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Snowfall, freezing weather leave three kids dead in Afghanistan
Faizabad, Nov 30Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed the lives of three children in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, a local official said on Saturday.Australia announces humanitarian support for Philippines following tropical storms
Canberra, Nov 30The Australian government has announced humanitarian assistance to support the Philippines' recovery from a devastating series of tropical storms.Italy for full respect for all religions in Bangladesh: Ambassador Bartoli
Mumbai, Nov 30Antonio Bartoli, Ambassador of Italy to India, on Saturday, called for respect for Hindus and all minorities in Bangladesh, joining a global outcry over recent attacks on these co...
Trump's tariff threat should be taken seriously: Trudeau
Ottawa, Nov 30Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said incoming US President Donald Trump's threats on tariffs should be taken seriously.Atlantic hurricane season ending, leaving widespread damage in US: Report
New York, Nov 30The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close on Saturday, bringing to an end a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, and death and destruction hundre...Russia launches Kondor-FKA radar satellite into orbit
Vladivostok, Nov 30Russia successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome of Russia's Far East early Saturday, placing the Kondor-FKA No. 2 radar satellite into its de...Gaza faces 'most intense' civilian bombardment since WWII: UNRWA
Gaza, Nov 30The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that Gaza endured the most intense civilian bombardment in the past year since Worl...Danish PM urges better worker safety after fatal biogas plant accident
Oslo, Nov 30Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called for improved working conditions for foreign labourers following a fatal accident at a biogas plant on Funen Island earlier this week...Zelensky says ready to end conflict in exchange for NATO membership: Report
Kyiv, Nov 30Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced his readiness to end the 'hot phase' of the conflict with Russia in exchange for Ukraine's membership in the North Atl...South Korea, Japan reaffirm security cooperation amid Sado mine row
Seoul, Nov 30South Korea and Japan held a joint meeting of senior diplomats and defence officials and reaffirmed the importance of their security cooperation, Seoul's Foreign Ministry sai...Ukrainian PM confirms $100 million loan from South Korea
Seoul, Nov 30Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed that Ukraine has received a US$100 million loan from South Korea aimed at supporting the social sector.North Korean leader meets Russia's Defence chief, vows continued support for Moscow's war efforts
Seoul, Nov 30North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met Russia's visiting Defence Minister and expressed his support for Russia's war efforts against Ukraine, Pyongyang's state med...Capriotti's Unveils "25 Days of Deals" for the Holiday Season
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 30, 2024Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, renowned nationwide for its award-winning handcrafted subs and cheesesteaks, is ushering in the holiday season with a spectacular, month-long event...Slovenia records highest unemployment rate in over 3 years
Ljubljana, Nov 30Slovenia's unemployment rate rose to 4.9 per cent in October, the highest level recorded since March 2021, the country's Statistical Office reported.US Mammoth Mountain sees most snow for November since 2010
New York, Nov 30Mammoth Mountain in the western US state of California has experienced its snowiest November since 2010, with a huge storm dumping nearly 50 inches on the Eastern Sierra resort ea...
