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Flood alert issued for Chenab River as heavy...
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30: As heavy monsoon rains continue to lash various parts of Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority...

Chinese firm donates aid to Afghan quake victims
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 30: A handover ceremony of earthquake relief donated by a Chinese firm has been held in the...

4 wounded in sport stadium blast in Afghanistan's...
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 30: At least four people were wounded in an explosion at a sport stadium during a cricket...

Japanese life expectancy declines for 1st time in...
Tokyo [Japan], July 30:The average life expectancy of Japanese women and men decreased for the first time in a decade...

Singapore reports 7,938 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore [Singapore], July 30: Singapore reported 7,938 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,702,392.

Pakistani, Afghan FMs meet on enhancing economic integration
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30: Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held talks with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of...

Uzbekistan's economy grows 5.4 pct in first half...
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 30: Uzbekistan's gross domestic product (GDP) increased 5.4 percent in the first six months of 2022 than...

Malaysia reports 4,860 new COVID-19 infections, 10 new...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 30: Malaysia reported 4,860 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to...

Cambodia's banking industry enjoys robust growth in H1...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 30: Cambodia's banking industry enjoyed robust growth in both loans and deposits in the first half...

New Zealand reports 6,232 new community cases of...
Wellington [New Zealand], July 30: New Zealand reported 6,232 new community cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the Ministry of Health...

SK Innovation's Q2 profit soars on upbeat petroleum...
Seoul (South Korea), July 29: SK Innovation Co. said Friday its second-quarter profit more than quadrupled from a year earlier,...

N.K. leader says blood-sealed ties with China will...
Seoul (South Korea), July 29: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country's ties with China, "sealed in blood," will...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 90,000 for...
Seoul (South Korea), July 29: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 90,000 for the second consecutive day Friday but...

Yoon, Widodo agree to boost cooperation on supply...
Seoul (South Korea), July 29: President Yoon Suk-yeol and Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a summit in Seoul on Thursday...

Brazilian authorities rescue over 300 workers in slave...
BrasÃlia (Brazil), July 29: Brazilian authorities rescued 337 people working as slave laborers in a joint operation since July 4,...

Yemen's presidential council appoints 4 ministers
Aden (Yemen), July 29: Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Thursday appointed four ministers, including a war-worn veteran who will...

U.S. daily COVID-19 cases remain close to 130,000
Washington (US), July 29: Newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases in the United States remain close to 130,000 daily, the highest level...

Ukrainian parliament adopts draft law on special status...
Kiev (Ukraine), July 29: The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday adopted a draft law to grant special status to Polish citizens...

Uzbek president says China is always Uzbekistan's reliable...
Tashkent (Uzbekistan), July 29: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Thursday that Uzbekistan values its high-level strategic communication and coordination...

News Analysis: U.S. hits technical recession, but many...
Washington (US), July 29: The U.S. economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter, meeting the textbook definition of recession, but...

Australian energy prices hit all-time high
Canberra (Australia), July 29: Australian energy prices have soared to their highest level amid "an unparalleled period."

Finland ranks first in EU digital performance comparison
Helsinki (Finland), July 29: Finland ranks first in the European Union's (EU) digital performance comparison, according to a press...

Poland to build Europe's strongest NATO army: defense...
Warsaw (Poland), July 29: Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday that his country aims...

S. Korea's 1st lunar orbiter mission to be...
Seoul (South Korea), July 28: The upcoming launch of South Korea's first lunar orbiter mission will be postponed by at...

N.K. leader warns S. Korean gov't, military to...
Seoul (South Korea), July 28: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned that South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol government and its "military...

Indonesian president arrives in S. Korea for summit...
Seoul (South Korea), July 28: Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in South Korea Wednesday for a two-day official visit that...

Yoon vows to defend freedom through firm alliance...
Seoul (SoUTH Korea), July 28: President Yoon Suk-yeol celebrated the unveiling of a new Korean War monument in Washington on...