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Tashkent: Uzbekistan has sent the first container cargo train to Europe via a new railway route called Middle Corridor, said a Uzbek railway company on Monday.The cargo train loaded with copper concentrate and "consisted of 91 standard 20-foot containers...

Beijing:Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit China from December 20 to 21 at the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.Spokesperson Mao Ning said that Wang, who is...

Brussels:The European Union (EU) member states have agreed to cap natural gas prices in the bloc at 180 euros (191 US dollars) per megawatt-hour (MWh) in an effort to ensure the security of energy supply, EU officials said here...

Seoul:South Korea reported 87,559 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 28,302,474, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Tuesday.Among the new cases, 74 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 72,727.The...

Abuja: The death toll from a cholera outbreak that hit at least 10 villages in Nigeria's southern state of Cross River rose from 20 to 51 on Monday, a local traditional ruler said.The additional 31 victims died between Sunday...

Bangkok: Thai warships and helicopters were working to rescue 31 missing sailors after a navy ship sank in the Gulf of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) said on Monday.A total of 106 crew were on board the corvette...

Amman:Jordan signed with the European Investment Bank a 200-million-euro (212 million US dollars) soft loan agreement to fund the National Water Carrier Project.The project, also known as the Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Transport Project, entails desalinating the Red Sea...

Manila: Authorities said a fire broke out on Sunday morning at a two-level house in the Philippine capital, killing at least seven people.Firefighter Eugene Briones said the fire broke out around 9 am local time in Muntinlupa City and...

Tunis: Tunisia held the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body in March.At 8 am local time (0700 GMT) on Saturday, Tunisians began casting ballots at 4,551 voting centers and 11,310 polling stations across the...

Dublin: Leo Varadkar, former Irish Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Fine Gael party, has been elected as the new prime minister of Ireland following a vote in the lower house of the Irish parliament.A total of 87...