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Finland is world's happiest country for seventh year: Study
Finland remained the world's happiest country for a seventh straight year in an annual U.N. sponsored World Happiness Report published on March 20.
And Nordic countries kept their places among the 10 most cheerful, with Denmark, Iceland and Sweden trailing Finland.
Compared to the previous year, Türkiye has climbed eight places in the list and is now ranked 98th.
WTO approves services trade rules, overcoming objections
The World Trade Organization Tuesday enshrined new rules facilitating trade in services between more than 70 member states, the European Union's trade commissioner said, despite initial objections from India and South Africa.
The set of rules will streamline authorisation requirements and ease procedural hurdles faced by businesses, according to a press release.
Mexico, Panama reach Gold Cup semis
Mexico and Panama booked their places in the last four of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with victories on July 8 in their quarterfinal ties against Costa Rica and Qatar.
Ismael Daz blasted a hat trick in the space of nine second-half minutes as Panama marched on with a 4-0 win over Qatar.
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Montenegro Sentences Crypto Fugitive to Four Months in Jail
Police officers escort South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon (C) in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC
On March 23, Do Kwon and Han Chang-Joon, a senior executive at Chai, a mobile payment provider, were arrested at Podgorica airport trying to board a private flight to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with falsified travel documents from Costa Rica.
Costa Rican sloth antibiotics offer hope for human medicine
The fur of Costa Rican sloths appears to harbor antibiotic-producing bacteria that scientists hope may hold a solution to the growing problem of "superbugs" resistant to humanity's dwindling arsenal of drugs.
Sloth fur, research has found, hosts bustling communities of insects, algae, fungi and bacteria, among other microbes, some of which could pose disease risk.
Vucic attends online Summit for Democracy
BELGRADE - At the invitation of US President Joseph Biden, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is attending this year's online Summit for Democracy, said a post on Vucic's buducnostsrbijeav Instagram profile.
The virtual summit has brought together leaders from 120 countries, as well as civil groups and tech companies.
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US, South Korea, Both Seek Crypto Fraudster’s Extradition From Montenegro
Police officers escort South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon (R) in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC
South Korea Seeks Extradition of Detained Crypto Fraudster From Montenegro
A view of the state prosecutor's offices in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: EPA/BORIS PEJOVIC
On Friday, Montenegro's prosecution charged Do Kwon and Han Chang-hoon with falsifying their ID after they were arrested a day before at Podgorica airport.
Online Gambling To Hit $1 Trillion in 2022
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UN warns of lower growth for Latin America
Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will be lower than expected at 1.8 percent this year due to the war in Ukraine, a UN body has said.
In 2021, the region's gross domestic product (GDP) growth was 6.2 percent, and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in January forecast growth of 2.1 percent for 2022.
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