TEHRAN (ANA)- Italy's average annual inflation rate in 2023 dropped to 5.7 percent from the previous year's 8.1 percent, the highest since Italy adopted the euro currency in 1999, the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Germany's annual average inflation rate in 2023 decreased to 5.9 percent from the previous year's 6.9 percent, a record high since reunification in 1990, said the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

TEHRAN (ANA)- Spain registered a 35 percent yearly rise in natural gas from Russia in 2023 as the Ukraine crisis was about to enter its third year.

TEHRAN (ANA)- New Zealand researchers are building models to give more accurate predictions of where large wildfires could spread as they burn.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Critics are deriding as a step backward a new French energy bill that favours the further development of nuclear power and avoids setting targets for solar and wind power and other renewables.

TEHRAN (ANA)- European planemaker Airbus said that it secured 2,094 net plane orders last year, a record for the group as airlines prepare for further global passenger growth and seek out more fuel-efficient planes.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The past three years have been record setting years in New Zealand summer temperatures, with 2023 confirmed to be the second hottest year on record, scientists said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The BMW Group increased its global sales of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce cars by 6.5 percent year-on-year to a record number of 2.56 million in 2023, the German car manufacturer said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Slovenia's unemployment figures stood at 48,353 at the close of December 2023, down by 9.1 percent compared to the end of 2022, the national Employment Service reported.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone rose to 2.9 percent in December mainly due to energy costs, official data showed.