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Dec 17, 2022
Ljubljana [Slovenia], December 17: The Bank of Slovenia on Friday slashed its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2023 to 0.8 percent, from a 2.4 percent forecast in June.
Pope returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece
Over 16,000 demonstrate in Brussels for higher wages
U.S. records over 15 mln flu illnesses this season: CDC estimates
U.S. dollar rises amid hawkish central bank signals
Oil prices drop as central banks spark recession fears
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Los Angeles hospital beds at lowest availability since pandemic began
Los Angeles [US], December 17: The number of available Los Angeles County hospital beds has fallen to its lowest level in the pandemic, according to...
Biden signs short-term funding bill
Washington [US], December 17: U.S. President Joe Biden signed a short-term funding bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown.
U.S. CDC director warns vaccine misinformation one of biggest public health threats
Los Angeles [US], December 17: Vaccine misinformation is among the biggest threats to public health, Director of the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention...
U.S. stocks drop as recession fears persist
New York [US], December 17: Wall Street's major averages fell on Friday as market participants remain concerned about the economic and profits landscape.
Search underway for medical transport plane that crashed off Hawaii coast
Los Angeles [US], December 17: A search is underway Friday for a medical transport plane that crashed into the sea overnight near Hawaii with three...
China-funded project aiding remote areas inaugurated in Nepal
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 17: A China-funded project to supply Nepal's remote areas with sanitation materials and daily necessities was inaugurated Friday in Lalitpur, a city...
Brunei launches trial of gigabit Internet service
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], December 17: Brunei launched a one-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) fiber broadband proof of concept by the telco industry, aiming to transform the country...
Myanmar reports 22 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], December 17: Myanmar has reported 22 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 633,543, the country's Ministry of Health said on Friday.
Vietnam's tra fish exports to hit record high this year
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 17: Vietnam's tra fish exports are forecast to reach a new record high of 2.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, surging 70...
Death toll rises to 21 in landslide in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 17: The death toll of a landslide in Malaysia's Selangor state has risen to 21 with another 12 still missing, a Malaysian official said on Friday.
Lebanon receives 900,000 additional doses of cholera vaccine
Dec 16, 2022
Israel's inflation hits 14-year high of 5.3 pct
Palestine hails UN resolution on natural resource sovereignty
Russia reports 7,833 new COVID-19 cases
UK central bank raises interest rate to 3.5 pct
Hungary projects 3.5 pct deficit, 1.5 pct GDP growth in 2023
OECD urges Finland to increase productivity
Austria's economy faces stagnation in 2023: WIFO
EU grants candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Biden says COVID-19 cases rising across U.S.