Wed 17 January 2024: China’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in 2023, hitting the government’s official target, but concerns about growth momentum remain amid a protracted property crisis, sluggish consumer and business confidence, and weak global growth. China’s National Bureau of Statistics said gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s second-biggest economy also rose by […]
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In this photo released on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, missiles are fired from city of Kermanshah in western Iran targeting the Islamic State group in Syria. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said Monday it launched ballistic missiles into eastern Syria targeting militants it blamed for a recent attack on a […]
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Wed 17 January 2024: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were indicted in an unlawful marriage case on Tuesday. A judge framed charges against Khan and held the hearing in Adiala jail where Khan’s wife did not attend the hearing due to health issues. Khan rejected the charges, according to […]
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Tue 16 January 2024: For the third day in a row, an extreme cold wave blanketed much of northern India with dense fog on Tuesday, causing more than 160 flights to be delayed due to poor visibility. The aviation regulator said in an email to airlines that they are required to share accurate, real-time information […]
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Tue 16 January 2024: One hundred days after earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, the United Nations’ children agency on Monday called for greater support for over 96,000 children affected by the disaster, especially as a crippling winter grips the country. Over 1,000 people, most of whom were women and children, lost their lives in Afghanistan’s earthquakes […]
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ue 16 January 2024: The Arakan Army (AA), an armed ethnic group fighting as part of an alliance against the Myanmar military, has claimed control of a key western town near the border with India and Bangladesh. The AA, which was in an uneasy truce with the military until late October, said it took full […]
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Mon 15 January 2024: China witnessed a decrease in its exports and imports in 2023, indicating that the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery remained fragile throughout the year. The country’s exports fell 4.6% to $3.38 trillion and imports 5.5% to $2.56 trillion year-on-year, according to recent data released by China’s General Administration of Customs. China’s annual […]
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Mon 15 January 2024: North Korea said it has tested a new solid-fuel missile fitted with a hypersonic warhead as it continued efforts to develop more powerful, harder-to-detect weaponry. The launch took place on Sunday afternoon and came as Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui headed to Moscow amid concerns in the United States and elsewhere […]
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A researcher takes samples from a bat’s mouth inside Sai Yok National Park in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok. [FILE: Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo] Sun 14 January 2024: A recently identified bat virus that can infect humans has raised concerned about zoonotic transmission in Thailand. The controversial research group behind this discovery, EcoHealth Alliance, previously […]
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Sun 14 January 2024: After voters rejected Beijing’s warnings and selected pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president, Taiwan on Sunday called China to “face reality” and accept the outcome of the election. Beijing’s repeated pleas for voters not to support Lai were met with a resounding victory for the man the country’s ruling Communist Party […]
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