Fri 20 September 2024: Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has announced plans to open its first petrol station in Pakistan. This significant move marks Saudi Aramco’s entry into the Pakistani market, promising to enhance the country’s energy sector and provide a new option for fuel consumers. The new petrol station, expected to commence […]
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A 64-year-old woman has been rescued from the tightening clutches of a massive python. Photo / Phra Samut Chedi Police, Poh Teck Tung Foundation. .Fri 20 September 2024: A 64-year-old woman named Arom was rescued from a terrifying encounter with a massive four-meter-long python while washing dishes outside her home on the outskirts of Bangkok. […]
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Thu 19 September 2024: The U.S. announced sanctions Thursday on five organizations and one individual for their alleged involvement in facilitating payments between Russia and North Korea in support of Moscow’s war in Ukraine and North Korea’s weapons programs. “Today’s action holds accountable parties that have assisted DPRK and Russian sanctions evasion and demonstrates Treasury’s […]
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Thu 19 September 2024: Data of some 6 million taxpayers in the world’s fourth-most populous nation, Indonesia, including of outgoing President Joko Widodo, has been allegedly leaked and sold, said a media report on Thursday. Millions of taxpayer identification numbers have been “sold for $10,000 on the Breach Forum website” by an account claiming to […]
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Wed 18 September 2024: Afghanistan’s embassy in Muscat, Oman, has reopened under Taliban control, according to an official in Kabul. The move marks another step in the Taliban’s growing diplomatic presence in the Gulf region, following the UAE’s acceptance of a Taliban ambassador last month. Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, confirmed the […]
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Wed 18 September 2024: Former US president and presidential candidate of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, criticized New Delhi over trade relations and said India is a “very big abuser.” Speaking at a rally in Flint, Michigan, Trump talked about trade relations with different countries, including India, and said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is […]
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Mon 16 September 2024: Israel is offering African asylum seekers who risk their lives in the Gaza war to get permanent residency in Israel, Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported. Speaking off the record, Israeli defence officials have confirmed that the project is organised, with the guidance of defence establishment legal advisers. However, no asylum seekers who contributed […]
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Mon 16 September 2024: Japan’s elderly population has hit a record high of 36.25 million people, with those aged 65 or older now accounting for almost one-third of Japanese, according to government data. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Sunday that the elderly make up an estimated 29.3 percent of the population, […]
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Sun 15 September 2024: Life in parts of China was severely disrupted Monday as Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai, state media reported. The storm could be the most powerful to hit the financial hub in 75 years, prompting local authorities to issue a Level III emergency response. Typhoon Bebinca, the 13th typhoon to strike […]
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Sun 15 September 2024: The International Crisis Group (ICG) has said the Taliban anti-drug policies provide an opportunity to stabilize the country’s economy although it has “devastated livelihoods in rural areas”. ICG, an international think-tank, said in a report published Thursday, titled ‘Trouble In Afghanistan’s Opium Fields: The Taliban War On Drugs’, that the Taliban’s […]
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