U.S. long COVID victims seek Congressional relief
Denver [US], October 2: A Colorado teen hospitalized since 2020 with unrelenting COVID-19 conditions has become a poster child for millions of Americans afflicted by...
Singapore reports 3,510 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, October 2: Singapore reported 3,510 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 1,911,417.
Defector group sends propaganda balloons to N. Korea
Paju (South Korea), October 2: An anti-Pyongyang group of North Korean defectors said Sunday they released eight giant balloons carrying face masks, Tylenol pills and...
New virus cases under 30,000 for 3rd day amid waning virus wave
Seoul (South Korea), October 2: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 30,000 for the third straight day Sunday as the virus wave has been...
SoftBank chief visits Seoul amid Samsung-Arm merger speculation
Seoul (South Korea), October 2: SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son arrived in Seoul on Saturday amid speculation he could meet Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman...
Feature: French people prepare for energy shortages this winter
Paris (French), October 2: Earlier this year, the French government announced it was expecting energy shortages during the upcoming winter due to reduced gas flows...
Yemen's warring parties receive UN proposal for truce extension
Aden (Yemen), October 2: An updated UN proposal calling for an extension of the existing truce set to expire on October 2 has been received...
Czech gov't parties win Senate elections
Prague (Czech Republic), September 2: The leading government coalition party, the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), won the most seats in this year's Senate elections, according...
Myanmar reports 473 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon (Myanmar), October 2: Myanmar confirmed 473 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 623,639, according to the Ministry...
PLO warns of settlement expansion ahead of upcoming Israeli elections
Ramallah (Palestine), October 2: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday warned that the Israeli settlement construction took "center stage" in the electoral campaigns of the...
OPEC+ to hold first in-person ministerial meeting since early 2020
Vienna (Austria), October 2: The OPEC+ oil cartel will meet in Vienna at the ministerial level on Oct. 5 to discuss future output strategy, according...
PM's party wins Latvian parliamentary elections: exit poll
Riga (Latvia), September 2: Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins' center-right party New Unity on Saturday won the Baltic country's parliamentary elections, an exit poll conducted...
Portugal changes visa regime for foreign jobseekers
Lisbon [Portugal], October 1: Foreign citizens seeking work in Portugal can stay in the country for six months under a new visa regime announced by...
Avian flu detected in Lisbon
Lisbon [Portugal], October 1: A new outbreak of avian flu has been confirmed at a commercial unit for raising turkeys in the Portuguese capital Lisbon,...
NASA reveals first image of Jupiter's moon Europa from Juno spacecraft
Los Angles [US], October 1: NASA has revealed the first picture of Jupiter's ice-encrusted moon Europa, which was taken by the Juno spacecraft as it...
Ian makes landfall in U.S. South Carolina as Category 1 hurricane
Washington [US], October 1: Ian made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the coast of the southeastern U.S. state of South Carolina on Friday...
Hurricane Ian destroys 8,583 hectares of crops in western Cuba
Havana [Cuba], October 1: Hurricane Ian destroyed 8,583 hectares of cropland in western Cuba, the weekly Tribuna de La Habana reported Friday.
Number of active U.S. drilling rigs up this week
Houston [US], October 1: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States rose to 765 this week, up by one from the previous...
NASA shifts Crew-5 launch to ISS due to Hurricane Ian
Los Angeles [US], October 1: The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than noon next Wednesday, Oct. 5,...
Oil prices drop as demand worries prevail
New York [US], October 1: Oil prices fell on Friday as traders worried about a deteriorating demand outlook.
U.S. Congress approves stopgap funding bill ahead of gov't shutdown deadline
Washington [US], October 1: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a stopgap funding bill to fund the government through mid-December, following a Senate...
Dow sinks 500 points following hot U.S. inflation report
New York [US], October 1: U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, as investors were worried about the prospect of further central bank tightening following another...
Annual airshow returns to skies over Southern California
Los Angeles [US], October 1: The Pacific Airshow, one of the largest airshows in the United States, returned to the skies over Southern California this...
Chinese embassy in Vietnam holds online celebration for China's National Day
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 1: The Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on Friday held an online event celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's...
Myanmar extends COVID-19 restrictions until end of October
Yangon [Myanmar], October 1: Myanmar will extend its COVID-19 preventive measures until Oct. 31, according to the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for...
6.0-magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia, no casualty reported
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 1: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Indonesia's western province of North Sumatra on Saturday morning, and there were no...
Suicide blast kills 19, wounds 27 in Afghan capital
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 1: At least 19 people were killed and 27 others wounded on Friday in a suicide explosion that rocked an education center...