US retailers use Trump tariff threats to urge shoppers to buy more: Report
New York, Nov 30Many US businesses are urging customers to buy now before President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs potentially raise costs and prices, local media reportedRomania's Constitutional Court delays ruling on first-round election annulment to December 2
Bucharest, Nov 30Romania's Constitutional Court (CCR) announced that it has delayed its ruling on the annulment of the first-round results of the November 24 presidential election to December...Gabon's Constitutional Court confirms results of constitutional referendum
Libreville, Nov 30Dieudonne Aba'a Owono, President of Gabon's Constitutional Court, announced the final results of the constitutional referendum held on November 16, confirming the victor...Iran denies allegation of violating Chemical Weapons Convention
Tehran, Nov 30Iran's permanent mission to the UN in New York has firmly rebutted claims suggesting that the nation had breached the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the official news age...Millions of Americans facing frigid temperatures, snow
New York, Nov 30A blast of Artic air was set to unleash bone-chilling temperatures into the weekend across much of the central and eastern United States, said various weather reports.Hungarian PM nominates Varga as national bank governor
Budapest, Nov 30Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has nominated Finance Minister Mihaly Varga as the next governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB).African officials root for resilient livestock systems to tackle hunger crisis
Nairobi, Nov 30The establishment of small-holder livestock systems that can withstand climatic shocks, pests, diseases, and habitat loss holds the key to alleviating poverty, hunger, and malnutr...Iranian, Syrian FMs discuss radical groups' resurgence
Tehran, Nov 30Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held a phone talk with his Syrian counterpart Bassam Sabbagh, exchanging views on the latest developments in Syria, Iran's state...British lawmakers vote in favour of assisted dying bill
London, Nov 30The British parliament voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people, a measure that has sparked divided opinions across the country.SADC observers assess strengths, gaps of Namibia's general elections
Windhoek, Nov 30The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF-SADC), an independent regional organisation of election management bodies, has described the recently concluded Namibia elec...Presidential candidates sign peace pact ahead of Ghana's general elections
Accra, Nov 30Presidential candidates in Ghana's general elections signed a pact, pledging to ensure peace before, during, and after the polls.
Japanese PM pledges cross-party coordination in parliament to achieve policies
Tokyo, Nov 30Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that he will seek to build consensus across party lines as his minority government looks for opposition support to achieve policy goals afte...Syrian army says repelling major offensive by radical rebels
Damascus, Nov 30The Syrian army announced that its forces successfully repelled a large-scale offensive by armed groups from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the rural regions of Aleppo and Idli...Germany provides technical, financial support to Bangladesh
Dhaka, Nov 30Bangladesh and Germany signed two financial and technical agreements on development cooperation worth more than 180 million euros ($190.8).As Trump gets ready for a second term, Putin calls him an 'intelligent' and 'experienced' leader
Moscow, Nov 29US President-elect Donald Trump's plan of "ending the war" in Russia - a key promise made during his election campaign - has got a major boost with the Russian Pres...Mpox cases in Africa near 60,000 as 20 countries affected: Africa CDC
Addis Ababa, Nov 29The number of monkeypox cases reported so far this year in Africa has surpassed 59,200 as the number of affected countries reached 20, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and P...UNECA, AU ink cooperation accord to promote Africa's development
Addis Ababa, Nov 29The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD) have signed a memoran...Over 463,000 affected, 15 dead in Sri Lanka due to adverse weather
Colombo, Nov 29Over 463,000 people have been affected by rain-related disasters in Sri Lanka starting from November 22, the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC) revealed on Friday.Floods displace over 98,000, kill three in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 29Worsening floods have displaced 98,129 people and killed three across several states in Malaysia as of 8 pm local time on Friday.Tanzania's ruling party wins landslide victory in civic polls
Dar Es Salaam, Nov 29Tanzania's ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), won a landslide victory by securing 99.01 per cent of village chairperson positions in local government elections held on ...Romanian PM announces withdrawal from presidential race regardless of vote recount result
Bucharest, Nov 29Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has announced that he is withdrawing from the presidential race, even if a court-ordered recount proves he was disadvantaged in the first ro...Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO for a second term
Geneva, Nov 29Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed on Friday to appoint incumbent Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to a second term, according to a press release from the or...Senegalese president calls on France to shut down military bases
Dakar, Nov 29Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has said that the presence of French military bases on Senegalese territory is "not compatible" with the sovereignty his admin...HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths surging in Western Pacific: WHO
Manila, Nov 29HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths are on the rise in the Western Pacific region, reversing years of progress in the fight against the epidemic, the World Health Organization ...Voters take to polls in Irish general election
London, Nov 29Voters are taking to the polls in the Irish general election on Friday, with the incumbent coalition neck-and-neck with opposition party Sinn Fein.