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Thailand will downgrade growth forecast for 2023 to 2.7 percent

BANGKOK, Thailand: This week, Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana said after a weaker-than-expected third quarter, the country will downgrade ...

Former PTI advisor Shahzad Akbar faces shocking acid attack in UK

LONDON, UK - Shahzad Akbar, a former accountability advisor to former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, has claimed that an ...

China pledges to deepen bilateral trade relations with Vietnam

BEIJING, China: The country's commerce ministry said that during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Ho ...

Diplomatic push: Qatari minister pledges swift action for Bipin Joshi's release from Hamas

KATHMANDU, Nepal - NP Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs, urged Qatar's visiting State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Soltan bin Saad ...

Election suggestions of friendly countries welcomed if supportive: FM Momen

DHAKA, Bangladesh - According to Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, Bangladesh and the United States believe in democracy and ...

Locked and loaded: Myanmar's military hits gold in 31st ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet

Naypyitaw, Myanmar - The Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military, showcased its prowess at the 31st ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) held in ...

BNP's election dilemma: To participate or not? CEC spills the beans

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The next general election may be rescheduled if the BNP wishes to participate, according to Chief Election ...

Finance Minister chairs steering committee as Nepal prepares for Third Investment Summit

KATHMANDU, Nepal - The government has announced plans to hold the Third Investment Summit in Kathmandu on April 21-22 next ...

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar sets the stage in Abu Dhabi to strengthen bonds, sign MoUs

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the caretaker prime minister, arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday for an official visit to ...

US, Philippines hold joint patrols in South China sea near Taiwan

BANGKOK, Thailand: In response to heightened Chinese activity in the South China Sea, the United States and the Philippines have ...

Foreign firms tap into emerging opportunities in China's supply chain

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Suspended by steel cables, various vehicle parts including chassis, doors and ...

Khelo India Para Games will be great platform to earn recognition: Para High-Jumper Nishad Kumar

New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Indian Paralympian and high jumper Nishad Kumar hailed the efforts of the Ministry of ...

Eighth edition of Global Technology Summit to begin in New Delhi from December 4

New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The eighth edition of the Global Technology Summit (GTS) will be held in New ...

ISL: Jamshedpur FC look to get back to winning ways against Odisha FC

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], December 1 (ANI): Odisha FC will hope to break down the defensive resolve of Jamshedpur FC in ...

The new Chinese disease panic is upon us

With Covid-19 being old news, China detractors will take every opportunity to portray an ordinary winter outbreak as something sinisterNews ...

British NGO blasts Russia's LGBT ban

The ruling of the country's top court will have a ?catastrophic? effect, Amnesty International has warnedThe London-based human rights advocacy ...

Jason Dufner among LIV's 73-player field for promotion event

(Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports) Former major champion Jason Dufner is among 73 players scheduled to compete in ...

Indian, Australian High Commission to UK co-host Indo-Pacific conference in London, explore strategies for regional strengthening

By Soumik SahaLondon [UK], December 1 (ANI): The Australian and Indian High Commissions to the United Kingdom (UK) co-hosted the ...

J-K motor vehicles department organizes mega blood donation camp in Srinagar

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 1 (ANI): In a collaborative effort to bolster community well-being, a mega blood donation ...

Jason Dufner among LIV's 70-player field for promotion event

(Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports) Former major champion Jason Dufner is among more than 70 players scheduled to ...

The Evolution Of Henry Kissinger's Views On Russia And Ukraine

When Henry Kissinger was born in Germany in 1923, Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin was still alive and the ghosts of ...

Deaths Of Women Put Spotlight On 'Honor' Killings In Pakistan

A spate of deaths of women in northwestern Pakistan has put the spotlight on so-called honor killings in the South ...

Asian Americans Still Face Prejudice and Discrimination, Study Finds

Facing prejudice is, for most Asian Americans, an all-too-familiar part of life, a new report from the Pew Research Center ...

