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Myanmar reports 45 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], November 18: Myanmar confirmed 45 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...
Bangladesh's central bank creates 500-mln-USD refinance scheme for...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 18:Bangladesh Bank (BB) has worked out a 50 billion taka (about 500 million U.S. dollars) refinance scheme...
Japan's consumer prices rise to highest level in...
Tokyo [Japan],November 18:Japan's consumer prices increased 3.6 percent in October from a year earlier, marking a 40-year high, owing to...
Russia identifies rocket falling in Poland as Ukrainian...
Moscow [Russia], November 17: Russian experts have confirmed from pictures of the wreckage that the projectile falling in Poland was...
Russia bans 52 Irish officials from entry
Moscow [Russia], November 17: The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that 52 senior Irish officials are barred from entering...
Finland needs 50,000 immigrants per year by 2050:...
Helsinki [Finland], November 17:Finland needs over 50,000 immigrants a year for the next 28 years to fill job vacancies arising...
Italy receives 51 refugees with UNHCR university scholarships
Rome [Italy], November 17: A group of 51 refugees from Africa arrived in Italy on Wednesday to enroll in various...
Energy prices drive up Italian inflation to 11.8...
Rome [Italy], November 17: Consumer prices in Italy rose by 11.8 percent in October compared to a year earlier, the...
At least 12 injured in explosion at condo...
Washington [US], November 17: At least 12 people were injured after an explosion tore down part of a condo building...
U.S. Chicago plunges into winter overnight
Chicago [US], November 17: After experiencing an abnormal warm week with high temperatures staying over 20 degrees Celsius, Chicago suddenly...
Amazon reportedly begins layoffs
San Francisco [US], November 17: Amazon has begun the process of cutting jobs across the company this week, according to...
U.S. stocks dip amid economic data
New York [US], November 17:U.S. stocks declined on Wednesday, as investors digested a slew of economic data.
McConnell re-elected as Republican leader in U.S. Senate
Washington [US],November 17: Mitch McConnell was re-elected as Republican leader in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
U.S. Senate advances same-sex marriage bill
Washington [US], November 17: The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to proceed to debate on legislation that would codify same-sex...
U.S. dollar slips as euro, sterling rise
New York [US], November 17: The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday amid a momentum in the euro...
Gold falls on profit taking
Chicago [US], November 17: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday as...
25 injured after vehicle plows into police recruits...
Los Angeles [US], November 17: A total of 25 police recruits were injured during a training run after a vehicle...
Singapore reports 2,184 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, November 17: Singapore reported 2,184 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the country's total tally to 2,146,706.
G20 leaders reaffirm commitment to cooperation to tackle...
Bali [Indonesia], November 17:The leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) reaffirmed here Wednesday their commitment to cooperation to address...
Bangladesh aims to increase cotton production five folds...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 17: Bangladesh has set a target to increase cotton production five times by 2030, introducing new varieties...
Trial operation of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway successful
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 17: A comprehensive trial operation of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) in Indonesia has been successful after a...
Vietnamese customs seizes 26 kg of drugs sent...
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 17:Customs officers of southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have seized nearly 26 kg of drugs sent...
Over 37.46 million people vaccinated for COVID-19 in...
Yangon [Myanmar], November 17:Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37.46 million people for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, the Ministry of Health...
S. Sudan's central bank reduces forex injection
Juba [South Sudan], November 16: South Sudan's central bank said on Tuesday that it will limit the amount of weekly...
ICANN launches new root server to boost internet...
Nairobi [Kenya], November 16: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a global organization that coordinates the Domain...
Israel signs deal to secure economic rights to...
Jerusalem [Israel]/ Beirut [Lebanon], November 16:Israel said on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with the two energy companies...
Earliest evidence of human cooking found at Israeli...
Jerusalem [Israel], November 16: An international research team found the earliest known evidence of the cooking at an archaeological site...