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Aug 12, 20242 min read
Indonesia holds first cabinet meeting in planned new capital, Nusantara
JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo held his first cabinet meeting in his planned new capital, Nusantara, on Monday, as the...


Aug 12, 20241 min read
South Korea Yoon appoints presidential security chief as defence minister
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appointed the head of the presidential security service, Kim Yong-hyun, as...


Aug 9, 20241 min read
Quake with 7.1 magnitude hits western Japan, no major damage reported
TOKYO - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami advisories, the Japan Meteorological...


Aug 9, 20243 min read
Nobel laureate Yunus takes charge of Bangladesh, hopes to heal strife-torn country
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday, hoping to help heal the country...


Aug 9, 20244 min read
Analysis-In deluge of protests, fuel subsidies prove hard to abolish
LONDON - Like thousands of Nigerians and millions of others across the developing world, higher fuel costs have irked Antonia Arosanwo. ...


Aug 8, 20243 min read
Nobel laureate Yunus makes emotional return to Bangladesh to lead caretaker government
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus made an emotional return home to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a new interim government...


Aug 8, 20243 min read
Fear gripped global markets this week – but was it all overblown?
This week has been a rollercoaster ride for investors. Financial markets across the world were gripped by a fearsome selloff that...


Aug 8, 20243 min read
Japan stock meltdown: why it rattled the crypto market
Japan’s stock market plunged 12% on Monday, August 5 – its worst day in 37 years. The severity of the fall triggered losses in stock...


Aug 8, 20242 min read
President Murmu calls for deepening India-New Zealand educational ties
New Delhi, Aug 8 - President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said educational exchanges are an important aspect of the bilateral relations...


Aug 8, 20242 min read
President Murmu holds bilateral talks with New Zealand's Governor General, Deputy PM
Wellington, Aug 8 - President Droupadi Murmu met New Zealand's Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters...


Aug 8, 20244 min read
Bangladesh new interim leader Yunus heads home, government to be sworn in on Thursday
DHAKA - The Nobel Peace laureate tapped to lead an interim government in Bangladesh called for calm and boarded a flight on Wednesday to...


Aug 7, 20243 min read
Thai court orders dissolution of anti-establishment election winner
BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of anti-establishment opposition party Move Forward,...
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