Markets fell in Asia on Friday, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street sparked by a string of better-than-expected US data that added to worries the Federal Reserve will hold off on cutting interest rates this year. A weeks-long rally in equities has petered out in the past few days on profit-taking and as central bank […]
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its second military spy satellite into space, South Korea’s military said Friday, as animosities remain high over the North’s continued weapons tests. Last November, North Korea placed its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit as part of its efforts to build a […]
Read MoreBy Sanjay Kapoor Amethi/Rae Bareli, India – Irfan*, a tea stall owner, is convinced that change is afoot. “There has not been much traffic on this road from Rae Bareli to Amethi ever since the Congress lost power in 2014,” he says, referring to two towns and a party that for decades have been synonymous […]
Read MoreCanada announced Thursday for the first time sanctions against Israeli settlers accused of committing acts of violence against civilians in the West Bank. The United Kingdom, France, the European Union and the United States took similar measures in recent months. “With these measures, we are sending a clear message that acts of extremist settler violence […]
Read MoreBy William A. Stanton Taiwan News, Contributing Columnist Although I am a non-voting resident of Taiwan, I have lived and worked here since 2009, and it is clearly a country I care very much about. I deeply respect and appreciate all that Taiwan has accomplished. With little more than its highly skilled and hard-working population […]
Read MoreMajority of people want coexistence of all religions in India – such information has emerged in a survey. India’s Center for the Study of Developing Societies or CSDS-Lokniti Survey reported this information on Thursday. According to the survey, 79 percent of people in India think that not only Hindus; All religions are equal there. Only […]
Read MoreGlobal shipping routes, often referred to as the lifelines of our interconnected world, are facing heightened risks and challenges in various regions, according to maritime intelligence experts. The ever-increasing importance of global trade has prompted countries like Britain and the U.S. to deploy significant resources to safeguard these critical waterways. In the Red Sea and […]
Read MoreBy Md Abdul Halim Sarker In a concerning development, health authorities across the Asian region have reported a significant surge in HIV/AIDS cases, prompting renewed calls for intensified prevention and treatment efforts. According to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), several countries in Asia have witnessed a worrying uptick in new […]
Read MoreNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected photos taken by the country’s new spy satellite of “major target regions”, including the South Korean capital of Seoul and cities that host US military bases, state media said on Saturday. Nuclear-armed North Korea launched the satellite on Tuesday, but South Korean defence officials and analysts said its […]
Read MoreX, the social network formerly known as Twitter, typically earns the most money in the last months of the year, as brands ramp up their advertising campaigns for the holiday shopping season. According to The New York Times, though, the company’s earnings report for this quarter might look different than usual. Based on internal documents […]
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