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12:16

Fresh storm front to hit Italy this weekend

ROME. KAZINFORM - A fresh storm front will hit Italy this weekend after a two-day lull in the rain, www.iLMeteo.it weatherman Andrea Garbinato said Thursday, ANSA reports.

11:37

Seoul police chief quizzed over Itaewon crowd crush

SEOUL. KAZINFORM The head of the Seoul police was summoned for questioning Friday as part of an investigation into the bungled response to the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood, YONHAP reports.

09:49

These are the world's most expensive cities to live in 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. KAZINFORM It seems like every month when household bills come due, we grumble about how the cost of living has gone up again.

08:20

Two killed, firefighter missing in flood in southern Brazil

SAO PAULO. KAZINFORM At least two people were killed and a firefighter is missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil, according to the local fire department and regional civil defense office on Thursday, Xinhua reports.

yesterday 22:21

Dubai to host world’s largest mental health congress for children and adolescents

DUBAI. KAZINFORM Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, the UAE’s first and only dedicated children’s hospital, will host the 25th edition of the World Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP 2022) at the Dubai World Trade Centre next week.

yesterday 21:43

Russia records huge drop in November COVID cases

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - The number of COVID-19 cases recorded daily in Russia continued to decline in November, with 2.75 times fewer cases of the infection reported countrywide this month than the last month, according to TASS’ calculations based on data from the anti-coronavirus crisis center, TASS reports.

yesterday 21:14

Brazil partners up with Google to issue flood warnings

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM A partnership between Google and the Geological Service of Brazil (SGB), unveiled in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state, should enable the issuance of river flood alerts in the country. The system combines data such as river water levels, meteorological indicators, and satellite images.

yesterday 20:44

New COVID-19 variant drives virus surge in France, says immunologist

PARIS. KAZINFORM The BQ.1.1 subvariant of COVID-19 is currently taking precedence over the BA.5 subvariant in France, immunologist Brigitte Autran, president of the Committee for Monitoring and Anticipating Health Risks (COVARS), told the news channel BFMTV on Wednesday.

yesterday 20:04

Top environment officials of S. Korea, China, Japan discuss fine dust, carbon neutrality

SEOUL. KAZINFORM Top environmental officials of South Korea, China and Japan held a virtual trilateral meeting Thursday over joint efforts to reduce fine dust air pollution and work toward carbon neutrality, Seoul officials said.

yesterday 19:38

S. Korea submits bid for Czech nuke plant project

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's nuclear power plant operator said Thursday it has made an initial bid for the Czech Republic's Dukovany nuclear power plant project, Yonhap reports.

yesterday 17:33

Ischia landslide affected 900 buildings says minister

ROME. KAZINFORM Civil Protection and Sea Policies Minister Nello Musumeci on Thursday confirmed that Saturday's landslide on the Gulf of Naples island of Ischia killed at least eight people, with four others missing fear dead, and had affected 900 buildings in the town of Casamicciola.

yesterday 15:13

Athletics: 2025 world championships in Tokyo set for Sept.

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The 2025 world athletics championships in Tokyo will be held on Sept. 13 to 21, the athletics world governing body said Wednesday, Kyodo reports.

yesterday 12:04

Earthquake jolts southern Iran

BANDAR ABBAS. KAZINFORM - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook the port city of Kong in southern Iran on Wednesday evening, IRNA reports.

yesterday 08:32

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 60,000 amid concerns of winter surge

SEOUL. KAZINFORM South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 60,000 on Thursday amid lingering concerns over a virus resurgence during the cold winter months, YONHAP reports.

yesterday 07:51

4 killed, 26 injured in SW Pakistan's suicide blast

ISLAMABAD. KAZINFORM Four people including a policeman were killed and 26 others injured in a suicide attack in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, the provincial health department said, Xinhua reports.

30.11.2022 21:54

Two new coronavirus strains identified in Brazil

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM São Paulo’s ABC Medical School reported Monday (Nov. 28) that university researchers have confirmed lineages BQ 1.1.17 and BQ 1.18 of subvariant BQ.1 of the coronavirus in Brazil. The patients are reported to live in Santo André and São Caetano do Sul, in Greater São Paulo.

30.11.2022 20:33

OIC countries to address US$ 63 billion halal products trade deficit: Report

ISTANBUL. KAZINFORM The 2022 Annual OIC Halal Economy Report identified that the OIC member states recorded a trade deficit of US$63 billion for halal economy products in 2021, covering food, fashion, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, with exports equaling US$275 billion and imports totaling US$338 billion.

30.11.2022 19:41

Italy's GDP up 0.5% in third quarter says ISTAT

ROME. KAZINFORM Italy's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.5% in the third quarter of 2022 with respect to the previous three months and by 2.6% in comparison with the same period in 2021, ISTAT said on Wednesday.

30.11.2022 14:50

China’s Jiang Zemin passes away

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Jiang Zemin passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of 96, it was announced on Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

30.11.2022 14:44

Brazil generates 159 thousand formal jobs in October

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - Brazil created 159,454 formal jobs in October—the difference between 1,789,462 formal job hirings and 1,630,008 formal terminations. This year’s balance stands at 2,320,252 new workers in the formal market, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security reported today (Nov. 29), Agencia Brasil reports.