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![UN refugee chief urges more support for vulnerable Lebanese, Syrian refugees](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/2Filippo_Grandi_dec4_wAFLFnK.jpg)
UN refugee chief urges more support for vulnerable...
Beirut (Lebanon), December 4: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Saturday appealed for sustained international support...
![Iran begins construction of new nuclear power plant](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/1Iran_dec4.jpg)
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...
![Palestinian killed by Israeli border police in northern West Bank](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/20Palestine_dec3.jpg)
Palestinian killed by Israeli border police in northern...
Ramallah [Palestine], December 3: A Palestinian man was killed late Friday by the Israeli border police outside the northern West...
![Senior Yemeni security official killed in bomb blast](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/19Yemen_dec3.jpg)
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...
![Turkish president, British PM discuss steps to enhance ties over phone](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/18turkey_dec3.jpg)
Turkish president, British PM discuss steps to enhance...
Istanbul [Turkey], December 3: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed steps to enhance ties...
![Iran says continuation of attacks in Afghanistan not in region's interests](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/17iran_dec3.jpg)
Iran says continuation of attacks in Afghanistan not...
Tehran [Iran], December 3: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday strongly condemned recent attacks in Afghanistan, saying the continuation...
![UK COVID-19 cases rise above one million in a week again](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/16covid_dec3.jpg)
UK COVID-19 cases rise above one million in...
London [UK], December 3: The number of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) has risen above one million once...
![Volvo's e-car sales soar in November](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/15car_dec3_crFLkw2.jpg)
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...
![More delays to relaunch of damaged Swedish nuclear reactor](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/14sweden_dec3.jpg)
More delays to relaunch of damaged Swedish nuclear...
Stockholm [Sweden], December 3: A Swedish nuclear reactor that was taken off-grid in August will not be restarted until next...
![EU plans to criminalize violation of sanctions against Russia](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/13eu_dec3_8HMPA93.jpg)
EU plans to criminalize violation of sanctions against...
Brussels [Belgium], December 3: The European Commission on Friday proposed making the circumvention of the European Union's (EU) sanctions against...
![House prices drop 15 pct in Sweden](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/12sweden_dec3.jpg)
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...
![Ryanair November traffic up 10 pct to 11.2 mln passengers](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/11Ryanair_dec3.jpg)
Ryanair November traffic up 10 pct to 11.2...
Dublin [Ireland], December 3: Europe's largest budget airline Ryanair said on Friday that it carried a total of 11.2 million...
![Czech detects 1st African swine fever case in 5 yrs](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/10fever_dec3.jpg)
Czech detects 1st African swine fever case in...
Prague [Czech Republic], December 3: The Czech Republic confirmed its first case of African swine fever for the first time...
![Ford U.S. sales down in November](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/9ford_dec3.jpg)
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...
![U.S. adds 263,000 jobs in November](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/8us_dec3.jpg)
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...
![Blast kills 1, wounds 2 in Afghan capital](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/7kabul_dec3.jpg)
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...
![Vietnam's firm establishment up 30.4 pct in 11 months](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/6Vietnam_dec3.jpg)
Vietnam's firm establishment up 30.4 pct in 11...
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 3: Approximately 137,800 enterprises were estimated to be formed in Vietnam in the first 11 months of...
Vietnam's phone export up 6.6 pct in 11...
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 3: Vietnam earned approximately 55.4 billion U.S. dollars from exporting phones and components in the first 11...
Thai central bank, BIS joint meeting focuses on...
Bangkok [Thailand], December 3: The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) jointly held a conference...
![Singapore reports 1,297 new COVID-19 cases](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/2covid_dec3.jpg)
Singapore reports 1,297 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, December 3: Singapore reported 1,297 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 2,170,498.
![Myanmar reports 20 new COVID-19 cases](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/1covid_dec3.jpg)
Myanmar reports 20 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], December 3: Myanmar confirmed 20 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...
![U.S. imposes sanctions on 3 N. Korean party officials related to weapons development program](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/20US_Treasury_dec2.jpg)
U.S. imposes sanctions on 3 N. Korean party...
Washington (US), December 2: The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday designated three North Korean officials who are members of...
![N.K. leader sends condolence message to China's Xi over former leader's death](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/19Kim_Jong_Un_dec2.jpg)
N.K. leader sends condolence message to China's Xi...
Seoul (South Korea), December 2: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a message of condolence to Chinese President Xi...
![S. Korea's consumer prices up 5 pct on-year in Nov., lowest in 7 months](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/18southkorea_dec2.jpg)
S. Korea's consumer prices up 5 pct on-year...
Seoul (South Korea), December 2: South Korea's on-year growth in consumer prices sharply slowed in November from a month earlier...
![Foreign firms refuse to sell medicine, medical equipment to Iran over U.S. sanctions: Iranian official](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/17Iran_dec2.jpg)
Foreign firms refuse to sell medicine, medical equipment...
Tehran (Iran), December 2: Head of the Food and Drug Organization of Iran said Thursday that some foreign companies have...
![Türkiye calls for U.S. understanding of possible operation in Syria](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/16Turkey_dec2.jpg)
Türkiye calls for U.S. understanding of possible operation...
Ankara (Turkey), December 2: Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar called on the United States on Thursday to show understanding for...
![Yahoo selects AWS as preferred public cloud provider for its advertising business](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/15yahoo_dec2.jpg)
Yahoo selects AWS as preferred public cloud provider...
San Francisco (US), December 2: Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, on Thursday announced that Yahoo has selected...