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Serbia's PM Brnabic nominated to remain at helm
Belgrade (Siberia), August 28: The current Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic got Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's nomination on Saturday to...
Iran, Nigeria sign agreements to expand energy cooperation
Tehran (Iran), August 28: Iran and Nigeria signed agreements here on Saturday to expand energy cooperation, Iran's Oil Ministry's news...
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to grid
Kiev [Ukraine], August 27: The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) in southern Ukraine has been reconnected to the electricity grid,...
China-built Peljesac Bridge gives major boost to Croatia
Komarna[Croatia], August 27: The Peljesac Bridge in the south of Croatia, built by a Chinese consortium led by the China...
Six people injured after van drives into Brussels...
Brussels [Belgium], August 27:A van crashed into the terrace of a cafe in central Brussels on Friday, injuring six people,...
Low Rhine water levels continue to hamper inland...
Berlin [Germany], August 27: Inland navigation on the Rhine is set to become even more difficult, with already low water...
Finland, Sweden, Türkiye hold 1st mechanism-based talks over...
Helsinki [Finland], August 27: The three-country permanent joint mechanism between Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden convened for the first time in...
UM consumer sentiment index rises 13 pct in...
Chicago [US], August 27: The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers rose...
Only half of booster-eligible adults in U.S. get...
Los Angeles [US], August 27: Only half of booster-eligible adults in the United States have gotten a COVID-19 booster shot,...
Boeing invests to help expand innovation center in...
San Francisco [US], August 27: Boeing announced Friday that it is investing 5 million U.S. dollars to help expand the...
U.S. reports about 80,000 weekly child COVID-19 cases
Los Angeles [US], August 27:About 80,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States for the week ending Aug....
Canada confirms 22,922 new COVID-19 cases in one...
Ottawa [Canada], August 27: Canada confirmed 22,922 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Aug. 14-20, the Public Health Agency...
Canada confirms 1,228 monkeypox cases
Ottawa [Canada], August 27:The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed 1,228 cases of monkeypox including 32 hospitalisations in the...
Woman carrying fetus without skull protests after abortion...
Houston (Texas) [US], August 27: A woman carrying a fetus without a skull but denied abortion protested at the State...
Vietnam reports 3,195 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 26: Vietnam recorded 3,195 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down by 151 from Thursday, according to its...
Rescuers recover 3 bodies in Indonesian boat accident
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 27: Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of three missing crew members of a boat that capsized...
Singapore reports 2,132 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, August 27: Singapore reported 2,132 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,829,361.
Myanmar reports 44 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], August 27: Myanmar confirmed 44 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally...
120th joint patrol on Mekong River concludes
Kunming [China],August 27: Three Chinese law-enforcement vessels returned to a port in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, concluding the...
China, Cambodia vow to strengthen cooperation between legislatures
Beijing [China], August 27: Wang Chen, vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with Cheam Yeap,...
Philippines logs 2,986 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths
Manila [Philippines], August 27: The Philippines reported 2,986 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases...
APEC meeting focuses on efforts to balance health,...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 27: Health ministers, high-level officials and experts from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies on Friday agreed...
Dutch railway workers strike as pay talks fail
The Hague [Netherlands], August 26: Employees of the Dutch Railways (NS) have gone on strike in parts of the Netherlands,...
ICOM announces new definition of museum
Prague [Czech Republic], August 26: The International Council of Museums (ICOM) on Thursday announced a new definition of a museum...
Apple introduces second Impact Accelerator class on environmental...
San Francisco [US], August 26:Apple on Thursday introduced its second Impact Accelerator class -- a cohort of 16 Black, Hispanic/Latinx,...
NASA's Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet...
Los Angeles [US], August 26: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in...
U.S. GDP in Q2 revised up to 0.6...
Washington [US], August 26: The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of...
