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Syria to establish new parliament, testing inclusivity pledge
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria is preparing to establish the first parliament since Bashar al-Assad was toppled, a milestone in the transition…
Belarus inflation rises to 7.4 pct in July
MINSK, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Belarus climbed to 7.4 percent year-on-year in July, up from 7.3 percent in…
China Focus showcases Chinese innovative performing arts at Edinburgh festival
EDINBURGH, Britain, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The China Focus program opened on Monday at the Edinburgh Art Festival, bringing nine…
3 killed in store shooting in Austin, U.S. Texas
HOUSTON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A shooting at a Target store in Austin, the capital city of the U.S. state…
U.S. stocks close lower | The Star
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 200.52 points,…
U.S. dollar ticks up | The Star
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday. The dollar index, which measures…
Crude futures settle higher | The Star
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices inched up on Monday. The West Texas Intermediate for September delivery gained…
Hybrid rice project launched at Nepal’s sci-tech park
KATHMANDU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Experimental seedlings of hybrid rice varieties were transplanted into Nepal South Agricultural Science and Technology…
Blazes in northwestern Türkiye halt traffic, leave dozens affected by smoke
ISTANBUL, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Wildfires swept through Türkiye's northwestern Canakkale province on Monday, forcing evacuations while disrupting land, air,…
Qatar sees 3-pct rise in tourist arrivals in 1st half of 2025
DOHA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Qatar welcomed more than 2.6 million international visitors between January and June, representing a 3-percent…
Nationwide blackout hits Iraq as heatwave strains power grid
BAGHDAD, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A sudden failure in Iraq's power transmission lines on Monday triggered a nationwide blackout, the…
Urgent: Unspecified number of people trapped after explosion at U.S. Steel plant
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- An unspecified number of people were trapped under the rubble after an explosion occurred…
Brazil-US meeting canceled amid tariff dispute, says finance minister
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday that his virtual meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott…
Explosion reported at US steel plant, multiple people injured- reports
(Reuters) -Multiple people were injured on Monday after an explosion at a steel plant in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, where…
Trump says Ukraine, Russia will have to swap some land for peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that both Ukraine and Russia would have to cede land to…
Factbox-A recent history of Russian presidential visits to the US
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Vladimir Putin is set to become the first Russian president to visit Alaska, a territory Moscow sold to…
Syria vows to investigate footage of Sweida hospital killing
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria's interior ministry said on Monday that it would investigate footage showing men in military fatigues shooting an…
LHDN launches ‘Ops Titan’ to prevent tax non-compliance
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has launched a 10-day tax compliance operation codenamed "Ops Titan" to strengthen enforcement…
DPP reviewing upside-down flag investigation paper, Putrajaya to issue further instructions
KEPALA BATAS: The Penang Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) is reviewing the investigation paper over the incident where the Jalur Gemilang…
Hundreds evacuated in northwestern Turkey as authorities fight wildfires
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Firefighters in Turkey are battling wildfires in the centre of the northwestern province of Canakkale, fanned by strong…
Construction projects under 13MP will leverage modern technology, says Amir Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR: The use of modern technologies such as the Industrialised Building System (IBS) and Building Information Modelling (BIM), which…
Blackout hits central, southern Iraq, sources say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq was hit by a power outage in its central and southern regions on Monday after a shutdown…
Nigeria arraigns five accused in 2022 Catholic church massacre in Abuja court
LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigerian prosecutors on Monday arraigned five men accused of carrying out a deadly Islamist militant attack on a…
European leaders to meet virtually on Ukraine before call with Trump
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is convening a virtual meeting of European leaders on Wednesday to discuss how to pressure Russia to…
Fugitive Moldovan tycoon offers $3,000 a month to anti-government protesters
(Reuters) -Fugitive pro-Russian businessman Ilan Shor has offered Moldovans monthly payments of $3,000 to join anti-government protests, in a bid…
Azerbaijan and Armenia published text of initialed peace agreement
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Armenia and Azerbaijan have published a text of the initialed peace agreement on Monday.The two countries signed a…
India decries ‘sabre rattling’ after Pakistan army chief’s reported nuclear remarks
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Monday accused its neighbour Pakistan of "sabre rattling" and "irresponsibility" after media reports on remarks…
‘Dormant bombs’: unique genes that make us smart may also fuel cancer, China study shows
BEIJING (SCMP): A genetic study in China that could have major implications for human evolution – and cancer research –…
Govt urged to provide tax relief to boost public transport use
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to provide tax relief for public transport users to encourage more people, including…