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Portugal maintains epidemiological surveillance on COVID-19
Lisbon [Portugal] May 1: The COVID-19 pandemic maintains "very high transmissibility, with a stable trend," according to a report released...

Bigger FDI realized capital propels Vietnam's economic recovery...
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 1: Along with smaller registered capital of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the first four months...

Vietnam reports 5,109 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 1: Vietnam reported 5,109 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a fall of 959 from Friday.

Vietnam sees more new enterprises in 4 months
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 1: About 49,600 enterprises are estimated to be established in Vietnam in the first four months of...

Brunei reports 102 new COVID-19 cases
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], May 1: Brunei reported 102 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the national tally to 141,850.

Ukraine allocates 4 bln USD for defense ministry
Kyiv [Ukraine]May 1: Ukraine has appropriated billions of U.S. dollars to the defense ministry amid the ongoing conflict with Russia,...

Singapore reports 2,141 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, May 1:Singapore reported 2,141 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 1,197,908.

Russia's central bank lowers key rate to 14...
Moscow [Russia], April 30:Russia's Central Bank has reduced its key interest rate by 300 basis points to 14 percent, it...

Bulgaria reports 4 bird flu outbreaks in one...
Sofia [Bulgaria] April 30: The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) on Friday confirmed four outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian...

School trucks provided by China handed over to...
Sydney [Australia], April 30: Twenty school trucks provided by China were handed over to Kiribati on Friday to help address...

Missing tourist boat located underwater off Japan's Hokkaido
Tokyo [Japan], April 30:The Japan Coast Guard said on Friday that the tourist boat that went missing six days ago...

White House communications director positive on COVID-19 test
Washington [US], April 30: White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said on Friday that she had tested positive for COVID-19.

U.S. Fed's closely watched inflation measure continues to...
Washington [US], April 30: U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price indexes, the Federal Reserve (Fed)'s preferred inflation measure, continued to...

3 killed, 9 wounded in factory fire in...
Istanbul [Turkey], April 30: At least three people were killed and nine others were wounded on Friday in a fire...

OSCE to close Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 30: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has announced that it would take immediate...

Sri Lankan central bank to curb informal currency...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30:Sri Lanka's central bank said on Friday that it will take steps to prevent foreign currency...

At least 10 killed, 20 wounded in Kabul...
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30: At least 10 people were killed and 20 others wounded after an explosion ripped through a...

Myanmar further extends COVID-19 preventive measures until end...
Yangon [Myanmar] April 30:Myanmar's Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for COVID-19 on Friday further extended the COVID-19 preventive...

Metro Manila remains under lowest COVID-19 alert level...
Manila [Philippines] April 30: The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Metro Manila will remain at the lowest level from May 1...

Vietnam reports 7,116 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 29:Vietnam reported 7,116 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down 888 from Wednesday, according to its Ministry of...

Brunei reports 98 new COVID-19 cases
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], April 29: Brunei reported 98 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, under the 100-mark for the...

UN coordinator heads to south Ukraine to prepare...
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 29: OsnatLubrani, UN resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, said Thursday that she is heading to...

China, Oman vow to promote strategic partnership, military...
Muscat [Oman] April 29: Senior officials from China and Oman pledged on Thursday to further promote their strategic partnership and...

Spokesperson blasts U.S. maritime bullying
Beijing [China] April 29: A Chinese military spokesperson on Thursday voiced resolute opposition to maritime bullying of the United States.

U.S. economy shrinks at 1.4 pct in Q1...
Washington [US], April 29: The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter as...

Germany's inflation to hit 40-yr high in April
Berlin [Germany], April 29:Germany's inflation is expected to rise to 7.4 percent in April, according to preliminary figures published by...

NATO chief offers quick admission for Finland, Sweden...
Brussels [Belgium], April 29: The applications by Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will be...