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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a stopgap funding bill to fund the government through mid-December, following a Senate passage on Thursday. The House cleared the bill on a 230-201 vote, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature. The Senate voted 72-25. …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden slapped new sanctions on Russia on Friday, following Moscow’s formal recognition earlier in the day of four Ukrainian regions under Russian control since the early stage of the Russia-Ukraine conflict as Russian territory. Among the punitive measures announced by …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices fell on Friday as traders worried about a deteriorating demand outlook. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for November delivery decreased 1.74 U.S. dollars, or 2.1 percent, to settle at 79.49 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for November …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday that those who claim to be advocates and sympathizers of Iranian people are those who have denied the country’s patients suffering from rare conditions access to the medicine they need to survive. Nasser Kanaani made the remarks in …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday said its year-on-year production rose for the first time in five months in August as the negative effects of a global semiconductor crunch eased. The Aichi Prefecture-based automaker also said its worldwide production increased from a year earlier by 44.3 percent …

Bali, Indonesia | Xinhua | The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned Wednesday that conflicts and climate-related impacts will remain as major drivers behind food crises, and called for resilience and more efforts for peace. Soaring global food prices sparked in part by the conflict between …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday called it “stupid and absurd” to allege that Russia was involved in leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. “Is this in our interests? No, we will lose gas supply routes to Europe. Is it in Europe’s …

Paris, France | Xinhua | French multinational energy and petroleum company TotalEnergies has started to shut down the country’s largest refinery in the Normandy region as a result of a strike over wage demands, the French daily Le Figaro reported on Wednesday. “The discontent is so strong in Normandy that the …

Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 21 suspects on Tuesday over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The public prosecutor in the western city of Izmir issued an arrest warrant for 16, while the …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices rose on Tuesday after hitting their lowest levels since January in the prior session. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery increased 1.79 U.S. dollars, or 2.3 percent, to settle at 78.5 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude …