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U.S. jobless claims drop for fifth straight week...
Washington [US], September 16:Initial jobless claims in the United States last week dropped for the fifth straight week to reach...
Adobe to acquire Figma for approximately 20 bln...
San Francisco [US], September 16: Adobe on Thursday announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Figma,...
Oil prices fall amid demand worries
New York [US], September 16:Oil prices dropped on Thursday as demand worries prevailed.
U.S. stocks fall amid economic data, rate hike...
New York [US], September 16: U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday as Wall Street assessed a batch of economic data and...
China, S. Korea, Japan hold symposium on cooperation...
Jeju [South Korea], September 16: A symposium has been held among China, South Korea and Japan on cooperation for an...
Monsoon rain expected to worsen floods in parts...
Bangkok [Thailand], September 16: A new round of seasonal monsoon rain is set to hit many parts of Thailand, which...
Singapore reports 2,423 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, September 16: Singapore reported 2,423 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,869,591.
Bangladesh, ADB review implementation of assisted projects to...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 16:The Bangladeshi government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at a tripartite portfolio review meeting (TPRM) Thursday...
Myanmar reports 259 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 16: Myanmar confirmed 259 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...
Malaysia maintains October CPO export duty at 8...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 16: Malaysia has kept its October crude palm oil (CPO) export duty at 8 percent, a...
Pakistan receives 100 int'l flights of relief items...
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16: Pakistan has received a total of 100 international flights carrying relief items for flood victims since...
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports grow 11.4 pct in...
Singapore, September 16: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose by 11.4 percent year on year in August, following a 7...
Tanzania vaccinates over 14 mln children in third...
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], September 14: Tanzanian health authorities said Wednesday that 14,690,597 children aged under five years in Tanzania...
Israel shuts West Bank checkpoints following deadly shootout
Jerusalem [Israel], September 15: Israel on Wednesday closed two checkpoints in the northern occupied West Bank and warned it might...
Syria, Russia attack rebels' training camps in Idlib
Damascus [Syria], September 15:Syrian missiles and Russian warplanes hit positions of ultra-radical rebel groups in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib...
Lebanese university signs deal with Chinese institute on...
Beirut [Lebanon], September 15: A Lebanese university and a Chinese institute signed here on Wednesday a cooperation agreement regarding the...
Egypt, Qatar sign deals to boost cooperation
Cairo [Egypt], September 15:Egypt and Qatar signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Doha, the Egyptian presidency said in a...
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...