French rail giant Alstom to hire 7,500 worldwide
BSS :French rail giant Alstom announced on Friday it had plannned to hire 7,500 people worldwide this year to meet rising demand and record orders...
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Russia sees record daily virus cases amid Omicron surge
BSS :Russia on Friday reported a record number of new coronavirus infections over the previous 24 hours, a government tally showed, with officials warning of...
Four people including baby freeze to death near US-Canada border
BSS :Canadian authorities found the bodies of four people including a baby who apparently froze to death in a blizzard a few meters from the...
EU re-establishing ‘minimal presence’ in Kabul
BSS :The European Union on Thursday announced it had begun re-establishing a “minimal presence” in Kabul to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.“Our...
Austria parliament approves mandatory Covid vaccination
BSS :Austria’s parliament on Thursday approved making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for adults from next month, becoming the first European country to do so despite a...
Over 300 mln Covid-19 cases confirmed all over world, WHO says
BSS :The COVID-19 total caseload all over the world has surpassed 330 mln, while the death toll has reached 5.55 mln, the World Health Organization...
First aid flights set to reach Tonga
BSS :The first humanitarian flights are finally on the way to volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga, five days after the dual disaster cut the Pacific nation...
29 people dead in Liberian stampede
BSS :A stampede at a Christian prayer gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia had killed at least 29 people, police said on Thursday, adding that the...
Biden says ‘not time to give up’ on Iran nuclear talks
BSS :US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that it is “not time to give up” on talks with Iran aimed at reviving the 2015...
Thailand to restart quarantine-free travel from February 1
BSS :Thailand will resume its quarantine-free travel scheme from February 1, officials said Thursday, after the programme was suspended due to the fast-spreading Omicron Covid-19...
N.Korea hints at possible restart of nuclear or long-range missile tests: KCNA
BSS :North Korea on Thursday hinted that it could resume its nuclear and long-range ballistic missile tests, as a politburo meeting chaired by leader Kim...
Trickle of residents return to Fukushima’s last deserted town
BSS :Five former residents of the last remaining uninhabited town near Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant returned on Thursday to live there for the first...