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Iraq recovers 4,200-year-old Akkadian seal stolen from museum in 1991
BAGHDAD, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Iraq has recovered an ancient seal dating to the Akkadian civilization around 2250 B.C. that was stolen from the Duhok Museum in 1991, the Iraqi […]
Spanish court conditionally releases PM’s former ally from jail
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday the provisional release from jail of a former senior official in the ruling Socialist Party, citing a reduced risk of evidence tampering […]
Top Italian court approves handover of Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s top court has approved the handover to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, his lawyer Nicola […]
Britain’s inflation rate edges down in October, food prices increase: ONS
LONDON, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Britain’s consumer price index (CPI) rose at a slower pace year-on-year in October, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Wednesday. The CPI […]
Cuba struggles to ease power cuts amid reduced fuel supplies from Venezuela, Mexico
HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba’s imports of crude and fuel in the first 10 months of the year fell more than a third compared with the same period of 2024 as key […]
Lithuania to reopen Belarus border after balloon incidents
VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, ending a closure imposed in response to airspace disruptions by smugglers’ balloons, the Baltic republic said on Wednesday. Read full […]
UK says ‘military options’ ready as Russian ship points lasers at RAF pilots
LONDON (Reuters) -British defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday that “military options” are ready should the Russian spy ship Yantar become a threat after it directed lasers at British […]
16-year-old Chen Yujie claims 200m title at China’s National Games
GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Chen Yujie, 16, won the women’s 200m gold medal in 23.02 seconds at China’s 15th National Games here on Wednesday, two days after having won […]
Innovative aquaculture vessel hits waters in south China’s Guangdong
GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — A state-of-the-art aquaculture vessel was on Wednesday delivered in Zhanjiang City in Guangdong Province, an economic powerhouse in south China. The high-end marine vessel, Zhanjiang […]
5 mln stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar’s Bago region
YANGON, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Myanmar authorities have seized 5 million stimulant tablets in southern Myanmar’s Bago region, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said late Wednesday. Read […]