yesterday 15:23 Flu season in Italy worst since records began says ISS ROME. KAZINFORM - This year's flu season is the worst since records began, the Higher Health Institute (ISS) said Friday, ANSA reports.
yesterday 14:17 China launches new Yaogan-34 remote sensing satellite JIUQUAN. KAZINFORM - China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2:27 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, Xinhua reports.
yesterday 12:12 Japan launches new agency to deal with children’s issues TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan on Saturday launched a new agency for overseeing child policies as the government under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida struggles to reverse the country's declining birthrate, Kyodo reports.
31.03.2023 21:41 Environmental ‘terrorists’ cause more than 100 fires in northern Spain: Local authorities OVIEDO. KAZINFORM -Environmental «terrorists» are behind more than a hundred wildfires that are burning in northern Spain on Friday, according to local authorities, Kazinform cites Anadolu Agency.
31.03.2023 21:12 China to cut gasoline, diesel retail prices BEIJING. KAZINFORM - China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Saturday, based on the recent changes in international oil prices, the country's top economic planner said Friday, Xinhua reports.
31.03.2023 19:13 Japan vows to boost child allowances to tackle falling birthrate TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan's government pledged Friday, in a draft policy package to tackle the rapidly declining birthrate, to remove the income limit for parents to receive child allowances and increase the benefits for families with multiple children, Kyodo reports.
31.03.2023 18:49 S. Korea to fully open DMZ hiking trails starting next month SEOUL. KAZINFORM - The government said Friday all 11 peace-themed hiking trails along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas will be open to the public starting April 21, Kazinform cites Yonhap.
31.03.2023 18:15 Inflation drops to 7.7%, lowest level since May in Italy ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy's annual inflation rate has dropped to 7.7% this month, down from 9.1% in February, according to provisional data released by ISTAT on Friday, Kazinform cites ANSA.
31.03.2023 16:28 Türkiye's parliament approves Finland’s bid to join NATO ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Türkiye's parliament on Thursday approved Finland's bid to join NATO, Anadolu Agency reports.
31.03.2023 15:26 UK economy unexpectedly posts growth in Q4 ANKARA. KAZINFORM - British economy unexpectedly grew 0.1% in the fourth quarter of last year compared to the previous period as flash data had estimated stagnation, Kazinform cites Anadolu Agency.
31.03.2023 13:36 S. Korean president’s approval rating falls to 30 pct: poll SEOUL. KAZINFORM - President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating fell to a four-month low of 30 percent, a poll showed Friday, Yonhap reports.
31.03.2023 12:39 Trump indicated, becomes 1st ex-U.S. president to face criminal charge NEW YORK. KAZINFORM - Donald Trump has been indicted over undisclosed crimes following a probe into hush money allegedly paid to a woman after an affair, U.S. media and prosecutors said Thursday, making him the first former American president to face a criminal charge, Kyodo reports.
31.03.2023 07:45 EU ramps up renewable energy targets BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM The share of renewable energy in the European Union's (EU) overall energy consumption should be raised from 32 percent to 42.5 percent by 2030, according to a provisional deal reached here on Thursday by the negotiators of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament.
31.03.2023 07:16 Brazil reports 241.7 thousand new jobs in February BRASILIA. KAZINFORM A total of 241,785 jobs were created nationwide in February, Brazil’s Ministry of the Economy reported. The number represents the gap between admissions and dismissals.
30.03.2023 21:39 Employment rate increases 1.2 points year-on-year in Italy ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy's employment rate in February grew by 0.1 of a percentage point over the previous month, translating into 10,000 more jobs and taking the employment rate to 60.8%, national statistics institute Istat said on Thursday, Kazinform cites ANSA.
30.03.2023 21:14 US Senate votes to end COVID-19 emergency NEW YORK. KAZINFORM -The US Senate adopted a resolution Wednesday that would end the COVID-19 national emergency declared three years ago by former President Donald Trump when the pandemic started, Kazinform cites Anadolu Agency.
30.03.2023 19:46 13 people die in temple floor cave-in in central India NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM - At least 13 people died and several others were injured in a floor cave-in at a temple in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, the state's Home Minister Narottam Mishra said, Kazinform cites Xinhua.
30.03.2023 18:45 ANSA: Pope ‘rested well, clinical condition improving’ says Vatican ROME. KAZINFORM - Pope Francis «rested well during the night» and his clinical condition is «progressively improving», Vatican Spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement on Thursday, ANSA reports.
30.03.2023 17:40 Brazil hits 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 BRASILIA. KAZINFORM Brazil’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday (Mar. 29) reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the country. Last March 11 marks three years since WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Since then, it has caused many impacts on the lives of survivors and those who lost beloved ones to the disease.
30.03.2023 16:38 S. Korea to launch its space rocket Nuri from mid-May to late-June SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea plans to launch its homegrown space rocket Nuri between mid-May and late-June in its third mission, the science ministry said Thursday, following the second successful launch last year, Yonhap reports.
