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 of Khuzestan, Nour news agency...
Palestinian killed by Israeli border police in northern West Bank
Ramallah [Palestine], December 3: A Palestinian man was killed late Friday by the Israeli border police outside the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian...
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 turbulent southern province of Abyan...
Turkish president, British PM discuss steps to enhance ties over phone
Istanbul [Turkey], December 3: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed steps to enhance ties and a series of regional...
Iran says continuation of attacks in Afghanistan not in region's interests
Tehran [Iran], December 3: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday strongly condemned recent attacks in Afghanistan, saying the continuation of "acts of terror" in...
UK COVID-19 cases rise above one million in a week again
London [UK], December 3: The number of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom (UK) has risen above one million once again, in a worrying sign...
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 month last year, the company...
More delays to relaunch of damaged Swedish nuclear reactor
Stockholm [Sweden], December 3: A Swedish nuclear reactor that was taken off-grid in August will not be restarted until next year, utility company Vattenfall said...
EU plans to criminalize violation of sanctions against Russia
Brussels [Belgium], December 3: The European Commission on Friday proposed making the circumvention of the European Union's (EU) sanctions against Russia a criminal offense.
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 Sweden, and since its peak...
Ryanair November traffic up 10 pct to 11.2 mln passengers
Dublin [Ireland], December 3: Europe's largest budget airline Ryanair said on Friday that it carried a total of 11.2 million passengers in November, up nearly...
Czech detects 1st African swine fever case in 5 yrs
Prague [Czech Republic], December 3: The Czech Republic confirmed its first case of African swine fever for the first time in almost five years and...
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 United States in November, down...
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 decades.
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 office of the Hezb-e-Islami party...
Vietnam's firm establishment up 30.4 pct in 11 months
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 3: Approximately 137,800 enterprises were estimated to be formed in Vietnam in the first 11 months of this year, posting an increase...
Vietnam's phone export up 6.6 pct in 11 months
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 3: Vietnam earned approximately 55.4 billion U.S. dollars from exporting phones and components in the first 11 months of this year, according...
Thai central bank, BIS joint meeting focuses on addressing financial challenges
Bangkok [Thailand], December 3: The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) jointly held a conference here on Friday to discuss...
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
Yangon [Myanmar], December 3: Myanmar confirmed 20 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 633,281, according to the Ministry...
U.S. imposes sanctions on 3 N. Korean party officials related to weapons...
Washington (US), December 2: The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday designated three North Korean officials who are members of the ruling Workers' Party over...
N.K. leader sends condolence message to China's Xi over former leader's death
Seoul (South Korea), December 2: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a message of condolence to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the death of...
S. Korea's consumer prices up 5 pct on-year in Nov., lowest in...
Seoul (South Korea), December 2: South Korea's on-year growth in consumer prices sharply slowed in November from a month earlier at the lowest level in...
Foreign firms refuse to sell medicine, medical equipment to Iran over U.S....
Tehran (Iran), December 2: Head of the Food and Drug Organization of Iran said Thursday that some foreign companies have refused to sell medicine and...
Türkiye calls for U.S. understanding of possible operation in Syria
Ankara (Turkey), December 2: Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar called on the United States on Thursday to show understanding for a possible new Turkish ground...
Yahoo selects AWS as preferred public cloud provider for its advertising business
San Francisco (US), December 2: Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, on Thursday announced that Yahoo has selected AWS as its preferred public...
African leaders commit to accelerating continent's industrialization
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 2: African leaders have committed to "far-reaching and firm decisions" to accelerate industrialization as well as economic diversification and trade on...