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Tunisian passenger traffic in airports up 9.4 pct...
Tunis [Tunisia], January 6: The number of passengers traveling through airports in Tunisia reached a record high of 9,646,949 in...

Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill
Moscow [Russia], January 6: Russia declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014,...

Erdogan expects support from Syria in Turkey's battle...
Ankara [Turkey], January 6: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Syria's new leadership is determined to root out separatists there,...

Former Greek prime minister Simitis dies aged 88
Athens [Greek], January 6: Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's single currency...

Austria heads towards coalition talks led by far...
Vienna [Austria], January 6: Austria headed towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after efforts to form...

US President Joe Biden awards Presidential Medal of...
Washington DC [US], January 5: US President Joe Biden has awarded 19 individuals with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...

Explainer: Why Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from...
Washington [US], January 5: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, citing...

World Insights: Johnson reelected U.S. House speaker, but...
Washington [US], January 5: Republican Mike Johnson was elected House speaker Friday. But the GOP faces a tough road ahead,...

California egg prices continue to rise amid bird...
Los Angeles [California], January 5: California's egg prices have continued to rise due to ongoing outbreaks of the highly pathogenic...

Russia intercepts 4 drones over Leningrad region
Saint Petersburg [Russia], January 5: Four drones were shot down in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said...

Croatia records 21.3 mln tourists arrivals in 2024
Zagreb [Croatia], January 5: Croatia recorded over 21.3 million tourist arrivals and more than 108.7 million overnight stays in 2024,...

Germany dissatisfied with debt brake policy amid economic...
Frankfurt [Germany], January 5: Up to 98 percent of respondents in a survey by Deutsche Bank believe Germany's debt brake...

Russian journalist killed in drone attack
Moscow [Russia], January 5: A Russian war correspondent was killed and four other media workers injured in a Ukrainian drone...

Trump's Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker
Washington DC [US], January 5: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job by...

Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France
Washington DC [US], January 5: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from...

Three dead in attacks on both sides of...
Moscow [Russia], January 5: Attacks on both sides of the Ukraine-Russia border killed three people, local officials said.

Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas...
Chișinău [Moldova], January 5: The pro-Russian breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, left without Russian gas supplies no longer transiting through...

Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill
Moscow [Russia], January 5: Russia declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014,...

SpaceX prepares Starship's seventh flight test
Los Angeles [California], January 4: SpaceX is preparing to launch the seventh flight test of its giant Starship rocket, the...

Sullivan to visit India in final trip to...
Washington [US], January 4: U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to India for a "capstone meeting" with his...

Microsoft to spend 80 bln USD on AI...
San Francisco [California], January 4: Microsoft has earmarked 80 billion U.S. dollars in fiscal 2025 to build data centers designed...

Canada increases cost recovery for removing inadmissible individuals
Ottawa [Canada], January 4: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced on Friday a new measure to reduce the cost...

Rivian delivers more than 50,000 EVs in 2024
San Francisco [California], January 4: U.S. electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian said on Friday that the company delivered 51,579 electric...

Weekly storage of natural gas in U.S. decreases:...
Houston [Texas], January 4: Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 3,413 billion cubic feet in the week...

Number of active U.S. drilling rigs unchanged this...
Houston [Texas], January 4: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stands at 589 this week, unchanged...

U.S. stocks rebound as market sentiment improves
Albany [New York], January 4: U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, following stronger-than-expected manufacturing data and an optimistic economic outlook...

CES 2025 to convene in U.S. Las Vegas...
Los Angeles [California], January 4: The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, will kick off in...