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Vienna, Apr 19 (UNI) The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on Friday published an article on its website, expressing concern over the adverse effects of the United States’ recent tariff increases on global economic development and industrial growth. UNIDO asserted that the tariff hikes “take the wrong approach,” pointing out that their calculation and…

Taiyuan, Apr 19 (UNI) China sent six new test satellites into space on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province. The six Shiyan-27 satellites were launched at 6:51 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered the preset orbits successfully. They will be mainly used for…

Doha, Apr 18 (UNI) The death toll from US airstrikes on the Ras Isa oil port in Yemen’s western province of Al Hudaydah has reached 33, and 80 people have been injured, the Houthi Health Ministry’s directorate for Al Hudaydah said on Friday. “According to preliminary data, the death toll as a result of US…

Jerusalem, Apr 18 (UNI) Israel has extended its missile warning time for long-range threats from Yemen by three to five minutes, the military’s Home Front Command said on Thursday. The updated system, which took effect Thursday, aims to allow civilians more time to reach shelters and safe rooms amid renewed missile attacks by Houthi forces,…

Vienna, Apr 18 (UNI) Austria’s science minister has announced a slew of measures this week to provide security and a free environment for researchers from the United States, as the academic freedom are at risk following the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies and dramatic research funding cuts. Eva-Maria Holzleitner, minister of women, science and research,…

United Nations, Apr 18 (UNI) The United Nations views the second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran this weekend as “a good sign,” and hopes it will yield positive results, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. The second round of U.S.-Iran indirect negotiations will be held in Rome on Saturday, according to…

Ramallah, Apr 18 (UNI) Two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli forces near the town of Osarin in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank on Thursday night, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Ramallah-based ministry in a brief statement identified the killed victims as Jihad Adham Abdullah Adili, 17, and Saif Ghassan Jabr…

Sanaa, Apr 18 (UNI) U.S. airstrikes on Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa on Thursday have killed 17 people and injured dozens more, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Friday. It said the victims were workers and employees of the port. Civil defence and rescue teams are working to extinguish fires at Ras Isa, and taking the…

Jerusalem, Apr 17 (UNI) The Israeli military said Wednesday it is expanding the “Morag Corridor,” a new dividing line in the southern Gaza Strip, and has turned roughly a third of the enclave into “security zones” under full Israeli military control. An infographic video released by the military showed the “Morag Corridor” running through an…

Jerusalem, Apr 17 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday instructed Israeli negotiators to “continue the steps” for the release of hostages still held in Gaza, his office said, as efforts to revive the ceasefire appeared to be stalled. “The prime minister issued an instruction for the continuation of the steps to advance the…