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Israel hosts dragon boat race to mark 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties with China

Israel hosts dragon boat race to mark 30th...

Jerusalem [Israel], September 17: A dragon boat race was held in northern Israel on Friday to mark the 30th anniversary...

Lebanon to adopt strict security measures after bank raids

Lebanon to adopt strict security measures after bank...

Beirut [Lebanon], September 17: Security forces will take strict measures amid mounting security concerns after a number of bank raids...

Israel launches missile attacks on Syrian capital

Israel launches missile attacks on Syrian capital

Damascus [Syria], September 17: Israel launched missile attacks on military sites in the Syrian capital of Damascus after midnight on...

ASEAN, Russia emphasize need to further deepen bilateral economic ties

ASEAN, Russia emphasize need to further deepen bilateral...

Siem Reap [Cambodia], September 17: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia on Friday emphasized the need to...

Gold rises on U.S. equities weakness

Gold rises on U.S. equities weakness

Chicago [US], September 17: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday...

Canada confirms 16,501 new COVID-19 cases in one week

Canada confirms 16,501 new COVID-19 cases in one...

Ottawa [Canada], September 17: Canada confirmed 16,501 new COVID-19 cases for the week ending Sept. 10, the Public Health Agency...

Canada confirms 1,363 monkeypox cases

Canada confirms 1,363 monkeypox cases

Ottawa [Canada], September 17: Canada has confirmed 1,363 cases of monkeypox, including 38 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada...

Oil prices end higher, but post weekly loss

Oil prices end higher, but post weekly loss

New York [US], September 17: - Oil prices eked out modest gains on Friday, but demand worries kept prices lower...

CPEC adds new dimension to Pakistan-China cooperation: Pakistani official

CPEC adds new dimension to Pakistan-China cooperation: Pakistani...

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17: Pakistani foreign ministry's Additional Secretary Asia-Pacific Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...

Pakistan continues to face surge in dengue cases

Pakistan continues to face surge in dengue cases

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17: Pakistan continues to face a surge in dengue fever cases in different parts of the country,...

Singapore reports 2,309 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 2,309 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, September 17: Singapore reported 2,309 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,871,900.

Israel concludes registration of parties for 5th election in 4 years

Israel concludes registration of parties for 5th election...

Jerusalem [Israel], September 15: Israel closed on Thursday night the registration for political parties intending to run in the upcoming...

EU proposes new Cyber Resilience Act

EU proposes new Cyber Resilience Act

Brussels [Belgium], September 16:The European Commission presented on Thursday a proposal for Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a new European Union...

Alstom attempts distance record with hydrogen train through Germany

Alstom attempts distance record with hydrogen train through...

Berlin [Germany], September 16: French manufacturer Alstom was attempting to set a new distance record with its CoradiaiLint hydrogen-powered train...

Over 14.6 mln U.S. children infected with COVID-19

Over 14.6 mln U.S. children infected with COVID-19

Los Angeles [US], September 16: Over 14.6 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the...

Gold falls as U.S. Treasury yields rise

Gold falls as U.S. Treasury yields rise

Chicago [US], September 16: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday as...

At least 9 killed in stampede at concert in Guatemala

At least 9 killed in stampede at concert...

Guatemala City [Guatemala], September 16: At least nine people were killed and about 20 were injured early Thursday morning after...

U.S. jobless claims drop for fifth straight week amid still tight labor market

U.S. jobless claims drop for fifth straight week...

Washington [US], September 16:Initial jobless claims in the United States last week dropped for the fifth straight week to reach...

Adobe to acquire Figma for approximately 20 bln USD

Adobe to acquire Figma for approximately 20 bln...

San Francisco [US], September 16: Adobe on Thursday announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Figma,...

Oil prices fall amid demand worries

Oil prices fall amid demand worries

New York [US], September 16:Oil prices dropped on Thursday as demand worries prevailed.

U.S. stocks fall amid economic data, rate hike expectations

U.S. stocks fall amid economic data, rate hike...

New York [US], September 16: U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday as Wall Street assessed a batch of economic data and...

China, S. Korea, Japan hold symposium on cooperation for age-friendly society in Jeju

China, S. Korea, Japan hold symposium on cooperation...

Jeju [South Korea], September 16: A symposium has been held among China, South Korea and Japan on cooperation for an...

Monsoon rain expected to worsen floods in parts of Thailand

Monsoon rain expected to worsen floods in parts...

Bangkok [Thailand], September 16: A new round of seasonal monsoon rain is set to hit many parts of Thailand, which...

Singapore reports 2,423 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 2,423 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, September 16: Singapore reported 2,423 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,869,591.

Bangladesh, ADB review implementation of assisted projects to boost economic recovery

Bangladesh, ADB review implementation of assisted projects to...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 16:The Bangladeshi government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at a tripartite portfolio review meeting (TPRM) Thursday...

Myanmar reports 259 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 259 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], September 16: Myanmar confirmed 259 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...

Malaysia maintains October CPO export duty at 8 pct

Malaysia maintains October CPO export duty at 8...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 16: Malaysia has kept its October crude palm oil (CPO) export duty at 8 percent, a...