Germany: Rail strike ends after 20 hours

Nov 17, 2023

Berlin [Germany], November 17: Germany's GDL train drivers union on Thursday ended a 20-hour strike.

Gold falls as U.S. dollar rises

Nov 16, 2023

Chicago [US], November 16: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened.

5.7-magnitude quake hits 96 km NW of Manado, Indonesia - USGS

Nov 16, 2023

Beijing [China], November 16: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 96 km NW of Manado, Indonesia at 2326 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S....

Japan logs 4.38-bln-USD trade deficit in October

Nov 16, 2023

Tokyo [Japan], November 16: Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of 662.5 billion yen (4.38 billion U.S. dollars) in October, government data showed Thursday.

Greenhouse gas concentrations reach record levels: WMO

Nov 16, 2023

Geneva [Switzerland], November 16: The most important climate-damaging greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2), reached a concentration of 50% above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organization...

UK SC rules govt's Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful

Nov 16, 2023

London [UK], November 16: The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful, in a major blow for Prime Minister Rishi...

'Terror' amid Israel's raid on Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital

Nov 16, 2023

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 16: Israel's army raids Gaza's largest hospital, visiting violence and humiliation on patients, staff and displaced people trapped inside, witnesses say.

Gaza telecom firms warn of coming blackout

Nov 16, 2023

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 16: The two main telecommunications companies in Gaza have warned of a "complete telecom blackout in the coming hours" due to...

More than 60 migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Yemen

Nov 16, 2023

Geneva [Switzerland], November 16: More than 60 people are missing and presumed dead after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Yemen last weekend,...