Thai baht depreciation due to external factors, being monitored - central bank
BANGKOK Thailand's central bank said on Tuesday it was closely watching movement in the baht currency , which
2023-10-03 17:21
Sri Lanka likely to resume rate cuts Thursday to spur growth- Reuters poll
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO Sri Lanka's central bank is expected to resume interest rate cuts on Thursday as
2023-10-03 17:17
Rest of hurricane season in 'uncharted waters' because of El Niño, record ocean temperatures
Experts fear an already active hurricane season could come to an eventful and exceptional end as unusually warm, storm-boosting ocean temperatures and a slow-to-emerge El Niño combine.
2023-10-03 16:57
South Sudan president fires another central bank governor
JUBA South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked central bank governor Johnny Ohisa Damian and other senior finance
2023-10-03 16:27
A ransom note, fingerprints and cell phone pings. How New York police tracked down a missing 9-year-old girl and the suspect in her disappearance
A ransom note dropped in the mailbox at the home of missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena before dawn on Monday provided investigators an invaluable break in the case that ultimately led New York authorities to arrest a suspect and reunite the girl with her family after a frantic two-day search, state officials announced.
2023-10-03 16:20
Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight
By Josh Ye HONG KONG Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government
2023-10-03 16:17
Gang removed hundreds of kidneys to sell to wealthy clients, Pakistan police say
Police in eastern Pakistan have smashed an illegal organ harvesting ring, arresting eight people for surgically removing kidneys from hundreds of patients for wealthy people needing a transplant, authorities said Monday.
2023-10-03 16:16
Cartoon elves and scrolls visualize Chinese military's goal of Taiwan 'reunification'
China's military released an animation on Sunday depicting the journey to reunite two halves of a torn scroll across the Taiwan Strait, a thinly veiled reference to the country's longstanding goal of "reunification" with the democratic, self-ruled island.
2023-10-03 15:58
Niger attack: Jihadists kill dozen of soldiers in deadliest raid since coup
Killings by militant Islamists have intensified since the military seized power in July.
2023-10-03 15:57
Portugal PM sees budget surplus in 2023, its second in almost 50 years
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON The Portuguese government will end the year with a budget surplus, its second in
2023-10-03 15:56
Philippines economy to grow 5.3% this year - IMF
MANILA The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its economic growth forecast for the Philippines this year to 5.3%
2023-10-03 15:55
European stocks remain under pressure as US yields stay high
European shares extended losses on Tuesday as a surge in U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar mounted pressure
2023-10-03 15:50