France, Belgium, and Germany reported their first cases of monkeypox after Australia, and several European and North American nations reported detecting the disease endemic in parts of Africa. French health authorities confirmed a monkeypox case in Paris, while the German …
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and United States (US) President Joe Biden toured a Samsung Electronics chip plant together on Friday as part of the latter’s first stop in his visit to Asia. A fact sheet released by the White …
Iran and Russia on Friday agreed to further cement their bilateral ties and accelerate cooperation in different fields between the two countries. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov stressed the …
McDonald’s will sell its restaurants in Russia to businessman Alexander Govor and rebrand under a new name in June. McDonald’s will keep its 850 chains of restaurants, jobs, connections with most suppliers, and menus. Govor has been a McDonald’s licensee …
Sri Lankan officials said police arrested two lawmakers on Wednesday for allegedly instigating mob violence that killed nine people and led the country into days of unrest. “There is direct evidence against the two MPs, and that is why they …
Prominent Egyptian actor and entertainer, Samir Sabri died at the age of 85 after a prolonged illness. Sabri’s Syndicate board member Ehab Fahmy announced his death early Friday and said all arrangements have been made for Sabri’s funeral ceremony. Sabri …
Turkey has called for a joint international cooperation to coordinate efforts to tackle the unprecedented refugee crises. “Migration is a global challenge and Turkey is hosting the world’s largest refugee population since 2014,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. In …
Recent official statistics revealed that the population of the European Union is declining due to lives lost during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. According to Eurostat’s annual Demography of Europe report, the number of people living in the 27-country bloc declined …
Taiwan donated $1 million to the Estonian Refugee Council (ERC), which would support displaced Ukrainians who have fled to Estonia. ERC, in a report by Eesti Rahvusringhääling – Estonian Public Broadcasting, announced that it has inked a cooperation agreement with …
Gasum, Finland’s state-owned gas wholesaler announced that Russia will stop delivering gas supplies starting Saturday. “On the afternoon of Friday, May 20, Gazprom Export informed Gasum that natural gas supplies to Finland under Gasum’s supply contract will be cut on …
