Spain to start administering 4th dose of anti-COVID vaccine
Madrid (Spain), September 9: Spain will start to administer the fourth dose of vaccine against COVID-19 on Sept. 26, said the Ministry of Health on...
Botswanan President Masisi congratulates Kenyan President-elect Ruto
Gaborone (Botswana), September 9: President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana on Thursday joined world leaders in congratulating Kenyan President-elect William Ruto.
POSCO aims to restart stalled furnaces in Pohang on Saturday
Seoul (South Korea), September 8: POSCO, South Korea's top steelmaker, said Thursday it aims to restart stalled furnaces in Pohang this weekend, which have remained...
N. Korea holds key parliamentary meeting without leader Kim
Seoul (South Korea), September 8: North Korea has convened a key parliamentary session to discuss and adopt laws on rural development and landscaping, state media...
S. Korea, U.S. agree to launch high-level talks on U.S. Inflation Reduction...
Washington (US), September 8: South Korea and the United States have agreed to quickly launch ministerial level talks on ways to minimize damage from the...
Yoon to meet with U.S. Vice President Harris in Seoul on Sept....
Seoul (South Korea), September 8: President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Seoul on Sept. 29 and discuss the bilateral...
Yoon says he is not paying attention to opposition push to investigate...
Seoul (South Korea), September 8: President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday he is not in a situation to pay attention to the main opposition party's push...
Burundi's president inaugurates China-constructed Ruzibazi hydropower dam
Bujumbura (Burundi), September 8: Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Tuesday inaugurated the Ruzibazi hydropower dam constructed with Chinese financial and technical assistance.
Chile's economy to grow 1.75 to 2.25 pct in 2022, central bank...
Santiago (Chile), September 8: Chile's economy will grow between 1.75 percent and 2.25 percent in 2022, and it will expand below its potential for several...
UN humanitarians strive to deliver aid in Ethiopia amid challenges
United Nations, September 8: UN humanitarians said Wednesday they have been making relief efforts in Ethiopia despite the challenges of hostilities and drought in the...
Heatwaves to worsen air quality, additional "climate penalty": WMO
Geneva (Switzerland), September 8: Severe, long-lasting heatwaves and more frequent wildfires could lead to even worse air quality, an additional "climate penalty" for hundreds of...
First LatAm conference on peacekeeping held in Peru
Lima (Peru), September 8: Peru's President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday hosted the Latin American and Caribbean's first conference on United Nations peacekeeping operations, aiming to...
Chilean president reshuffles cabinet after rejection of proposed constitution
Santiago (Chile), September 8: Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday replaced six cabinet ministers after voters rejected the proposed new constitution in a referendum Sunday.
Israel gets back 2,600-year-old rare papyrus from U.S. private owner
Jerusalem (Israel), September 8: An exceptionally rare papyrus document of about 2,600 years old has been returned to Israel after its private owner in the...
OPEC+ oil output cut aims to promote market stability: Saudi minister
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), September 8: The Saudi Arabian energy minister said the decision of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies,...
Apple introduces Apple Watch Ultra
San Francisco (US), September 8: Apple on Wednesday announced Apple Watch Ultra with new design and features for extreme environments.
Zambia pushes for deferment of Eurobond payment
Lusaka (Zambia), September 8: The Zambian government said Wednesday that it was engaging its bondholders on the deferment of Eurobond payments in view of the...
Ethiopia earns over 560 mln USD from gold exports in 2021/2022 fiscal...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), September 8: Ethiopia has earned more than 560 million U.S. dollars in revenue from gold exports during the last Ethiopian 2021/2022 fiscal...
UNICEF warns of malnutrition crisis in Somalia as famine looms
Mogadishu (Somalia), September 8: The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, has expressed concern about the malnutrition crisis in Somalia amid a looming famine.
Italy's retail sales up in July: ISTAT
Rome (Italy), September 8: Retail sales in Italy climbed higher in July, though increases in value continued to grow faster than volume amid rising prices,...
New Zealand logs 1,653 new COVID-19 community cases, 12 more deaths
Wellington (New Zealand), September 8: New Zealand recorded 1,653 new community cases of COVID-19 and 12 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health...
Roundup: U.S. under pressure in curbing monkeypox outbreak as caseload tops 20,000
Los Angeles (US), September 8: More than three months into the monkeypox outbreak, over 20,000 monkeypox cases have been confirmed in the United States, according...
Russia's travel ban covers more EU officials
Moscow (Russia), September 8: More officials from the European Union (EU) have been banned from entering Russia in response to Brussels' sanctions against Russia and...
Yoon gov't OKs civic group's plan for aid to N. Korea for...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: South Korea has approved a civic group's plan to send nutritional aid to North Korea, a unification ministry official said...
Russia asks N. Korea for ammunition, indicating challenges in Ukraine war: Pentagon
Washington (US), September 7: Russia has reached out to North Korea and Iran, a U.S. defense department spokesperson said Tuesday, in its apparently desperate search...
N. Korea calls U.S. human rights abuse accusations 'grave provocation'
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: North Korea bristled Wednesday at the United States having taken issue with its human rights situation, calling the move a...
(Busan Expo Bid) S. Korean biz circles campaign across globe for Busan...
Seoul (South Korea), September 7: Major South Korean business enterprises, including Samsung, SK and Hyundai, are stepping up their campaign across the globe for Korea's...