Inflation persists in eurozone, slower global growth predicted for 2024

© Provided by Xinhua (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)In its Economic Outlook published on Wednesday, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ...

12 SSCB boxers secure semifinal spots at 7th Elite Men's National Boxing Championships

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The quarterfinal stage of the 7th Elite Men's National Boxing Championships saw remarkable performances ...

8 junior boxers confirm medals, cruise into SFs at IBA Junior World Boxing Championships 2023

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): As many as eight junior boxers secured a medal after a dominating show in ...

Ayodhya's Ram Mandir set to receive special soil from Thailand before consecration

By Suchitra MukherjeeBangkok [Thailand], November 30 (ANI): In a gesture filled with cultural significance, Thailand is sending soil to the ...

Indonesia Approves 20% Increase in Defense Spending Through 2024

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's outgoing president has approved a 20% increase in defense spending through the end of next year, ...

Vietnam's Rare Earth Sector on the Rise

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM - Vietnam, with the world's second-largest reserves of the rare earths used in such modern ...

Neeraj Chopra reveals alternative career path he would have pursued in life

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 30 (ANI): Indian world champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra answered some really ...

Russia Steps Up Presence in Indian Ocean

Russia docked warships in Bangladesh for the first time in five decades earlier this month and held its first joint ...

Taiwan Leader Says China Invasion Unlikely for Now

NEW YORK - China is not likely to consider a major invasion of Taiwan for now due to domestic challenges, ...

US indictment of Indian national in failed assasination plot won't impact Indo-US relationship say Foreign Policy experts

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Foreign Policy experts have reacted to the indictment filed by the United States Justice ...

Kalinga Super Cup to be held from January 9 onwards next year

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Kalinga Super Cup will be organised in Odisha starting from January 9, 2024, ...

US House Foreign Affairs Committee approves 'Resolve Tibet Act' for Tibet-China dispute

Washington, DC [US], November 30 (ANI): A bill aimed at strengthening US efforts to push China to negotiate with the ...

US Life Expectancy Climbs, but Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Life expectancy in the United States is on the rise but remains lower than it was in the years before ...

'How is the Great Australian Novel going?' Not too bad, thanks

"How is The Great Australian Novel going?" asks a character in Thea Astley's The Well Dressed Explorer, a Miles Franklin ...

COP28: four key issues that will dominate the latest UN climate summit

The United Nations Environment Programme recently published a report with an unusually strong title for a UN body: "Emissions Gap ...

Nepal Registers First Official Same-Sex Marriage in Country

KATHMANDU - A gay couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to receive official same-sex marriage ...

Malaysia's Prime Minister Gets Mixed Reviews After One Year in Power

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Little more than a year after becoming Malaysia's prime minister in late-November 2022, Anwar Ibrahim is ...

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Experts decry New Zealand government move to lift tobacco ban

LONDON - Health experts and tobacco campaigners have strongly criticized New Zealand's decision to repeal laws that aimed to ban ...

Tech stocks slide while Dow Jones hits high for 2023

NEW YORK, New York - The Dow Jones index was the standout on U.S. financial markets on Thursday with a ...

US shoppers spend $38 billion online during Thanksgiving weekend

WASHINGTON D.C.: Despite the ongoing economic uncertainty, major discounts during the Thanksgiving weekend enticed U.S. shoppers, who spent some US$38 ...

Thailand will downgrade growth forecast for 2023 to 2.7 percent

BANGKOK, Thailand: This week, Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana said after a weaker-than-expected third quarter, the country will downgrade ...

China pledges to deepen bilateral trade relations with Vietnam

BEIJING, China: The country's commerce ministry said that during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Ho ...

U.S. stocks advance as U.S. Treasury yields retreat

NEW YORK, New York - Retreating bond yields and a higher-then-expected GDP reading for the third quarter boosted U.S. stocks ...

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