COPENHAGEN – Several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a shopping center in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, and one suspect was arrested, said Copenhagen Chief Police Inspector Soren Thomassen at a press conference on Sunday evening.It was at around 17:30 local time that the... Read More
SEOUL – Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co. have voted in favor of a strike, setting the stage for another walkout that may cut the carmaker's vehicle output amid declining sales.The labor union said 71.8 percent of the 40,958 members, who cast their ballots on Friday, turned out to be in... Read More
RAMALLAH, Palestine – The Palestinian Authority has said it handed the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to US officials to conduct a forensic examination.“We have agreed to allow the American side to conduct a forensic examination of the bullet that killed Abu... Read More
MADRID – Morocco is facing an "extremely complex situation" to fight illegal migration mafias and control migration flows, José Luis Escrivá, Spanish Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, said.Morocco suffers the consequences of the difficult situation in some... Read More
ANKARA – The biggest challenge for major central banks in the world is to rein in inflation expectations without causing a recession, S&P Global Ratings said in a statement on Wednesday."The balance of risks is clearly on the downside with recession probabilities rising, especially in the... Read More
MADRID – NATO on Wednesday officially invited Finland and Sweden to become members of the military alliance.The announcement came as part of the Madrid summit declaration following the meeting of NATO heads of state and government."Today, we have decided to invite Finland and Sweden to become... Read More
ANKARA – Scientists continue to draw attention to the importance of closely monitoring and understanding near-Earth asteroids with the aim of reducing the possibility of collisions that could cause great damage to life and the natural environment, as in the extinction of dinosaurs in the... Read More
ANKARA – The coronavirus pandemic increased the use of digital payments globally, the World Bank said Wednesday."The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred financial inclusion – driving a large increase in digital payments amid the global expansion of formal financial services. This expansion... Read More
MADRID – NATO has been preparing to face off Russia since 2014, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday."We actually prepared for this possibility for a long time," he said at a news conference capping a second day of a NATO summit in Madrid. "It’s not as if NATO... Read More
MADRID – The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO is expected to be "unprecedentedly quick, within few weeks," the military alliance's chief said Wednesday in his doorstep remarks at the ongoing Madrid summit.Asked by Anadolu Agency whether Türkiye, Finland and Sweden have determined a... Read More
SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday approved the use of SKYCovione, the country's first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine developed by SK Bioscience Co., taking a major step toward achieving vaccine sovereignty in the fight against the pandemic.The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said it... Read More
ANKARA – US President Joe Biden and the G7 leaders are set to announce more than USD4.5 billion in aid to address global food security, with over half from the US, the White House said Tuesday.Biden will unveil USD2.76 billion in additional US government funding to help protect the... Read More
ANKARA – Airbnb announced Tuesday that it placed a permanent ban on parties after banning those activities and similar events around the world in August 2020."The temporary ban has proved effective, and today we are officially codifying the ban as our policy," the global online marketplace for... Read More
WASHINGTON – The Turkish American National Steering Committee (TASC) placed 251 pairs of shoes in New York City's Times Square on Tuesday to commemorate those who were killed during the 2016 coup attempt in Türkiye.The event, titled "The Last Walk," exhibited the empty shoes belonging to... Read More
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – On the last day of the Group of Seven summit in Germany, the leaders of the world's largest economies called on countries and companies all around the world to avoid excessive food stockpiles to ease shortage."As a short-term relief, we call on those partners with... Read More
GENEVA – Nearly 307,000 civilians were killed between March 1, 2011, and March 31, 2021, the highest estimate of conflict-related civilian deaths in Syria, the UN Human Rights Office said Tuesday in a new report.The Human Rights Office said its report followed rigorous assessment and... Read More
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – The world's seven largest economies have agreed to use money collected from higher trade tariffs on Russia to help Ukraine, according to a statement issued by the White House on Monday.On the second day of the Group of Seven summit in Germany, leaders made new... Read More
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – The leaders of the G7 countries on Sunday discussed how to fight fast-rising inflation while also maintaining growth and building pressure on the Russian economy with a price cap on its oil exports.After the first session on the global economy at the G7 summit,... Read More
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – Since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, the first in-person gathering of the world's seven leading economies kicked off in Germany on Sunday with leaders discussing the war-driven food, and energy crises.The three-day event is taking place at Schloss Elmau in the... Read More
JAKARTA – The Indonesian government has called on Asean countries to handle potential hurdles of export to the United States following the implementation of US Marine Mammal Protection Act (US MMPA).Secretary General of the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry Antam Novambar noted in a press... Read More
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