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Number of active U.S. drilling rigs down this...
Houston [US], September 3: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States fell to 760 this week, down...
Singapore reports 1,948 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, September 2: Singapore reported 1,948 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,843,236.
Sri Lankan parliament passes interim budget
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 3: Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday passed an interim budget with 120 votes for, five votes...
Myanmar's SAC says testing YouTube-like platform MTube
Yangon [Myanmar], September 3: Myanmar's State Administration Council (SAC) on Friday said that a YouTube-like video sharing and live streaming...
Singapore reports 1st Zika case since 2020
Singapore, September 3: The first Zika case since March 2020 was reported in Singapore during the week of August 21...
Malaysia attracts 27.5 bln USD investment in first...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 2: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said Friday that Malaysia has attracted 123.3 billion ringgit...
Myanmar reports 84 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar],September 3: Myanmar confirmed 84 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to...
Malaysian investment authority partners with Chinese firm's overseas...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 3: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said Friday it has partnered with Xinyi Energy Smart...
Singapore's manufacturing PMI declines to 50 in August
Singapore, September 3: The Singapore purchasing managers' index (PMI), an early indicator of manufacturing activity, edged down 0.1 points from...
IAEA chief leaves Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Kiev [Ukraine], September 2: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi and some members of his delegation left the...
Italy in "exclusive" talks to sell ITA Airways
Rome [Italy], September 2: Italy's Department of Treasury confirmed on Thursday that it had entered into "exclusive" talks with a...
Rolling power cuts "possible" for companies this winter:...
Paris [France], September 2:French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Thursday that rolling power cuts are "possible" this winter for...
Poland to seek trillion dollar war reparations from...
Warsaw [Poland], September 2: Poland's ruling party leader said on Thursday that his country would seek 6.2 trillion zloty (1.31...
EMA endorses Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccines
The Hague [Netherlands], September 2:The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday recommended the use of two vaccines adapted against the...
One student killed, another injured in U.S. high...
Washington [US], September 2: One student was killed and another was injured in a stabbing at a high school in...
New York imposes new gun restrictions on concealed...
New York [US], September 2: New York State started to prohibit concealed carry of weapons in designated sensitive areas across...
Gold falls on stronger U.S. dollar
Chicago [US], September 2: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday as...
U.S. jobless claims drop for third straight week...
Washington [US], September 2:Initial jobless claims in the United States last week dropped to 232,000, hitting a two-month low amid...
NASA targets Saturday for Artemis I launch
Los Angeles [US], September 2: NASA is targeting this Saturday for the launch of the Artemis I lunar mission from...
Canada approves first bivalent COVID-19 booster
Ottawa [Canada], September 2:Health Canada on Thursday authorized an adapted version of the ModernaSpikevax COVID-19 vaccine which targets the original...
Oil prices drop as U.S. dollar jumps
New York [US], September 2: Oil prices fell on Thursday amid strength in the U.S. dollar.
Singapore reports 2,044 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, September 2: Singapore reported 2,044 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,841,288.#
Sri Lanka appoints 8 committees to improve investment...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 2: Sri Lankan President RanilWickremesinghe has established eight task forces consisting of heads of public and...
2 China-made trains of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway arrive...
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 2: A high-speed electric passenger train and an inspection train, made in China and customized for the...
Japan records over 300 COVID-19 deaths for 3rd...
Tokyo [Japan],September 2: Japan's daily COVID-19-related deaths surpassed 300 for the third consecutive day, amid a strain on the country's...
Cambodia arrests 10,545 drug-related suspects in first 8...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia],September 2: Cambodian authorities have arrested 10,545 drug-related suspects, including 154 foreigners in 4,384 cases during the first...
Myanmar reports 94 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar],September 2: Myanmar has confirmed 94 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 615,315, according to the country's...