rose on Thursday, extending the gains they had scored in the prior session.
U.S. San Francisco faces surging hate crimes against AAPI community
San Francisco [US], August 19: Officials and Asian communities in San Francisco, in the western U.S. state of California, addressed the surging hate crimes against...
Canada's wheat price falls 20 pct in July
Ottawa [Canada], August 19: The price of wheat in Canada fell 20.4 percent in July, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
2 planes collide in U.S. airport, multiple fatalities feared
San Francisco [US], August 19: Multiple people have been reportedly killed after two planes collided while attempting to land in Watsonville, U.S. State of California,...
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran agree to simplify international freight traffic regime
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], August 19: Uzbekistan has agreed with Iran and Turkmenistan to simplify the regime of international freight traffic to Turkish and Iranian seaports, the...
Japan logs record high 255,534 daily COVID-19 cases
Tokyo [Japan], August 19: Japan logged a record daily high of 255,534 new COVID-19 cases Thursday as the country feared a strain on the medical...
Cambodia to host 54th ASEAN economic ministers' meeting, related meetings in mid-September
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 19: Cambodia will host the 54th ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Economic Ministers' meeting (54th AEM) and related...
Philippines logs 3,758 new COVID-19 cases, 48 deaths
Manila [Philippines], August 19: The Philippines reported 3,758 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to...
Myanmar reports 31 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], August 19: Myanmar confirmed 31 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 614,541, according to the Ministry...
CPEC brings era of green development to Pakistan under BRI: officials
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has brought an era of green development through green projects for future generations to have a...
Malaysia's vehicle sales down 23 pct month on month in July
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 19: Malaysia's vehicle sales slipped 23.03 percent to 48,922 units in July from 63,563 units in June, the Malaysian Automotive Association...
Lebanon never accepts permanent settlement of displaced Syrians: president
Beirut [Lebanon], August 18: Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday that Lebanon will never accept the permanent settlement of displaced Syrians inside the country...
Iraqi leaders call for dialogue to solve political deadlock
Baghdad [Iraq], August 18: Iraq's top officials and political leaders on Wednesday called on loyalists to prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to engage in a...
Turkish president, Israeli PM hold phone talk over decision to reinstate envoys
Ankara [Turkey], August 18: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid had a phone conversation on Wednesday after the two countries...
Finnish, Estonian FMs discuss Russian visa issue
Helsinki [Finland], August 18: The foreign ministers of Finland and Estonia met in Helsinki on Wednesday to discuss restrictions on visas for Russian citizens.
Sweden to subsidize electricity bill amid high prices
Stockholm [Sweden], August 18: The Swedish government on Wednesday unveiled a plan to subsidize electricity bills for households and businesses to ease the pain of...
Ukraine sets up crisis center over situation at Zaporizhzhia NPP
Kiev [Ukraine], August 18: Ukraine set up a crisis center to deal with the possible emergency situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) in...
Italy to see storms in north and central, scorching temperatures in south
Rome [Italy], August 18: The drought and extreme temperatures that have been afflicting Italy all summer are set to ease off in the north of...
Spain grapples with water shortages as heat, drought continue
Madrid [Spain], August 18: One of the hottest summers on record in Spain, coupled with the lowest rainfall since records began, has left the country...