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Delayed manual vote count to finalize Honduras electoral results begins
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 18 – The Honduran electoral council on Thursday started a delayed, manual count of tally sheets containing hundreds of thousands of votes of the Central American nation’s November […]
Prabowo introduces 2026 minimum wage rule
President Prabowo Subianto has signed a new government regulation on wages that will serve as the basis for setting minimum wage increases in 2026, the Manpower Ministry reveals, just before […]
Govt wants Bantargebang landfill cleared in two years
The government has set a two-year deadline to clear the massive Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, leveraging the accelerated waste-to-energy programme. Read full story Date: 19 December, 2025 6:00 […]
Hanwha Life looks beyond insurance for growth
Hanwha Life Insurance is betting on the blockchain as a core pillar of its next growth phase as it seeks to evolve from a traditional insurer into a global financial […]
BP appoints Meg O’Neill as CEO after Auchincloss’ abrupt exit
Oil and gas major BP has appointed Meg O’Neill, the head of Australia’s Woodside Energy, as its chief executive officer (CEO) effective April 1 after an abrupt exit by Murray […]
Fed terminates Citi notices that demand bank improve risk controls
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has told Citigroup it has closed formal notices requiring the bank to fix trading risk management weaknesses, according to sources, a significant step in improving […]
Caribbean nations fear outsize impact of Trump travel restrictions
Dec 18 (Reuters) – Washington’s move expanding travel restrictions to include two small Caribbean nations is raising fears of economic disruption in a region where mobility to the United States underpins […]
Thousands rally in Bulgaria against corruption, call for judicial reform
SOFIA, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Thousands of Bulgarians protested on Thursday evening against the outgoing government, calling for fair elections and judicial reform to tackle what they describe as endemic […]
UN elects former Iraqi President to lead UN refugee agency
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, as the next U.N. High […]
Joint Iraq-Iran operation seizes 64 kg of drugs
BAGHDAD, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Iraq’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday that its anti-drug forces seized 64 kg of narcotics and nabbed a suspect in the Iranian city of Abadan, […]