Asia shares edge up, Japan cautions on yen weakness
SYDNEY, March 25 ------ Asian shares inched higher on Monday as investors hoped U.S. inflation data this week would not derail the...
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Mar 25
Gaza fighting rages as UN chief decries 'horror and starvation'
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, March 25 ------ Heavy fighting raged in Gaza as Israel has vowed to push on with its ground war in the...
Mar 25
Russia attacks Ukrainian gas storage site; Ukraine ramps up power imports
KYIV, March 25 ------ An underground gas storage site in Ukraine was attacked in the latest wave of Russian missile strikes on power...
Mar 25
Ukraine denies alleged links to Moscow terror attack
ISTANBUL, March 25 ------ Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said that his country has "no slightest connection" with...
Mar 24
WHO calls for 'immediate action' over cholera vaccine shortage
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 24 ------ Immediate action is needed to stem a spike in cholera cases amid worldwide shortages of vaccines,...
Mar 24
India's richest 1% has highest concentration of wealth in decades, study shows
NEW DELHI, March 24 ------ The wealth concentrated in the richest 1 per cent of India's population is at its highest in six decades and...
Mar 23
Global sea level jumped due to El Nino and climate change - NASA
WASHINGTON, United States, March 23 ------ Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023 nearly...
Mar 23
Australia tightens student visa rules as migration hits record high
SYDNEY, March 23 ------ Australia will begin enforcing tougher visa rules for foreign students this week as official data showed...
Mar 22
Oil rebounds after surprise drop in US crude, gasoline stocks
SINGAPORE, March 22 ------ Oil prices rebounded as U.S. crude and gasoline stock drawdowns lent support despite signs that the U.S....
Mar 22
UN Security Council to vote Friday on US resolution on Gaza ceasefire
WASHINGTON, March 22 ------ The United States will ask the U.N. Security Council on Friday to back a resolution calling for an immediate...
Mar 22
U.S. military aid package 'will get to Ukraine', Jake Sullivan says on Kyiv trip
KYIV, March 22 ------ White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said during a trip to Kyiv that a major U.S. aid package that...
Mar 22
Ukraine's capital Kyiv is under Russian missile attack, mayor says
KYIV, March 22 ------ Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, injuring eight people and damaging residential...
Mar 21
China says US has 'no right' to interfere in South China Sea
Beijing, China, March 21 ------ China said the United States had "no right" to interfere in the South China Sea, after Secretary of State...
Mar 21
Finland is world's happiest country for seventh year in a row, UN report says
March 21 ------ Finland once again tops the World Happiness Report which was released and measures social support, income, health,...
Mar 21
EU agrees new limits on Ukraine farm imports
BRUSSELS, March 21 ------ The European Union reached a provisional agreement to grant Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to its...
Mar 21
Ukraine’s survival in danger, Pentagon chief warns
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, March 21 ------ US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that Ukraine's survival was in danger and sought to...
Mar 20
World shares bounce, yen slides after landmark BOJ shift
NEW YORK/LONDON, March 20 ------ Global shares edged higher and the yen slid past 150 to the dollar after the Bank of Japan met market...
Mar 20
Hong Kong legislature unanimously passes new national security law
HONG KONG, March 20 ------ Hong Kong lawmakers, unanimously passed a new national security bill within a fortnight of it being tabled,...
Mar 20
EU leftist leader says 'time to negotiate' end to Ukraine war
Brussels, Belgium, March 20 ------ The head of the EU's main leftist political grouping has said it is time to "negotiate" an end to...
Mar 20
Drones are key to gain advantage over Russia, Ukraine army chief says
March 20 ------ The development of unmanned systems, or drones, is key to give Kyiv an advantage over "a numerically superior" Russian...
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