Malaysia reports 2,450 new COVID-19 infections, 5 new deaths
Kualam Lupur (Malaysia), November 20: Malaysia reported 2,450 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,965,666, according to the health...
Roundup: U.S. Long Beach highlights shared benefits of supply chain cooperation with...
Los Angeles (US), November 20: U.S. port officials and Chinese representatives met Friday in Long Beach, California, to discuss bilateral cooperation amid ongoing global supply...
S. Korea reaches grim milestone of 30,000 COVID-19 deaths
Seoul (South Korea), November 20: South Korea surpassed the milestone of 30,000 COVID-19 deaths Sunday as the country is bracing for another virus wave in...
U.S. attorney general names special counsel in investigations relating to Trump
Washington (US), November 20: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday the appointment of a special counsel to oversee investigations relating to former President...
APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting concludes with adoption of declaration, Bangkok Goals
Bangkok [Thailand], November 20: Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies issued a declaration and endorsed an outcome document on Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy...
Iran vows countermeasures after IAEA's approval of anti-Iran resolution
Tehran (Iran), November 20: Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday vowed to take countermeasures after the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy...
Voting for general elections begins in Nepal
Kathmandu (Nepal), November 20: Nepalis went to the polls on Sunday morning for elections to the House of Representatives of the federal parliament and seven...
Iranian FM says foreign military presence threatens regional energy security
Tehran (Iran), November 20: The presence of foreign military forces has threatened energy security in the regional waters, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on...
CBOT agricultural futures go lower
Chicago (US), November 20: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures went lower in the past week on lukewarm demand.
UN concerned about violence in South Sudan
Juba (South Sudan), November 20: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Saturday said it was deeply concerned about the violence in Upper...
Russia reports 5,445 new COVID-19 cases
Moscow (Russia), November 20: Russia registered 5,445 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 21,531,012, said the official monitoring...
Bulgaria detains 5 suspects over links to deadly Istanbul bombing
Sofia (Bulgaria), November 20: Bulgarian authorities have detained five suspects over connection with the deadly bomb attack in Istanbul, the country's prosecution authority said Saturday.
No single party or coalition gains simple majority in Malaysia's national polling
Kuala lupur (Malaysia), November 20: No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early...
.Korea, U.S. conduct joint air drills involving U.S. strategic bombers
Seoul (South Korea), November 20: South Korea and the United States on Saturday conducted joint air drills near the Korean Peninsula, involving two U.S. strategic...
S. Africa welcomes COP27 outcomes
Johannesburg (South Africa), November 20: The South African government on Saturday welcomed the draft outcomes text to the 27th Conference of the Parties of the...
Tunisia, France ink financing agreement worth 200 mln euros
Tunis (Tunisia), November 20: Tunisia and France on Saturday signed a 200-million-euro (about 206.9 million U.S. dollars) deal to meet Tunisia's financing needs on the...
Tanzania, South Africa launch joint cultural festival
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), November 20: A senior Tanzanian government official on Friday night launched the Tanzania-South Africa joint cultural festival in Dar es Salaam.
Iran busts "armed terrorist team" in NW province
Tehran [Iran], November 19: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Friday that it has busted an "armed terrorist team" in the northwestern province...
Intelligence officer killed in stabbing attack in W. Iran
Tehran [Iran], November 19: An Iranian intelligence officer was killed in a stabbing attack in the western Iranian city of Sahneh on Friday, according to...
Israel welcomes Azerbaijan's decision to open embassy in Tel Aviv
Jerusalem [Israel], November 19: The Israeli government welcomed on Friday the "historic" decision by the Azerbaijani parliament to open an embassy in Tel Aviv, as...
ECB to carry on with rate hikes to fight inflation
Frankfurt [Germany], November 19: The European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde on Friday reiterated the central bank's determination to fight record high inflation, but...
Russia reports 5,546 new COVID-19 cases
Moscow [Russia], November 19: Russia has registered 5,546 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 21,525,567, said the official...
Erdogan, Zelensky discuss Ukraine grain export deal
Istanbul [Turkey], November 19: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky discussed a deal of exporting grain from Ukraine, Türkiye's presidential...
Ukraine to reduce planting areas under winter grains by 20-30 pct
Kiev [Ukraine], November 19: Ukraine will reduce the planting areas under the winter grains by 20 percent to 30 percent this year due to the...
UN chief, Zelensky discuss Ukraine grain deal's impact on least developed countries
United Nations, November 19: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, and discussed the future of the...
Finnish gov't allocates 139 mln euros for building security fence
Helsinki [Finland], November 19: The Finnish government has proposed 139 million euros (452 million U.S. dollars) in funding for the first phase of building a...
Ukrainian PM, EU top official discuss Russia-Ukraine conflict, fresh aid
Kiev [Ukraine], November 19: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and visiting European Commission's Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis on Friday discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict...