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Tunisia dismantles drug trafficking network, arrests 3
Tunis [Tunisia], January 18: Tunisian security forces have dismantled a drug trafficking network active in Sousse and Kairouan provinces, arresting...
Fire at energy storage facility forces evacuations in...
San Francisco [US], January 18: A fire at an energy storage facility of the Moss Landing Power Plant near Monterey...
U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens to close more stores...
New York [US], January 18: Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States, is continuing to close stores...
U.S. IRS commissioner to resign as Trump eyes...
Los Angeles [US], January 18: Danny Werfel, the commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), will resign on Monday,...
U.S. faces record debt levels as Republicans plan...
New York [US], January 18: The United States is poised to add trillions of dollars to the national debt over...
Firefighters continue to contain wildfires in Southern California...
Los Angeles [US], January 18: Thousands of firefighters were still working hard battling the two major wildfires in Southern California...
SpaceX says Starship experienced "rapid unscheduled disassembly" in...
Los Angele [US], January 18: SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Thursday, but its...
TikTok CEO promises to ensure platform thrives despite...
New York [US], January 18: In direct reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the ban against TikTok,...
U.S. stocks close higher amid tech stocks revival
New York [US], January 18: U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, driven by gains in big tech and chip companies.
South Korean parliament tense over Yoon investigation
Seoul [South Korea], January 18: Fierce debate has taken place in the South Korean National Assembly to reach an agreement...
Death toll from California wildfires rises
Los Angeles [US], January 18: AFP yesterday cited new police figures saying the death toll from wildfires in the upscale...
Fear of 'weaponizing' the law in the US
Washington [US], January 18: The "weaponization" of the law , seen as a way to abuse the law to deal...
Trump's inauguration ceremony moved indoors
Washington [US], January 18: President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony will take place inside the Capitol Hill lobby instead of outdoors...
President Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500...
Washington [US], January 18: US President Joe Biden on January 17 commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of...
Egyptian, Iranian FMs discuss regional conditions
Cairo [Egypt], January 18: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty received on Friday a phone call from Iranian Foreign...
Egypt, Qatar emphasise need to unify efforts to...
Cairo [Egypt], January 18: Egypt and Qatar have emphasised the critical need to unify regional and international efforts to re-establish...
Cairo meeting on implementing Gaza Ceasefire concludes on...
Cairo [Egypt], January 18: A high-level Egyptian source has announced the successful conclusion of the Cairo meeting convened to deliberate...
UN human rights experts call on all parties...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 18: More than 25 independent UN human rights experts have called on all parties to accept the...
WHO: Health sector needs billions for reconstruction of...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 18: The reconstruction of hospitals and medical practices in the Gaza Strip will reportedly cost several billion...
#Nokhwa_17_January: Global reach exceeds 100 million views
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 18: The hashtag #Nokhwa_17_January, which embodies the Arabic concepts of nobility and chivalry, has ascended to...
Russia slams U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports...
Moscow [Russia], January 17: Washington's decision to impose restrictions on the export of AI chips is a harmful protectionist measure,...
Poland, Vietnam vow to strengthen cooperation
Warsaw [Poland], January 17: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held discussions on...
EBRD aims to maintain record investment levels in...
Vilnius [Lithuania], January 17: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record 233 million euros (239.99 million...
Roundup: Germany reports new case of foot-and-mouth disease,...
Berlin [Germany], January 17: Germany's eastern state of Brandenburg Brandenburg near the border with Poland has reported another case of...
Malta airport handles 8.96 mln passengers in 2024,...
Valletta [Malta], January 17: Malta International Airport (MIA) handled 8.96 million inbound and outbound passengers in 2024, marking a 14.8...
French PM Francois Bayrou survives no-confidence vote
Paris [France], January 17: The French lawmakers on Thursday voted against a no-confidence vote against French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou.
German fashion brand Tom Tailor to debute at...
Hamburg [Germany], January 17: German fashion brand Tom Tailor is preparing to attend this year's China International Import Expo (CIIE)...