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U.S. dollar rises as traders assess Fed policy...
New York [US], November 19:The U.S. dollar moved higher in late trading on Friday as market participants bet on more...
Malaysians go to polls to elect new gov't
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 19: Malaysia kicked off its national polls on Saturday, with voters streaming to voting centers to...
Malaysia reports 3,037 new COVID-19 infections, 5 new...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 19: Malaysia reported 3,037 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to...
DPRK test-fires new ICBM, KCNA
Seoul [South Korea], November 19:The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward eastern...
Myanmar designates new protected public forest area in...
Yangon [Myanmar],November 19:Myanmar has designated a new protected public forest area in central Myanmar's Magway Region, its state-run Mirror Daily...
4 killed in gas tank explosion in N....
Baghdad [Iraq], November 18: Four people were killed and some 10 others were wounded on Thursday in a gas tank...
Students stage cost-of-living protest in Brussels
Brussels [Belgium], November 18: An estimated 150 students from the Federation of Francophone Students (FEF) held a demonstration here on...
Employment in Germany reaches all-time high
Berlin [Germany], November 18:Employment in Germany reached a new all-time high of around 45.6 million in the third quarter (Q3)...
Zelensky says Ukrainian experts to participate in probe...
Kiev [Ukraine], November 18: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky said Thursday that Ukrainian experts will participate in a probe of the deadly...
Slovenian students learn 5G, AI at Huawei's future...
Ljubljana [Slovenia], November 18: Five Slovenian students were awarded certificates on Thursday after they successfully completed Huawei's third "Seeds for...
Pelosi says to step down as top Democrat...
Washington [US], November 18: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she's stepping down as top Democrat in...
U.S. reportedly running low on certain weapons to...
Washington [US], November 18: The United States is running low on some weapons and ammunition it has been sending to...
Boeing reorganizes Defense, Space & Security unit
San Francisco [US], November 18: Boeing on Thursday announced a series of executive leadership changes and reorganizations.
Weekly storage of natural gas in U.S. increases
Houston (Texas) [US], November 18:Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 3,644 billion cubic feet in the week...
Oil prices drop to multi-week lows
New York [US], November 18: Oil prices fell to their lowest levels in weeks on Thursday, driven by multiple headwinds.
U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade mostly higher
New York [US], November 18: U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher on Thursday with eight of the top 10 stocks...
U.S. Uvalde acting police chief resigns months after...
Houston (Texas) [US], November 18: Lt. Mariano Pargas, the acting police chief during the May 24 mass school shooting killing...
3 high school students detained after calling in...
Houston (Texas) [US], November 18: Three students were in custody after calling in a fake active shooter threat on Thursday...
U.S. dollar strengthens as traders bet on hawkish...
New York [US], November 18: The U.S. dollar appreciated in late trading on Thursday as market participants digested the latest...
U.S. stocks fall as investors assess Fed policy...
New York [US], November 18: U.S. stocks declined on Thursday, as Wall Street digested the latest comments from Federal Reserve...
Singapore reports 2,088 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore [Singapore], November 18:Singapore reported 2,088 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 2,148,794.
Intense battles erupt between gov't forces, Houthis in...
Aden [Yemen],November 18: Intense battles erupted between Yemen's government forces and the Houthi rebels in various areas of the southwestern...
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...