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Aug 02, 2024
Tokyo [Japan], August 2: A weak yen is hurting Japanese households' sentiment and could erode their purchasing power, the government said in a report on Friday, underscoring its concern over the negative economic impact of the currency's fall.
Bangladesh bans largest Islamic party
Philippines delays oil siphoning
Iran's Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief Haniyeh
UN Security Council members fear all-out war
Response to Israeli assassination inevitable: Hezbollah
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China launches new high-orbit internet-services satellite
Xichang [China], August 2: China sent a new high-orbit internet-services satellite into space on Thursday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan...
Bank of England lowers its main interest rate to 5%, its first cut in over 4 years
London [UK], August 2: The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early...
Earthquake shakes southern Italy, no initial reports of damage
Rome [Italy], August 2: An earthquake of around magnitude 5.0 shook southern Italy on Thursday, Reuters reported, and was felt in a wide area, but...
Tadweer Group promotes sustainability engaging 158,000 community members in H1-24
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 2: Tadweer Group's Community Engagement team conducted clean-up campaigns in public areas, engaged with 49 schools, and activated the "Your Sustainable...
Iran leader orders direct attack on Israel after assassination of Hamas leader?
Aug 01, 2024
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 1: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct attack on Israel following the assassination of a Hamas leader,...
Ukraine attacks Russian forces in Syria after Putin meets al-Assad?
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 1: Kyiv Post reported on July 31 that it had obtained exclusive videos and images showing that the Ukrainian military intelligence agency...
Canadian warship passes through Taiwan Strait, China reacts
Canada says the HMCS Montreal's transit through the Taiwan Strait reaffirms Canada's commitment to a free and open Indo- Pacific region.
Ceremony to welcome the President of Timor-Leste on a state visit to Vietnam
On the morning of August 1, at the Presidential Palace, President To Lam chaired the official welcoming ceremony for President of the Democratic Republic of...
UK charges 17-year-old with murder in Southport killings as demonstrations continue
London [UK], August 1: A 17-year-old male already in custody has been charged with murder for the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied...
Trump questions Harris' identity at black journalists' convention
Washington [US], August 1: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country's largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris had previously downplayed her Black heritage.
Ukraine receives first F-16 jets, officials say
Ex-BBC news presenter Huw Edwards pleads guilty to indecent child pictures charges
Ukraine says it repelled one of Russia's largest drone attacks of war
Killing of Hamas chief in Iran stirs fears of retaliation
Myanmar armed groups take advantage of rainy season to increase attacks on military
Billionaire Elon Musk accepts to 'fight' with Venezuelan President
Colombian president calls for review of Venezuelan election results
Harris wipes out Trump's lead in US presidential race polls
Blinken says US not involved in Hamas leader Haniyeh's killing in Tehran
UN alleges 'deplorable conditions' of Palestinian detainees in Israel
