Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures stay firm

Chicago (US), November 6: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures stayed firm at a high level in the past week amid market volatility as...

Section of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway ready for trial operation

Jakarta (Indonesia), November 6: A trial section of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia has been ready for operating the EMU (Electric Multiple Units) trains...

Police squad first arrives at Itaewon crowd scene about 85 minutes later

Seoul (South Korea), November 6: A police squad first arrived at the scene of the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul nearly 85 minutes after the...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 40,000 amid 'twindemic' worries

Seoul (South Korea), October 6: South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 40,000 on Sunday amid concerns over a possible outbreak of a "twindemic"...

Yoon sends thank you letter to 2 surviving miners

Seoul (South Korea), November 6: President Yoon Suk-yeol sent a thank you letter and gifts to two miners who were rescued from a collapsed...

S. Korea to participate in Japan's fleet review for 1st time in...

Tokyo (Japan), November 6: A South Korean naval vessel was set to take part in Japan's international fleet review on Sunday for the first time...

Campaign for Malaysian general election begins after nomination day

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), November 6: Nominations for candidates seeking to contest the 222 seats making up the lower house of the Malaysian parliament as part...

Feature: Energy crisis in Poland stirs air pollution concerns

Warsaw (Poland), November 6: Polish energy expert Joanna Mackowiak-Pandera has recently moved the gas cooktop out of her kitchen and replaced it with induction hobs....

UN rights chief urges Musk to ensure human rights in Twitter management

Geneva (Switzerland), November 6: United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive...

WHO calls for 10.2 mln USD for response to cholera outbreak in...

Beirut (Lebanon), November 6: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that 10.2 million U.S. dollars are required for public health-related response to the...

Iran test-launches Qaem-100 satellite carrier

Tehran (Iran), November 6: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Saturday test-launched the three-stage solid fuel Qaem-100 satellite carrier, Iranian official IRNA news agency reported.

Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank: health ministry

Ramallah (Palestine), November 6: A Palestinian was killed and another seriously injured on Saturday in clashes with Israeli soldiers northeast of the central West Bank...

Malaysia reports 4,621 new COVID-19 infections, 1 more death

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), November 6: Malaysia reported 4,621 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,923,538, according to the country's...

World Insights: Fed's six consecutive rate hikes could further drag on U.S.,...

Beijing (China), November 6: The U.S. Federal Reserve recently announced the fourth consecutive three-quarter point interest rate hike in an attempt to cool white-hot inflation.

CIIE landmark initiative for intl' trade: Greek official

Athens (Greece), November 6: China continues to play a leading role in the world economy and the China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a landmark...

Egypt counts on COP27 to push developed countries to meet climate financial...

Cairo [Egypt], November 5: Egypt is counting on the upcoming 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27)...

Iran's FM urges Biden to end "hypocrisy"

Tehran [Iran], November 5: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian slammed on Friday "meddlesome remarks" by U.S. President Joe Biden, urging him to stop his hypocritical...

Explosion targets anti-terror operation in S. Yemen, 4 killed

Aden [Yemen], November 5: At least four soldiers of Yemen's government forces were killed in an explosion in the country's turbulent southern province of Abyan...

Lebanon calls for int'l support to fight cholera

Beirut [Lebanon], November 5: Lebanese Health Minister FirasAbiad on Friday called on donor countries and international institutions to support the country's hospitals in the fight...

Iranians hold massive rallies to protest against U.S. hegemony

Tehran [Iran], November 5: Iranians on Friday held massive outdoor rallies to mark the seizure of the U.S. Embassy to Iran in 1979, showing defiance...

Chinese companies receive attention at Turkish trade expo: business leader

Istanbul [Turkey], November 5: Chinese companies from a wide array of sectors have received "intense attention" at an international trade expo being held in Türkiye's...

Abbas urges U.S. to compel Israel to stop violations against Palestinians

Ramallah [Palestine], November 5: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called on the U.S. administration to compel Israel to stop its violations against the Palestinians...

Germany far from achieving climate targets for 2030: report

Berlin [Germany], November 5: Europe's largest economy is a long way from achieving its climate targets for 2030, according to a report by the German...

Chinese automaker Geely enters EU market

Budapest [Hungary], November 5: Chinese automaker Geely Auto Group has entered the European Union (EU) market by signing an agreement with Hungarian car importer Grand...

Ukrainian president meets with U.S. national security advisor

Kiev [Ukraine], November 5: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky on Friday met with visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to discuss further U.S. support for Ukraine,...

Portugal, Spain to duly present "Green Energy Corridor" plan to EU

Lisbon [Portugal], November 5: The Portuguese and Spanish governments announced Friday the decision to present the financing plan for the "Green Energy Corridor" with France...

Canada confirms 1,444 monkeypox cases

Ottawa [Canada], November 5: Canada has confirmed 1,444 cases of monkeypox, including 42 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said on Friday.