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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...

New president vows to make work of UN General Assembly more impact-oriented

New president vows to make work of UN...

United Nations, September 13: The president of the upcoming 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Csaba Korosi, vowed on...

Pakistan to ensure transparent aid distribution to flood victims through e-platform

Pakistan to ensure transparent aid distribution to flood...

Islamabad (Pakistan), September 13: Pakistan on Monday launched a "digital flood dashboard" to ensure transparency in the distribution of aid...

Continued investment in coastal resilience critical for sustainable growth in Bangladesh: World Bank

Continued investment in coastal resilience critical for sustainable...

Dhaka (Bangladesh), September 13: With increasing climate risks, Bangladesh needs to continue investments to strengthen climate resilience in the coastal...

Belgium starts Omicron booster campaign

Belgium starts Omicron booster campaign

Brussels (Belgium), September 13: Belgium started a vaccination campaign on Monday with new Omicron-adapted COVID-19 shots. It is primarily a...

Greece launches Omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster shots

Greece launches Omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster shots

Athens (Greece), September 13: Vaccines adapted to fighting the latest Omicron variants of COVID-19 are now available in Greece, it...

Israel launches subsidy program to promote energy efficiency in factories, public areas

Israel launches subsidy program to promote energy efficiency...

Jerusalem (Israel), September 13: The Israeli government planned to earmark 98 million new shekels (about 29.1 million U.S. dollars) for...

South Africa mine dam collapse kills three, injures over 40

South Africa mine dam collapse kills three, injures...

Johannesburg [South Africa], September 12: A mine dam collapsed in the central part of South Africa on Sunday morning as...

Jordan warns against decline in int'l support for refugees in region

Jordan warns against decline in int'l support for...

Amman [Jordan], September 12: Jordan on Sunday warned against the noticeable decline in international support extended to refugees in the...

Israel launches plan to accelerate renewable energy deployment

Israel launches plan to accelerate renewable energy deployment

Jerusalem [Israel], September 12: Israel launched a plan to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy infrastructures throughout the country, the...

6 killed in IS road attack in NE Syria: war monitor

6 killed in IS road attack in NE...

Damascus [Syria], September 12: Islamic State (IS) militants killed six people driving on a road in the northeastern Syrian province...