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France to cap energy price hikes at 15...
Paris [France], September 15: Energy price hikes for households in France will be capped at 15 percent next year, Prime...
Portugal's daily COVID-19 cases fall to lowest level...
Lisbon [Portugal], September 15: The average daily number of COVID-19 infections in Portugal has dropped to 2,468, the lowest number...
French gov't revises up GDP growth to 2.7...
Paris [France], September 15: French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on Wednesday that economic growth in France...
Gold falls on aggressive rate hike expectations
Chicago [US], September 15:Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday on market...
2022 North American int'l auto show kicks off...
Detroit [US], September 15: After a two-year hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 North American International...
Oil prices rise amid U.S. inventory data
New York [US], September 15:Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after a weekly U.S. petroleum status report painted a mixed picture.
U.S. Dow fails to recover from prior massive...
Washington [US], September 15: The Dow Jones Industrial average on Wednesday failed to recover from a massive nosedive the previous...
Incessant rains lash parts of Bangladeshi capital
Dhaka [Bangladesh],September 15: Moderate to heavy rains lashed parts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas and...
ASEAN's economy expected to grow 5 pct in...
Siem Reap [Cambodia], September 15: Cambodian Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak said here on Wednesday that the economy of the...
7.0-magnitude quake hits southeast of Loyalty Islands --...
Hong Kong, September 15: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 11:04 GMT...
Malaysian property market records better performance in H1
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 15:Malaysia's property market has shown improvement in the first half of this year with more than...
Singapore reports 2,426 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, September 15: Singapore reported 2,426 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the country's total tally to 1,867,168.
Singapore approves interim use of 1st bivalent COVID-19...
Singapore, September 15: Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has granted interim authorization for use of a bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine...
Myanmar reports 384 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 15: Myanmar confirmed 384 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...
5 killed in floods in Pakistan in 24...
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 15: At least five people were killed and one was injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods...
N. Korea continuing to run uranium enrichment facility...
Geneva (Switzerland), September 13: The chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Monday there are signs that North Korea is...
S. Korea seeks to introduce tighter rules to...
Seoul (South Korea), September 13: South Korea's finance ministry said Tuesday it will push to introduce fiscal rules that would...
Exports down, trade deficit widens during first 10...
Seoul (South Korea), September 13: South Korea's exports fell 16.6 percent on-year in the first 10 days of September due...
New COVID-19 cases below 40,000 for 2nd day...
Seoul (South Korea), September 13: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the second consecutive day on Monday...
UN Security Council calls for donations for Yemen...
United Nations, September 13: Members of the Security Council on Monday made an unusual plea to help avoid a "catastrophic...
Brazil's financial market upgrades 2022 growth forecast to...
BrasÃlia (Brazil), September 13: Brazilian financial analysts upgraded their gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2022 from 2.26 percent...
Five years on, Kenya makes headway in circular...
Nairobi (Kenya), September 13: A cacophony of noises emanates from Mugo Macharia's factory nestled in a farming village in the...
73,000 evacuated from conflict-hit areas in Ukraine in...
Kiev (Ukraine), September 13: More than 73,000 people have been evacuated from the conflict-affected eastern and southern regions of Ukraine...
Indonesia calls for global fund at G20 meeting...
Jakarta (Indonesia), September 13: The Indonesian government has called on the Group of 20 (G20) members to collect a global...
Oil prices climb amid U.S. dollar weakness
New York (US), September 13: Oil prices advanced on Monday as the U.S. dollar continued to slide from multi-decade highs.
Iran urges U.S. to prove reliability to rejoin...
Tehran (US), September 13: The United States, in order to rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal, must prove it reliable and...
UN chief sees unprecedented test to multilateralism in...
United Nations, September 13: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday saw an unprecedented test to multilateralism in the upcoming session...