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Oct 01, 2022
Houston [US], October 1: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States rose to 765 this week, up by one from the previous week and 237 from last year, according to the weekly data released Friday by Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes.
NASA shifts Crew-5 launch to ISS due to Hurricane Ian
U.S. Congress approves stopgap funding bill ahead of gov't shutdown deadline
Dow sinks 500 points following hot U.S. inflation report
Annual airshow returns to skies over Southern California
Chinese embassy in Vietnam holds online celebration for China's National Day
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Myanmar extends COVID-19 restrictions until end of October
Yangon [Myanmar], October 1: Myanmar will extend its COVID-19 preventive measures until Oct. 31, according to the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for...
6.0-magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia, no casualty reported
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 1: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Indonesia's western province of North Sumatra on Saturday morning, and there were no...
Suicide blast kills 19, wounds 27 in Afghan capital
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 1: At least 19 people were killed and 27 others wounded on Friday in a suicide explosion that rocked an education center...
S. Korean military says DPRK fires 2 ballistic missiles toward eastern waters
Seoul [South Korea], October 1: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs...
Syria launches PV project to address energy shortage
Sep 30, 2022
Damascus [Syria], September 30: Syria on Thursday launched the first stage of a photovoltaic power project to address the country's severe energy crisis.
Israeli elections committee bars Arab party from running in upcoming elections
Jerusalem [Israel], September 30: An Israeli-Arab party was disqualified from running in the country's November elections over allegations of promoting an anti-Israel agenda.
Kuwait holds parliamentary elections
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 30: Kuwaitis headed to parliamentary polls on Thursday to elect 50 members of the National Assembly from among 305 candidates representing...
Guarantee issue important for Iran in nuke talks: FM
Tehran [Iran], September 30: The Iranian foreign minister has reaffirmed that the guarantee issue is very important to Iran in the negotiations on the revival...
EU calls on Israel, Palestine to defuse West Bank tension
Ramallah [Palestine], September 30: The European Union is exerting efforts to defuse growing tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank, an EU official...
Chinese car brand to enter Israeli market
Jerusalem [Israel], September 30: A Chinese car brand will enter the Israeli market for the first time, an Israeli car import dealership said Thursday.
Finland bans entry to Russian tourists
German economy forecast to shrink 0.4 pct in 2023
Germany to set up stabilization fund of 200 bln euros fight energy crisis
Ian damages U.S. Florida, hurricane warning issued for South Carolina
5.5-magnitude quake hits 83 km SE of Mawlaik, Myanmar: USGS
Six people injured in shooting at U.S. Oakland public school
Ian regains hurricane strength after inflicting significant damage on Florida
California officials, organizations extend congratulations on China's National Day
Myanmar reports 379 new COVID-19 cases
Israeli minister orders expulsion of families of Palestinian attacker in Jerusalem
Sep 29, 2022