Biden renews call to ban assault weapons

Washington [US], November 25:U.S. President Joe Biden renewed his call to ban assault weapons on Thursday.

Japan revises up coincident index for September

Tokyo [Japan], November 25: The Japanese government on Thursday revised up its composite index of coincident economic indicators for September.

Myanmar reports 22 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], November 25: Myanmar confirmed 22 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 633,118, according to the Ministry...

SME fair highlights women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 25:Bangladesh's largest National Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fair began in the capital of Dhaka on Thursday with a view to promoting...

Australian police seize 15 mln USD of cannabis, charge 6

Sydney [Australia], November 25:Six people will face court in Australia's southwestern state of New South Wales (NSW) on Friday after being charged for the cultivation...

Sudan records 26 deaths due to dengue fever

Khartoum [Sudan], November 24: Sudanese health authorities on Wednesday announced the recording of 26 death cases due to an outbreak of dengue fever.

Türkiye seizes assets of FTX's former CEO, affiliates

Ankara [Turkey], November 24: Turkish authorities have seized the assets of FTX's former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried amid a probe into the major cryptocurrency exchange, the...

Chinese tech firm, eWTP Arabia Capital sign agreement to promote digital transformation

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia],November 24:China's Kunlun Digital Technology and eWTP Arabia Capital (eWTPA) signed on Wednesday a memorandum of cooperation in Riyadh to promote the digital...

2 Palestinians shot by Israeli soldiers die from wounds: medics

Ramallah [Palestine],November 24: Two Palestinians on Wednesday died of the wounds sustained from Israeli soldiers' gunfire around the northern West Bank city of Nablus, said...

Russia reports 5,631 new COVID-19 cases

Moscow [Russia], November 24: Russia registered 5,631 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 21,550,982, said the official monitoring...

Putin says Russia ready to export more fertilizers

Moscow [Russia], November 24: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow is ready to expand the supply of fertilizers and work with all...

Romanian border police find migrants in truck full of chemicals

Bucharest [Romania], November 24: Border police in western Romania on Wednesday found 26 migrants from Syria and Turkey trying to leave for the Schengen area...

Slovenia increases 2023 budget deficit to offset energy crisis

Ljubljana [Slovenia], November 24:The Slovenian parliament on Wednesday passed budget plans for 2023 and 2024 that will strongly increase the deficit next year, due to...

Finland updates COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for children

Helsinki [Finland], November 24: The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has updated its recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccines for children younger...

Shooting at U.S. supermarket kills six people, gunman also dead

Washington [US], November 24: A shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake of U.S. state of Virginia late Tuesday night killed six people, according to police...

UM consumer sentiment index falls in November

Chicago [US], November 24: The Consumer Sentiment Index released Wednesday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers fell to 56.8 in the November...

U.S. oil imports, exports up last week

Houston [US], November 24: Both U.S. crude oil imports and exports increased during the week ending Nov. 18, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Wednesday.

Oil prices drop amid mixed U.S. inventory data

New York [US], November 24:Oil prices fell noticeably on Wednesday as traders digested the newly released U.S. fuel inventory data.

U.S. stocks rise as Fed minutes signal smaller rate hikes ahead

New York [US], November 24: U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes boosted market sentiment.

Myanmar reports 21 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], November 24: Myanmar confirmed 21 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 633,096, according to the Ministry...

Singapore reports 1,688 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, November 24:Singapore reported 1,688 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the country's total tally to 2,158,709.

3 IS members detained in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], November 24:Three members of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group have been detained in Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the country's State Committee...

Iran to draw up roadmap with Belarus to strengthen economic ties

Tehran [Iran], November 23: Iran's first vice president said on Tuesday that Tehran and Minsk will draw up a roadmap for expanding economic and trade...

Germany warns of violence escalation after Türkiye's military operations in Syria, Iraq

Ankara [Turkey], November 23: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Tuesday expressed Germany's solidarity with Türkiye in the latter's fight against terrorism, but stressing that...

Boat with 430 migrants on board docks in Crete after dramatic rescue

Athens [Greece], November 23:A fishing boat believed to be carrying at least 430 migrants was safely towed to the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday...

Russia launches new icebreaker to expand Arctic shipment

Moscow [Russia], November 23: Russia launched its latest nuclear-powered icebreaker Yakutia on Tuesday in a persistent bid to better use the Arctic shipping route leading...

France, Germany call for "renewed impetus" in European industrial policy

Paris [France], November 23: France and Germany called on Tuesday for a European Union (EU) industrial policy that enables European companies to thrive at the...