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Angola at a crossroads as citizens vote in presidential election
Voters in the oil-rich African nation of Angola will go to the polls on Wednesday to decide who will lead the country -- the party that has been in power for nearly five decades, or an opposition promising a fresh start, especially for…
Japan to keep imported wheat price unchanged despite inflation
The Japanese government plans to keep unchanged the average price at which it sells imported wheat to milling companies from October onward despite soaring inflation, an official with knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
The plan is…
Court orders $1.25m to be confiscated from man who ran illegal 4D and Toto operation
A confiscation order of about $1.25 million has been issued against a man who was sentenced in 2020 to four years and 12 months' jail and fined $500,000 for running an illegal 4D and Toto operation.
The police said on Friday (Aug 12) that…
Esso cuts diesel price by 11 cents, petrol prices by 9 cents
After more than two weeks since the last industry-wide price reduction, fuel pump prices here are on the slide again.
Esso, which sparked the last price cut, started the ball rolling on Wednesday (Aug 10) afternoon by bringing pump prices…
Malaysia may join New Zealand in effort to ban some tobacco sales
Malaysia is considering a ban on smoking and the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people born after 2007, joining New Zealand lawmakers in a once-unheard of move against one of the most common causes of death…
Japan prices predicted to rise 2.6% in FY 2022 amid Ukraine crisis
Japanese consumer prices, including fresh food, are expected to rise 2.6 percent in the current fiscal year through March from a year earlier, mainly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the impact of the yen's depreciation, the Cabinet…
Building for displaced collapses in Aden
A dilapidated building of the Al-Ruwaishan group collapsed in the Khor Maksar district, on Saturday, in Aden, southern Yemen. Eyewitnesses said that the building partially collapsed on the heads of its residents. Rescue teams rushed to the…
Vigil held in front of White House demanding end to War on Ukraine
Dozens of the Ukrainian community and members of American human rights organizations held a vigil in front of the White House standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
Protesters called for an end to the war on Ukraine, an…
Iraqi-Jordanian Memorandum of Understanding signed at the ICT Forum
A memorandum of understanding between the Iraq National Data Exchange Center and the Aqaba Digital City has been signed at The Iraqi-Jordanian Information and Communication Technology Forum, held in Baghdad, in the presence of the Jordanian…
Japan escalate diplomatic, military engagement in Pacific islands to counter Chinese influence
Japan will open an embassy in the Pacific island republic of Kiribati later this year as part of efforts by the US and its allies to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Tokyo will also open a consulate in…