North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened its first ruling party congress in five years with an admission of policy failures and a vow to lay out new developmental goals, state media reported ... ( read original story ...)
N. Korea’s Kim Admits Mistakes As Party Congress Opens: KCNA
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un admitted there had been mistakes in developing the country's economy as he opened a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported Wednesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
N. Korea’s Kim opens congress with policy failures admission
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened its first ruling party congress in five years with an admission of policy failures and a vow to lay out new developmental ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong Un Urges ‘Big Leap Foward’ at Rare North Korea Congress
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un kicked off the country’s first ruling party congress in five years, saying that its economic development plan fell far short of goal and that the party would explore a ... ( read original story ...)
Air quality in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal deteriorates
A man walks at a pedestrian bridge during a smoggy morning in Kathmandu, Nepal on Jan. 5, 2021. Air quality in Kathmandu Valley deteriorated on Monday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua) ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia to Cut Oil Production Sharply in Bid to Lift Prices
The kingdom flexed its market muscle in a surprise move that signals its fear that the Covid-19 pandemic will further hit the global economy. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Will Cut Its Oil Production, Allowing Russia’s to Grow
Oil prices rose to levels not seen since February. The two major oil producers had been moving in lock step since an April agreement to cut output. ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Afghanistan task is to deal with reality: The US cannot pacify it
U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has one of the toughest tasks in the diplomatic world: facilitating the Afghan government and the Taliban across the peace process finish line. ( read original story ...)
UNICEF-Supported Vaccinators Won’t Stop Until They Eradicate Polio In Afghanistan
After the wild poliovirus was officially eliminated in Africa in August, Afghanistan and Pakistan became the only countries in the world where polio remains endemic. A highly infectious, paralyzing ... ( read original story ...)
Iran is playing war games in Iraq
Hadath TV on Christmas Eve, Zafer al-Aani, a senior member of the Iraqi Parliament, blamed the recent rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad squarely on Iran. ( read original story ...)