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France to cap energy price hikes at 15 pct in 2023

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 in 2022

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 pct for 2022

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

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 in Detroit after 2-year hiatus

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

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 drop

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

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 2022: Cambodian minister

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 -- USGS

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

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 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 booster vaccine

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

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 hours

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 at Yongbyon site: IAEA

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 improve fiscal health

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 days of Sept.

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 amid Chuseok holiday

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 oil tanker rescue

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 2.39 pct

Brazil's financial market upgrades 2022 growth forecast to...

Brasília (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 economy with ban on single-use plastic bags

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 past month

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 to develop cultural economy

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

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 Iranian nuclear deal

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 upcoming General Assembly session

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...