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Sep 16, 2022
Washington [US], September 16:Initial jobless claims in the United States last week dropped for the fifth straight week to reach 213,000 amid continued labor market tightness, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 16:The Bangladeshi government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at a tripartite portfolio review meeting (TPRM) Thursday agreed on actions to further...
Myanmar reports 259 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 16: Myanmar confirmed 259 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 617,998, according to the Ministry...
Malaysia maintains October CPO export duty at 8 pct
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 16: Malaysia has kept its October crude palm oil (CPO) export duty at 8 percent, a circular of its industry regulator...
Pakistan receives 100 int'l flights of relief items as flood death toll rises to 1,500
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16: Pakistan has received a total of 100 international flights carrying relief items for flood victims since Aug. 28, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry...
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports grow 11.4 pct in August
Singapore, September 16: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose by 11.4 percent year on year in August, following a 7 percent growth in July, Enterprise...
Tanzania vaccinates over 14 mln children in third round of polio immunization
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Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], September 14: Tanzanian health authorities said Wednesday that 14,690,597 children aged under five years in Tanzania mainland have been vaccinated against...
Israel shuts West Bank checkpoints following deadly shootout
Jerusalem [Israel], September 15: Israel on Wednesday closed two checkpoints in the northern occupied West Bank and warned it might impose more restrictions following a...
Syria, Russia attack rebels' training camps in Idlib
Damascus [Syria], September 15:Syrian missiles and Russian warplanes hit positions of ultra-radical rebel groups in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Wednesday, the state news...
Lebanese university signs deal with Chinese institute on nuclear energy research
Beirut [Lebanon], September 15: A Lebanese university and a Chinese institute signed here on Wednesday a cooperation agreement regarding the scientific research on the peaceful...
Egypt, Qatar sign deals to boost cooperation
Cairo [Egypt], September 15:Egypt and Qatar signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Doha, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Portugal's daily COVID-19 cases fall to lowest level in 2022
French gov't revises up GDP growth to 2.7 pct for 2022
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