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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices dropped on Thursday as investors assessed geopolitical risks. The West Texas Intermediate for March delivery lost 1.9 U.S. dollars, or 2 percent, to settle at 91.76 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for April delivery decreased 1.84 dollars, …

Washington, US |  Xinhua | A nationwide rising wave of threats to public officials has sparked concern in the United States, a Reuters report said Tuesday. Reuters said it documented more than 220 terroristic threats and hostile messages through contacts and interviews with 33 board members across 15 U.S. states …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 8.1 percent in 2021, the highest annual growth in 21 years, according to a report released by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. The country’s GDP increased by 3.6 percent in 2019, and decreased by 2.2 …

Washington, USA | Xinhua | More than 100 million Americans have watched the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where many U.S. athletes continue to show their talents, skills and sportsmanship, and share memorable experiences inside and outside competition venues. With a boom in streaming services and a habitual use of …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | The cyberattacks that hit Ukraine’s government websites and banks on Tuesday were the largest in the country’s history, Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said on Wednesday. “All the authorities responsible for cybersecurity worked to counter these attacks and eliminate them,” Fedorov was quoted by …

Los Angeles, USA | Xinhua | Mystery film “Death on the Nile” from 20th Century Studios took the top spot at the North American box office on its opening weekend with a three-day estimate of 12.8 million U.S. dollars, according to studio figures released by measurement firm Comscore on Sunday. …

Istanbul, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkey’s economic woes have impacted flower and gift sales ahead of Valentine’s Day, as consumers have been forced to give priority to basic needs such as food products. “It is very difficult to sell a single rose for 40 Turkish liras (about 3 U.S. dollars) …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | Deputy spokesperson for the Taliban government Inamullah Samangani on Sunday criticized Washington’s “unfair” decision to compensate the victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks with Afghanistan’s assets. “The recent decision of U.S. President Joe Biden on the handling of the foreign exchange reserve of Afghanistan is a hasty, …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday discussed the Ukraine crisis with U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron respectively over the phone as tensions continue to escalate between Russia and Ukraine. During these conversations, Putin reiterated the absence of a substantive response from the …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | A Taliban political spokesman has criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision on splitting the frozen Afghan assets in the United States. Mohammad Naeem, spokesman of the Taliban political office in Qatar, tweeted on Friday that “Stealing the blocked funds of Afghan nation by the United States …