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China to maintain supportive monetary policy in 2025 03 Dec 2024 - 04:47 pm

Beijing: The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has confirmed that it will maintain a supportive monetary policy stance and policy orientation in 2025....

South Korea's inflation rises 1.5% in November 03 Dec 2024 - 04:34 pm

Seoul:South Korea's consumer prices increased at less than the central bank's 2% target for the third consecutive month in November, data showed Tuesday....

Seized mafia art on display in Milan 03 Dec 2024 - 04:22 pm

Milan, Italy: More than 80 contemporary works of art confiscated from the Italian mafia, including by Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol, went on...

Spain's Canary Islands breaks migrant record in 2024 03 Dec 2024 - 04:11 pm

Madrid: The number of migrants arriving in Spain's Canary Islands by boat from West Africa hit a new annual record in 2024 for...

Biden meets Angola leader in visit showcasing US investment in Africa 03 Dec 2024 - 03:33 pm

Luanda: US President Joe Biden met his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco Tuesday at the start of a two-day visit to the African country...

EU countries push for outdoor smoking and vaping bans 03 Dec 2024 - 03:26 pm

Brussels, Belgium: EU countries agreed Tuesday on a push for stricter anti-smoking rules, backing bans on smoking and vaping in many outdoor areas...

Relief as Delhi schools reopen but smog crisis persists 03 Dec 2024 - 02:57 pm

New Delhi: Teenage student Aniksha is relieved to be back in class in India's capital -- even if the choking smog that prompted...

Losses in 2024 cyclone season unusually high: Munich Re 03 Dec 2024 - 02:36 pm

Berlin: Exceptionally severe storms during the 2024 tropical cyclone season resulted in damages well above the 10-year average, according to German reinsurance giant...

7 martyred, several injured in Israeli airstrikes on Beit Lahia and Rafah 03 Dec 2024 - 02:10 pm

Gaza:Five Palestinians were martyred and several others were injured in two Israeli airstrikes on the town of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza...

Italy clamps down on tourist self check-ins 03 Dec 2024 - 02:08 pm

Rome: Italy's police chief has ordered Airbnb-style owners to verify the identity of guests in person rather than remotely as visitor numbers surge,...

China curbs exports of key chipmaking components to US 03 Dec 2024 - 01:57 pm

Beijing: Beijing said Tuesday it would restrict exports to the United States of some key components in making semiconductors, after Washington announced curbs...

Japan to use AI to tackle online manga and anime piracy 03 Dec 2024 - 01:57 pm

Tokyo: Japan is planning to use AI to police anime and manga pirating websites that the pop-culture powerhouse accuses of costing it billions...

Bradman 'baggy green' cap sells for $250,000 at auction 03 Dec 2024 - 11:42 am

Sydney: A "baggy green" Test cap worn by Australian great Don Bradman sold for $250,000 at auction on Tuesday as collectors vied to...

Storm Bora brings days of flooding to Greece, with more rain ahead 02 Dec 2024 - 11:58 pm

A lumbering low-pressure system over the central Mediterranean Sea has been dousing Greece in waves of torrential rainfall over recent days, a weather...

Nepal PM departs for China visit, breaking with India tradition 02 Dec 2024 - 11:27 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal's prime minister left on Monday for his first bilateral visit to China, a departure from the usual practice by the Himalayan...

Shelling on famine-hit Sudan camp kills 6: activists 02 Dec 2024 - 10:30 pm

Port Sudan, Sudan: Shelling by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on a famine-stricken displacement camp in North Darfur has killed at least six...