KUAKATA, Bangladesh: At least 16 people died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million people from their homes, officials said on Tuesday (Oct 25). Around 10 million people were without power in 15 coastal districts, while schools were shut across southern and southwestern regions.Continue Reading
The figure is expected to stay elevated before slowing in the second half of 2023, say MAS and MTI.Continue Reading
SHANGHAI: China’s yuan extended its decline on Tuesday (Oct 25) to a near 15-year low, following Monday’s sell-off in Chinese assets by global investors worried about Beijing’s policy direction, while Hong Kong and China stocks ended lower as a rebound petered out. The onshore yuan finished the domestic session atContinue Reading
Millions of Indians are illuminating their surroundings with lamps and fireworks to celebrate the festival.Continue Reading
The cost of pet food has soared in Australia due to the pandemic and the Ukraine war.Continue Reading
The People’s Bank of China did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The looming reshuffle comes as the PBOC seeks to bolster the COVID-19 ravaged economy while avoiding aggressive loosening that could fuel capital flight, as the Federal Reserve and other central banks raise interest rates to fightContinue Reading
TOKYO: Satoko Nagamura and her girlfriend conceived their son with donated sperm, but new legislation in Japan could effectively outlaw the procedure for lesbian couples and single women. For decades, anonymous sperm donation has existed in a legal grey zone in Japan, with no law explicitly prohibiting it, but noContinue Reading
Activists and human rights groups are calling for parliament to pass a bill to address the many incidents of enforced disappearance in the Kingdom
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ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, starts a two-day meeting in Paris on Thursday (Oct 20), and is expected to take up the removal of Pakistan from a list of countries under “increased monitoring”. In a meeting in June, the FATFContinue Reading
The proportion of non-performing mortgages among financial institution loans has remained low at 0.3 per cent.Continue Reading