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Greek gov't calls on domestic violence victims to...
Athens (Greece), November 26: The Greek government launched a new public awareness campaign urging victims of domestic violence to speak...
Japanese gov't remains cautious view of economic recovery
Tokyo (Japan), November 26: The Japanese government on Thursday kept its view that the economic recovery from the COVID-19 fallout...
Afghan aid funds reach goal as financial system...
United Nations, November 23: Aid funding in Afghanistan reaches its goal as relief needs increase while the United Nations warns...
UN deputy chief calls for renewed global action...
United Nations, November 23: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Monday called for renewed global action against human trafficking.
Chile applies over 40 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses
Santiago (Chile), November 23: Chile has applied more than 40 million vaccine doses against COVID-19, Health Minister Enrique Paris said...
EU diplomats oppose Israeli settlement policy in West...
Ramallah (Palestine), November 23: Heads of missions and representatives from the European Union (EU) and like-minded countries on Monday...
White House to keep mask mandate as Washington,...
Washington (US), November 23: The White House will keep its mask mandate in place on its grounds even as the...
U.S. stocks end mixed as tech stocks overwhelmed...
New York (US), November 23: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday despite a high opening as rising Treasury bond yields...
Biden to nominate Jerome Powell for second term...
Washington (US), November 23: U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he intends to nominate Jerome Powell for a...
U.S. dollar extends gains as Fed chair Powell...
New York (US), November 23: The U.S. dollar further firmed up significantly in late trading on Monday as market participants...
UK records another 44,917 new coronavirus cases
London (UK), November 23: Britain registered 44,917 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country...
Putin, Draghi discuss Poland-Belarus border crisis over phone
Moscow (Russia), November 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the migrant crisis at the Poland-Belarus border, and bilateral energy cooperation...
N. Korea calls for glorifying Kim's era as...
Seoul (South Korea), November 22: North Korea has called for praising the era of leader Kim Jong-un as a large-scale...
Daily infections fall below 3,000, country's guard up...
Seoul (South Korea), November 22: South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 3,000 for the first time in six days...
N. Korea yet to reopen land border with...
Seoul (South Korea), November 22: North Korea has yet to reopen its land border with China amid indications of brisk...
UN chief calls for traffic safety with one...
United Nations, November 22: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for protection of life at a time when...
Venezuelans vote in regional, local elections
Caracas (Venezuela), November 22: President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela Pedro Calzadilla announced on Sunday that the...
Bulgaria's incumbent president wins presidential runoff: exit polls
Sofia (Bulgaria), November 22: Bulgaria's incumbent President Rumen Radev has convincingly won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to exit polls announced...
New Zealand reports 205 new community cases of...
Wellington (New Zealand), November 22: New Zealand reported 205 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday,...
71 refugees resettled from Libya to Canada: UN
Tripoli (Libya), November 22: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that it resettled 71 refugees from...
COVID-19 uncovers UK's vulnerability to whole-system emergencies: report
London (UK), November 22: The coronavirus pandemic exposed Britain's vulnerability to whole-system emergencies and left the British government unprepared, the...
General elections underway in Chile amid COVID-19 pandemic
Santiago (Chile), November 22: Presidential, parliamentary, and regional elections began in Chile on Sunday with high attendance at the polls...
S.Korean president's approval rating rises to 39.5 pct:...
Seoul (South Korea), November 22: South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating rose 2.2 percentage points over the week to...
Putin gets booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine
Moscow (Russia), November 22: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he had received a booster shot using the...
AU chairperson commends political agreement in Sudan
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), November 22: Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Sunday commended the latest...
N. Korea denounces U.N. resolution criticizing its human...
Seoul (South Korea), November 21: North Korea on Sunday rejected a draft U. N. resolution criticizing the country's human rights...
Iran condemns UK's decision to blacklist Palestine's Hamas
Tehran (Iran), November 21: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has condemned Britain's decision to declare the Palestinian Islamic Resistance...
