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Indonesia formally requests to join Trans-Pacific trade pact

Indonesia has formally requested to join the Trans-Pacific trade pact to widen its export markets, its chief economic minister said on Wednesday, according to a report by state

Indonesia formally requests to join Trans-Pacific trade pact
Asia|Health|Lifestyle|World

China calls for elderly volunteers to boost economy, development

China is urging its rapidly ageing population to volunteer for community services, help development efforts in some regions and contribute in areas from education to sports as

China calls for elderly volunteers to boost economy, development
Americas|Election|World

Trump says he met with Qatari leaders in Florida

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday said he had met with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at his Florida resort.

Trump says he met with Qatari leaders in Florida
Asia|World

Record rains in Japan's quake-stricken Noto region kill at least one

Record rains in central Japan's Noto region, still recovering from a major New Year's Day earthquake, killed at least one person on Saturday, prompted evacuation orders for tens of

Record rains in Japan's quake-stricken Noto region kill at least one
Americas|Business|World

Vietnam province says Trump Organization reps visited, looking at investment opportunities

The Trump Organization, the family business of U.S.

Vietnam province says Trump Organization reps visited, looking at investment opportunities
Americas|World

Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients run thin

Cuba's communist-run government on Monday slashed by a quarter the weight of its subsidized ration of daily bread, the latest shortage to strain a decades-old subsidies scheme

Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients run thin
Asia|World

North Korea's parliament to convene session to discuss constitutional amendment

The North Korean Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), the reclusive state's rubber-stamp parliament, will convene a new session on Oct. 7 in Pyongyang to discuss matters related to a

North Korea's parliament to convene session to discuss constitutional amendment
Africa|Health|World

Morocco reports first Mpox case

Morocco on Thursday confirmed its first Mpox case in a man in Marrakech, the health ministry said.

Morocco reports first Mpox case
Europe|World

Spanish PM meets Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez in Madrid

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Venezuela's self-exiled opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez in Madrid on Thursday, a day after the lower house of Spain's parliament voted to

Spanish PM meets Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez in Madrid
Asia|World

China’s Xi, Russia's Putin send greetings to North Korea's Kim Jong Un, KCNA says

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the occasion of North Korea's founding anniversary, state media

China’s Xi, Russia's Putin send greetings to North Korea's Kim Jong Un, KCNA says
Americas|World

Mexico's Sheinbaum names defense minister, Navy chief

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum Friday announced her picks to serve as the country's top military leaders once she takes office next month, naming General Ricardo

Mexico's Sheinbaum names defense minister, Navy chief
MidEast|World

Gaza's Philadelphi corridor and its importance to ceasefire talks

The status of a narrow stretch of land known as the Philadelphi corridor on Gaza's border with Egypt has emerged as a stumbling block in efforts to secure a deal for a ceasefire between

Gaza's Philadelphi corridor and its importance to ceasefire talks
Africa|Europe|Health|World

EU delivers first mpox vaccine doses to Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to receive its first batch of 100,000 mpox vaccines from the European Union on Thursday, with a second delivery expected in the coming days

EU delivers first mpox vaccine doses to Congo
Economy|World

Turkey inflation tumbles to 52% as disinflation proceeds

Turkey's annual inflation tumbled a bit more than expected to 51.97% in August, data showed on Tuesday, continuing a sharp slide due to base

Turkey inflation tumbles to 52% as disinflation proceeds
Africa|Health|World

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines
Environment|World

Pope Francis says Earth is 'sick' in new climate change warning

Pope Francis on Friday urged people around the world to better protect the environment, ahead of a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia next week in which the pontiff is expected to

Pope Francis says Earth is 'sick' in new climate change warning
Crime|Europe|World

Germany tightens security, asylum policies after deadly festival stabbing

The German government on Thursday announced a proposed package of tighter security and asylum measures following a deadly stabbing spree linked to Islamic State

Germany tightens security, asylum policies after deadly festival stabbing
Crime|World

Canadian police warn Sikh aide of threat to life, says leading separatist

Canadian police have warned an aide to a Sikh leader who was assassinated in British Columbia last year, of an increased threat to his life, a prominent Sikh separatist said on

Canadian police warn Sikh aide of threat to life, says leading separatist
Europe|World

White House condemns strike that killed Reuters safety adviser in Ukraine

The White House condemned a missile attack in Ukraine over the weekend that injured Reuters journalists and killed a safety adviser for the news agency, and offered Reuters its

White House condemns strike that killed Reuters safety adviser in Ukraine
Americas|Economy|Finance|World

IMF taps Jamaica finance minister for deputy role

The International Monetary Fund on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded fiscal reforms in the Caribbean

IMF taps Jamaica finance minister for deputy role
Africa|World

Tunisian president shuffles cabinet ahead of presidential vote in October

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Sunday a broad cabinet reshuffle of 19 ministers that included those for defence, foreign affairs and the economy, ahead of a presidential

Tunisian president shuffles cabinet ahead of presidential vote in October
Europe|World

Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to strike Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused Ukraine of trying to strike Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant in an overnight attack and said Moscow had informed the U.N. nuclear

Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to strike Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant
Africa|World

West African juntas write to UN over Ukraine's alleged rebel support

The military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have written to the U.N.

West African juntas write to UN over Ukraine's alleged rebel support
Africa|Europe|Health|World

Thailand says mpox case recorded in traveller from Africa

Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on

Thailand says mpox case recorded in traveller from Africa
Europe|World

Madeira battles wildfire for fifth day

Firefighters backed by 40 vehicles and a helicopter struggled to contain a wildfire on Monday on the southern coast of Portugal's island of Madeira that has burnt through more than

Madeira battles wildfire for fifth day

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