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 disrupting road traffic.
ASEAN's economy expected to grow 5 pct in 2022: Cambodian minister
Siem Reap [Cambodia], September 15: Cambodian Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak said here on Wednesday that the economy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
7.0-magnitude quake hits southeast of Loyalty Islands -- USGS
Hong Kong, September 15: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 11:04 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological...
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 188,000 transactions worth 84.40 billion...
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, September 15: Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has granted interim authorization for use of a bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine in Singapore, the first of...
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 617,739, according to the Ministry...
5 killed in floods in Pakistan in 24 hours
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 15: At least five people were killed and one was injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in the last 24 hours...
N. Korea continuing to run uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon site: IAEA
Geneva (Switzerland), September 13: The chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Monday there are signs that North Korea is operating the Yongbyon nuclear complex's...
S. Korea seeks to introduce tighter rules to improve fiscal health
Seoul (South Korea), September 13: South Korea's finance ministry said Tuesday it will push to introduce fiscal rules that would mandate a sharp drop in...
Exports down, trade deficit widens during first 10 days of Sept.
Seoul (South Korea), September 13: South Korea's exports fell 16.6 percent on-year in the first 10 days of September due mainly to fewer working days...
New COVID-19 cases below 40,000 for 2nd day amid Chuseok holiday
Seoul (South Korea), September 13: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the second consecutive day on Monday due largely to fewer tests...
UN Security Council calls for donations for Yemen oil tanker rescue
United Nations, September 13: Members of the Security Council on Monday made an unusual plea to help avoid a "catastrophic ecological, maritime, and humanitarian risk...
Brazil's financial market upgrades 2022 growth forecast to 2.39 pct
BrasÃlia (Brazil), September 13: Brazilian financial analysts upgraded their gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2022 from 2.26 percent to 2.39 percent, and for...
Five years on, Kenya makes headway in circular economy with ban on...
Nairobi (Kenya), September 13: A cacophony of noises emanates from Mugo Macharia's factory nestled in a farming village in the central Kenyan county of Kiambu...
73,000 evacuated from conflict-hit areas in Ukraine in past month
Kiev (Ukraine), September 13: More than 73,000 people have been evacuated from the conflict-affected eastern and southern regions of Ukraine in the past month, Ukraine's...
Indonesia calls for global fund at G20 meeting to develop cultural economy
Jakarta (Indonesia), September 13: The Indonesian government has called on the Group of 20 (G20) members to collect a global fund initiative for the recovery...
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
Tehran (US), September 13: The United States, in order to rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal, must prove it reliable and show that it abides by...
UN chief sees unprecedented test to multilateralism in upcoming General Assembly session
United Nations, September 13: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday saw an unprecedented test to multilateralism in the upcoming session of the UN General Assembly.
New president vows to make work of UN General Assembly more impact-oriented
United Nations, September 13: The president of the upcoming 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Csaba Korosi, vowed on Monday to build bridges and...
Pakistan to ensure transparent aid distribution to flood victims through e-platform
Islamabad (Pakistan), September 13: Pakistan on Monday launched a "digital flood dashboard" to ensure transparency in the distribution of aid to the flood-hit people of...
Continued investment in coastal resilience critical for sustainable growth in Bangladesh: World...
Dhaka (Bangladesh), September 13: With increasing climate risks, Bangladesh needs to continue investments to strengthen climate resilience in the coastal zones to protect the development...
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 "booster" dose for people who...
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 was announced on Monday.
Israel launches subsidy program to promote energy efficiency in factories, public areas
Jerusalem (Israel), September 13: The Israeli government planned to earmark 98 million new shekels (about 29.1 million U.S. dollars) for a new subsidy program this...
South Africa mine dam collapse kills three, injures over 40
Johannesburg [South Africa], September 12: A mine dam collapsed in the central part of South Africa on Sunday morning as flooding caused by the collapse...