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Vientiane: The Bank of China (Hong Kong) Vientiane Branch hosted a seminar on the internationalisation of the Chinese currency renminbi (RMB), focusing on...

Beirut: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Lebanon has been taking steps "calmly and responsibly" to ensure the exclusive state control of...

Tunis: Tunisian coast guards have retrieved eight bodies of migrants after their boat sank off the coast of Sfax province in southeastern Tunisia,...

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council, discussed here on Monday recent developments in Sudan...

Tokyo: The average price of rice sold at supermarkets across Japan continued to rise despite the circulation of government stockpiled rice, data from...

Kuala Lumpur: The BMI Country Risk and Industry Research has maintained its view that Malaysia will experience further strong growth in consumer spending...

Tehran: A senior Iranian official said Monday the country has foiled a large-scale cyberattack against its infrastructure. "Yesterday, one of the extensive and...

Madrid: Panicked customers scrambled to withdraw cash from banks and streets overflowed with crowds trying in vain to get a signal as a...

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes on Monday killed at least 16 people across the Palestinian territory, which...

New York: Technology giant IBM announced plans on Monday to invest $150 billion in the United States over five years, including $30 billion...

Ottawa: Canadians began voting on Monday for a new government to confront annexation threats from the United States and deal directly with President...

London: London mayor Sadiq Khan wants the city to "become the first to host the Games four times" and would like to bid...

Washington: US President Donald Trump hit out Monday at "fake polls" showing dismal approval ratings for the Republican less than 100 days after...

Madrid: A massive blackout hit Spain, Portugal and part of southern France on Monday, grid operators said, leaving millions of people impacted. The...

Vatican City: Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome on Monday have set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect a...

Tehran: Firefighters in Iran battled raging fires on Monday at the country's largest commercial port, two days after a massive explosion killed at...

Madrid: Spain's unemployment rate inched up in the first quarter, official data showed Monday, a sign of prudence by some employers in an...

Kathmandu: An Austrian climber has died while descending Nepal's Ama Dablam after a successful summit, the country's tourism department said Monday. Nepal named...