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California votes to ban gas-powered car sales by 2035|

California votes to ban gas-powered car sales by...

Los Angeles [US], August 26: California regulators voted Thursday to approve a first-of-its-kind rule that would ban the sales of...

Mexico's central bank warns of rocky economic recovery

Mexico's central bank warns of rocky economic recovery

Mexico City [Mexico], August 26:Mexico's economic recovery faced an uncertain environment, coupled with weakening global productive activity in the second...

U.S. consultation request over Mexico's energy policy "foolish," says Mexican president

U.S. consultation request over Mexico's energy policy "foolish,"...

Mexico City [Mexico], August 26: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday described as "foolish" the U.S. government's request...

Sri Lanka allows property developers to resume import of tiles for non-profit purposes

Sri Lanka allows property developers to resume import...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 26:Sri Lankan President RanilWickremesinghe has permitted property developers to import tiles for their own use, local...

3 reported missing in Indonesia boat accident

3 reported missing in Indonesia boat accident

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26: Three crew members went missing in Indonesia after their boat capsized off Barito River in the...

Vietnam reports 3,346 new COVID-19 cases

Vietnam reports 3,346 new COVID-19 cases

Hanoi [Vietnam], August 26: Vietnam recorded 3,346 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 245 from Wednesday, according to its...

China-Australia artist dialogue exhibition kicks off at Sydney|

China-Australia artist dialogue exhibition kicks off at Sydney|

Sydney [Australia], August 26: Themed "One Leaf Knows Spring and Autumn," the China-Australia Artist Dialogue Exhibition kicked off on Thursday...

Singapore reports 2,397 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 2,397 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, August 26: Singapore reported 2,397 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,827,229.

Bangladesh leftist coalition stages strike over record fuel price hike

Bangladesh leftist coalition stages strike over record fuel...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 26: Security has been tightened in parts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka as a coalition of left-wing political...

Philippines logs 3,126 new COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths

Philippines logs 3,126 new COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths

Manila [Philippines], August 26: The Philippines reported 3,126 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in...

Australian gov't announces inquiry into unlawful debt recovery scheme

Australian gov't announces inquiry into unlawful debt recovery...

Canberra [Australia], August 26: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has established an inquiry into an unlawful debt recovery scheme.

Myanmar reports 33 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 33 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], August 26: Myanmar confirmed 33 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...

Beam erection channel of Jakarta-Bandung HSR completed

Beam erection channel of Jakarta-Bandung HSR completed

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26: With the completion of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) No. 2 Tunnel, the beam erection channel...

Water level of Drava river in Croatia drops to historic low

Water level of Drava river in Croatia drops...

Zagreb [Croatia], August 24: The water level of the river Drava in eastern Croatia has dropped to a historic low...

U.S. first lady tests positive for COVID-19 in rebound case

U.S. first lady tests positive for COVID-19 in...

Washington [US], August 25: U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in a rebound case, a...

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 73 pct effective in kids under 5 years

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 73 pct effective in kids...

Los Angeles [US], August 25:The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was 73 percent effective in protecting children ages 6 months through 4...

Severe drought leads to latest find of dinosaur tracks in U.S. Texas

Severe drought leads to latest find of dinosaur...

Houston [Texas] [US], August 25: Severe drought has exposed dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago in the south...

Mexican president backs end to U.S. "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy

Mexican president backs end to U.S. "Remain in...

Mexico City [Mexico], August 25: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said he backed the U.S. decision to...

Canada confirms 1,206 monkeypox cases

Canada confirms 1,206 monkeypox cases

Ottawa [Canada], August 25: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed 1,206 cases of monkeypox including 32 hospitalisations in...

U.S. stocks rise as investors assess future rate hikes

U.S. stocks rise as investors assess future rate...

New York [US], August 25: U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday as Wall Street assessed the Federal Reserve's policy path forward.

U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade mostly higher

U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade mostly higher

New York [US], August 25: U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher on Wednesday with nine of the top 10 stocks...

Vietnam reports 3,591 new COVID-19 cases

Vietnam reports 3,591 new COVID-19 cases

Hanoi [Vietnam], August 25:Vietnam recorded 3,591 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 339 from Tuesday, according to its Ministry...

Philippines logs 3,580 new COVID-19 cases, 50 deaths

Philippines logs 3,580 new COVID-19 cases, 50 deaths

Manila [Philippines], August 25: The Philippines reported 3,580 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in...

Singapore reports 2,645 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 2,645 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, August 25:Singapore reported 2,645 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally to 1,824,832.

Myanmar exports over 558,700 tons of beans, pulses in April-July

Myanmar exports over 558,700 tons of beans, pulses...

Yangon [Myanmar], August 25: Myanmar exported more than 558,700 tons of beans and pulses worth over 426 million U.S. dollars...

Myanmar reports 63 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 63 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], August 25: Myanmar confirmed 63 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally...

5.2-magnitude quake hits 68 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu -- USGS

5.2-magnitude quake hits 68 km SW of Isangel,...

Hong Kong, August 25: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 68 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu at 15:33...