Vice Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman discussed separately with the permanent delegates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations in Geneva ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and coordination on humanitarian issues, human rights and refugees.
Excellent wine practices and global trends in wine tourism will be among the topics on the second day of the 9th UN Tourism Global Conference on Wine Tourism in Plovdiv.
The price of gold jumped over the $3,900 per ounce mark for the first time today, Monday, driven by increased demand for safe-haven assets amid a U.S. government shutdown.
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Japan's unemployment rate fell 2.5 percent in August, compared to 2.7 percent in July, as more job seekers were able to find new opportunities.
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said in a statement that the total number of employed people increased by 0.4 percent to 67.91 million, the highest level since 1953, and the number of unemployed fell by 8.0 percent to 1.72 million.
The Ministry underlined the availability of jobs, noting that the availability rate recorded a slight decrease of 0.01 points to 1.23, which means that there are 123 jobs available for every 100 job seekers.