Seoul import prices rise first in eight months
Seoul, March 14 (IANS) South Korea’s import prices rose for the first time in eight months due to a rebound in crude oil prices, central bank data showed on Monday. The import price index stood…
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Chinese shares open higher
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.7 percent, at 2,830.08 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 1.1 percent higher at 9,466.42 points, Xinhua news…
Chinese yuan weakens to 6.4913 against USD
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan weakened 8 basis points to 6.4913 against the US dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. In China’s spot…
Tokyo shares open higher on firm Japanese data
Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened the trading on Monday higher on a better-than-expected Japanese machinery orders data released earlier the day and the rise in oil prices. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped…
27 killed in Turkey blast
Ankara, March 14 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed and 75 others injured in a strong explosion that hit the Turkish capital Ankara on Sunday, the governor’s office said. The blast took place in…
Scientists create antibody cocktail that cures Ebola-infected monkeys
Washington, March 14 (IANS) Scientists have created a two-antibody cocktail that was able to cure monkeys infected with the deadly Ebola virus, revealed a new study. The MIL77E cocktail was based on one of the…
Anti-migration party records large gains in German regional elections
Berlin, March 14 (IANS) Germany’s anti-migration party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), has recorded remarkable gains in Germany’s regional elections on Sunday and is able to break into three more German state parliaments, according to…
12 killed in terror attack at Ivory Coast beach resort
By Francis Kokutse Accra (Ghana), March 14 (IANS) At least 12 people, including some foreign nationals, have been reported dead after an armed group attacked a popular restaurant on a beach close to the L’Etoile…
Kerry urges Syrian warring parties to respect cessation of hostilities
Paris, March 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry here on Sunday urged Syrian warring parities to respect cessation of hostilities, a day ahead of the resumption of the United Nations-brokered Syrian peace talks…
27 killed in Ankara explosion
Ankara, March 14 (IANS) An explosion hit Turkeys capital Ankara on Sunday killing at least 27 people and injuring 75 others, sources said. Many ambulances were sent to the scene after a bomb-laden car exploded…
10 killed in Ivory Coast beach resort attack
Grand-Bassam (Ivory Coast), March 13 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed on Sunday as gunmen opened fire on tourists at a beach resort in the west African nation of Ivory Coast, a media report…
Two UN peacekeepers shot dead by colleague in Mali
Bamako (Mali), March 13 (IANS) Two UN peacekeepers were shot dead and another injured by their Chadian colleague, the UN mission in Mali said on Sunday. Authorities arrested the peacekeeper but the reason behind the…
31 killed in rain-triggered incidents in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed and 47 injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan in the last three days, the authorities said on Sunday. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in…
Chinese lawmakers file 462 motions at parliamentary session
Beijing, March 13 (IANS) Chinese lawmakers have filed 462 motions to the secretariat of the fourth session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), an official said on Sunday. According to Kong Ping, an official…
Nutritional supplements may cut genetic hearing loss in kids
New York, March 13 (IANS) An enhanced diet is likely to help curb hearing loss due to genetic abnormality that is most commonly responsible for childhood deafness, new research suggests. A study found that an…
Syria army approaches ancient city of Palmyra
Damascus, March 13 (IANS) Syrian troops were reported approaching the ancient city of Palmyra which has been captured by the Islamic State (IS) terror group, the media reported on Sunday. After capturing two points on…
More hotspots found in Indonesia
Jakarta, March 13 (IANS) A satellite observation on Sunday detected more hotspots on Indonesia’s Sumatra and Borneo Islands. On Sunday morning, the satellite detected 151 hot spots across the nation, comprising mostly of islands, significantly…
Third nationwide power failure hits Sri Lanka
Colombo, March 13 (IANS) A nationwide power failure was reported in Sri Lanka on Sunday, the third to hit the island within six months. Anura Wijepala, chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), told Xinhua…
Kenya mulls law on prisoner swap with foreign states
Nairobi, March 13 (IANS) Kenya is drafting a bill that will allow nationals serving jail terms in foreign countries to be repatriated to serve the remaining years or months of their sentence in local jails,…
Dengue fever cases rise in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, March 13 (IANS) Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state has recorded 913 cases of dengue fever between January and March 10, marking an increase of 70 cases compared to the same period last year, the…