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Nigeria's unemployment rate falls to 4.1% using new methodology 24 Aug 2023 - 09:49 pm

ABUJA, Nigeria: Nigeria’s statistics agency on Thursday reported the country’s unemployment rate as 4.1%, the lowest in many years, but one analysts said...

Putin offers 'condolences' after Russia plane crash kills Wagner boss 24 Aug 2023 - 09:23 pm

Kuzhenkino, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his silence on Thursday on the plane crash a day earlier that killed infamous mercenary boss...

G7 powers condemn failed North Korean satellite launch 24 Aug 2023 - 08:46 pm

Brussels: Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich democracies condemned North Korea's failed bid to launch a spy satellite on Thursday, arguing...

Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays 24 Aug 2023 - 08:41 pm

Harare,Zimbabwe:Zimbabwepolice said they arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and seized the computers and other equipment they were using to tabulate the...

Indian rover begins exploring Moon's south pole 24 Aug 2023 - 06:30 pm

New Delhi: India began exploring the Moon's surface with a rover on Thursday, a day after it became the first nation to land...

Pakistani court delays ruling on ex-PM Imran Khan's conviction appeal 24 Aug 2023 - 05:50 pm

ISLAMABAD: A court in Pakistan’s capital delayed for a day a crucial ruling that was expected on Thursday on an appeal from the...

US jobless claims drop to 230,000, lowest in three weeks 24 Aug 2023 - 05:02 pm

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in three weeks, suggesting demand for workers is still healthy. Initial claims decreased...

Norway tries to stop costly reindeer escapades into Russia 24 Aug 2023 - 04:00 pm

Oslo: Norwegian authorities said Thursday they would mend a fence near Norway's border with Russia in the far north to stop its reindeer...

King Charles III to visit France in September 24 Aug 2023 - 02:40 pm

London: King Charles III will travel to France for a state visit next month, Buckingham Palace and the Elysee said Thursday, several months...

Sudan army chief makes first foray outside HQ in months of war 24 Aug 2023 - 02:13 pm

Wad Madani, Sudan: Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was seen Thursday outside his headquarters for the first time since fighting erupted...

Greece struggles to tame wildfires raging for a sixth day 24 Aug 2023 - 01:47 pm

Acharnes, Greece: Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to tame major wildfires burning for a sixth day, leaving 20 dead and prompting...

BRICS to admit six new members next year 24 Aug 2023 - 11:54 am

Johannesburg: BRICS leaders announced on Thursday the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging...

China halts all Japanese seafood imports over 'selfish' Fukushima release 24 Aug 2023 - 10:47 am

Beijing: China on Thursday banned all Japanese seafood imports over what it said was the "selfish" release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima...

North Korea says spy satellite launch ends in failure, again 24 Aug 2023 - 10:11 am

Seoul: North Korea said its second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit failed on Thursday, three months after the first one...

Japan begins release of water from Fukushima nuclear plant 24 Aug 2023 - 08:14 am

Namie, Japan: Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday in an operation it insists is safe but has...

Mercenary leader Prighozin aboard plane that crashed, no survivors: Russian agency 23 Aug 2023 - 11:49 pm

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard the plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, according to Russia’s...

North Korea conducts rocket launch in likely 2nd attempt to put spy satellite into orbit 23 Aug 2023 - 11:24 pm

SEOUL: North Korea launched a long-range rocket in a southern direction on Thursday, South Korea's military said, in the North's likely second attempt...