Baku: Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix takes place in Baku from September 13 to 15, showcasing high-speed action on the city’s iconic street circuit.
This marks the eighth time Azerbaijan’s capital has hosted the event.
As the fourth race of the 24-r…
The Nigeria COVID-19 Action, Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), says it has disbursed N625 billion to the 36 states since inception of the programme.
The National Coordinator, NG-CARES, Dr Abdulkarim Obaje, stated this during the peer learni…
Dalian: No.1 soybean futures closed higher on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).
The most active No.1 soybean contract for January 2025 delivery gained 9 yuan (about 1.27 U.S. dollars) to close at 4,313 yuan per tonne.
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MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has approved a loan of 320 million U.S. dollars to support the rehabilitation of roads in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, enhancing safe and all-weather connectivity in rural a…
Mexico city: At least 11 people were killed on Thursday in a conflict between criminal groups in the western Mexican state of Nayarit, said local authorities.
Their bodies were found in an area known as “Las Antenas,” where authorities were removing …
Beijing: Chinese lawmakers on Friday voted to adopt a revised National Defense Education Law.
The revised law, which was passed at a session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, will take effect on Sept. 21, 2024.
The revised law wi…
Beijing: Technology-driven innovations are reshaping China’s service sector, unlocking growth potential and offering greater efficiency.
Themed “Global Services, Shared Prosperity,” the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services opened in Be…
Guangzhou: Carbon emissions allowances closed at 48.93 yuan (about 6.89 U.S. dollars) per tonne on Friday, 6.44 percent up from Thursday at Guangzhou Emissions Exchange, the largest local carbon market in China.
A total of 101 tonnes of allowances we…
Phnom penh: Cambodia recorded 793 deaths from road accidents in the first half of 2024, up from 756 in the same period last year, National Police said in a report on Friday.
The accidents also injured 2,116 others during the period this year, up from…
Beijing: China’s top political advisor Wang Huning met with Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Nurlanbek Shakiev on Friday in Beijing.
Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said that under …
Phnom penh: Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Environment Ministers or their representatives on Friday endorsed two important documents to address pressing environmental challenges, said a joint ministerial statement.
The 2030 Strategic Framework for Ac…
Dalian: Iron ore futures closed lower on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).
The most active iron ore contract for January 2025 delivery dipped 2 yuan (about 28 U.S. cents) to close at 694 yuan per tonne.
On Friday, the…
Tokyo: A total of 72 children died from abuse in Japan in the 2022 fiscal year, with over 40 percent of the victims being infants under one year old, government data showed.
The figure from April 2022 to March 2023 logged an increase of two cases fro…
China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has pledged to actualise all the agreements, signed between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and People’s Republic of China.
The agreements were signed during President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to the East …
Manila: The Asian Development Bank on Friday launched a new country partnership strategy for Bhutan, aiming to help the South Asian country address economic obstacles and enable inclusive, sustainable, resilient and job-creating growth.
The bank said…
