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UK's longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral aged 96

With her death, her eldest son Charles will be the new King

September 9, 2022 2 min read

South Asia’s smaller countries have a principled stand on Ukraine war

The South Asian region is deeply divided in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

June 8, 2022 7 min read

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister requests short-term funds from WB

WB is giving re-purposed money

May 30, 2022 1 min read

Japan funds health centre for remote Ampara village

The grant is worth 17.7 million rupees

March 21, 2022 1 min read
China appreciates Indian navy's humanitarian help on sinking vessel in Indian Ocean

"Truly appreciate the timely help!," the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi said in its twitter feed.

Sri Lanka hopes to wrap up Thailand FTA by early 2024

The Free trade agreement hopes to increase exports to the Asian nation, Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardana said.

Coronavirus: latest global developments

At least 260,546 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, accordin...

May 7, 2020 3 min read

The Wuhan virus lab at the heart of the US-China spat

The Chinese laboratory accused by top American officials of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic conducts resear...

May 6, 2020 4 min read

Coronavirus: latest global developments

At least 254,532 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, accordin...

May 6, 2020 2 min read

Equities tumble in Asia as Trump revives trade war fears

May 4, 2020 3 min read

Warren Buffett: 'American magic' will spur US economic recovery

Billionaire investor Warren Buffet said Saturday he's confident the US economy will bounce back from its pummeling by th...

May 3, 2020 3 min read

Asia virus latest: Macau casino revenue plunges, Singapore rehouses migrant workers

Macau's gaming revenue was virtually wiped out in April as casinos suffered their worst month on record owing to measure...

May 1, 2020 4 min read

Hopes rise in Coronavirus battle as US trial shows remdesivir speeds up recovery

US scientists on Wednesday hailed a potential breakthrough in the coronavirus fight as a trial showed patients respondin...

April 30, 2020 5 min read

Global virus update: US registers millionth case as pandemic lockdowns ease

The United States on Tuesday recorded its one-millionth coronavirus case as countries including Spain, Russia and Nigeri...

April 29, 2020 5 min read

Kissing, hugging, family ties; why has Spain been hit hard by Coronavirus?

In Spain, one of the hardest-hit countries in the pandemic, the coronavirus spread quickly and widely without being det...

April 28, 2020 4 min read

Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown

Hundreds of Bangladesh's garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fears t...

April 27, 2020 2 min read
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US CBO sees economy economy to contract 12-pct, debt to top 101-pct

The US economy is expected to contract by double digits as unemployment surges, while the federal deficit is seen explod...

April 25, 2020 2 min read

Asia virus: Sri Lanka soldiers isolated, Vietnam relaxes; China to give WHO more money

China announced it will give another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help in the global fight against th...

April 24, 2020 3 min read

Oil prices gain on US-Iran tensions, mixed day for global stocks

Oil prices jumped again Thursday on rising US-Iran tensions, lending support to equity markets despite another round of ...

April 24, 2020 3 min read

WHO defends itself over Taiwan email, insists it hid nothing

The World Health Organization insisted Monday that it sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus right from the very sta...

April 23, 2020 3 min read

WHO warns 'long way to go' in virus crisis, deaths top 180,000

The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that the coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon, with many coun...

April 23, 2020 5 min read

South Korea's Seegene says US FDA gave emergency nod for its fast Coronavirus PCR test

South Korea-based Allplex said its rt-PCR test for Coronavirus has been given Emergency Use Authorization by the US Food...

April 22, 2020 1 min read

Europe races to shield virus-hit firms from bargain hunters

Fears that cash-rich corporate raiders could use the coronavirus crisis to swoop on weakened European firms were perhaps...

April 22, 2020 4 min read

Beijing names islands in disputed South China Sea

April 21, 2020 2 min read

Asia virus latest: Japan cases surge, schools to reopen in Wuhan

Japanese medics are warning more must be done to prevent the coronavirus from overwhelming the country's healthcare syst...

April 21, 2020 4 min read

Asia virus latest: China infections rise, oil rally fizzles

China reported 108 new virus cases, 98 of which were imported from overseas, its highest figure since early March.

April 19, 2020 4 min read
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