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Asean a key bridge at BRICS meet
PETALING JAYA: Highlighting the role of Asean as a constructive bridge during the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting in Brazil is crucial in light of recent global happenings, say […]
Mulling a more holistic approach to curb HIV rise among youth
PETALING JAYA: The increase in HIV infections among university and school students indicates that the current approaches to education and prevention may be insufficient, says a labour and youth activist. […]
Blast kills at least 26 people in Nigeria’s northeast, residents say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 26 people were killed on Monday when two vehicles detonated an improvised explosive device in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency, […]
Filipino ‘caring culture’ hit hard by Canada truck-ramming that killed 11
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The election eve truck-ramming that killed 11 people and injured dozens more in Vancouver sent waves of grief across Canada’s Filipino community, integral to Canada in part […]
U.S. stocks close mixed to kick off the week
NEW YORK, April 28 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday, ahead of a busy week of earnings and lingering uncertainty over trade negotiations. Read full story Date: 29 […]
Mexico will send more water to Texas to make up treaty shortfall, USDA says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday that Mexico would increase its water shipments to Texas to help make up a shortfall under a 1944 treaty that […]
Judge questions US Defense Department role in Venezuelans’ deportations
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Monday to turn over the names of any migrants flown recently from the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay […]
F-18 falls overboard from U.S. aircraft carrier in Red Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy sailor suffered minor injuries when an F-18 fighter jet and its tow tractor fell overboard from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, the […]
Election pledges putting Australia’s AAA credit rating at risk: S&P
CANBERRA, April 28 (Xinhua) — Global credit rating firm S&P has warned that Australia’s top-level AAA rating is under threat from billions of dollars in election commitments from both major […]
Namibia’s economy expected to grow 3.8 pct in 2025: central bank
WINDHOEK, April 28 (Xinhua) — Namibia’s economy is projected to grow 3.8 percent in 2025 and 4.0 percent in 2026, driven by improvements in crop farming, uranium production, and expansion […]