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This picture taken on October 30, 2020 shows light traffic along a main road in central Jakarta after months of the government's policy implementing work from home. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Indonesia tumbles into first recession for two decades
JAKARTA: Light traffic moving along a main road in central Jakarta after months of the government's policy implementing work from home. - AFP JAKARTA: Indonesia's virus-hit economy contracted in the third quarter, plunging it into its first recession since the archipelago was mired in the Asian financial crisis more than 20 years ago. Activity in Southeast Asia's biggest economy slumped 3.49 percent on-year in July-September, the statistics...
A woman walks past a monitor showing the stocksí index outside the Taiwan Stocks Exchange in Taipei on November 5, 2020. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)
World stocks rally, dollar slides awaiting clear US vote outcome
TAIPEI: A woman walks past a monitor showing the stocks' index outside the Taiwan Stocks Exchange in Taipei yesterday.-AFP LONDON: Stock markets rallied yesterday and the dollar slid against the euro and pound as US election uncertainty reigned ahead of a key Federal Reserve update. The knife-edge US presidential race has tilted toward Joe Biden, with Democrat wins in Michigan and Wisconsin bringing him close to a majority. But President Donald...
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'Liquid window' harnesses light and heat to save energy in buildings
Rising demand for cooling and heating in commercial buildings has pushed up their carbon emissions - could temperature-sensitive windows help? - Reuters KUALA LUMPUR: A newly developed "liquid window" can block sunlight to keep a building cool but also absorb heat to be gradually released during the day or night to cut energy costs, scientists said. The window, invented by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU), uses a...
(FILES) This file photo taken on May 8, 1998 shows a youth using a Sony Playstation console at a computer shop in Tokyo's Akihabara electronic shops district. - Sony launches its PlayStation 5 console on November 12, 2020 angling for a mega-hit, and with the Japanese firm increasingly dependent on the lucrative gaming sector there is little room for error. (Photo by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / AFP) / TO GO WITH Games-consoles-IT-lifestyle-Asia-USA,FOCUS by Mathias CENA
With PlayStation 5 launch, Sony needs a high score
TOKYO: Sony Playstation console at a computer shop in Tokyo's Akihabara electronic shops district. Sony launches its PlayStation 5 console on November 12, 2020 angling for a mega-hit.-AFP TOKYO: Sony launches its PlayStation 5 console next week angling for a mega-hit, and with the Japanese firm increasingly dependent on the lucrative gaming sector there is little room for error. The PlayStation 5 will enter a head-to-head battle with rival...
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India-made COVID vaccine could be launched as early as February
PUNE: A research scientist works inside a laboratory of India¡¯s Serum Institute, the world¡¯s largest maker of vaccines, which is working on vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pune. ¨C Reuters NEW DELHI: An Indian government-backed COVID-19 vaccine could be launched as early as February - months earlier than expected - as last-stage trials begin this month and studies have so far showed it is safe and effective, a...
Supporters of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) attend an election campaign event in Yangon on November 4, 2020, ahead of the November 8 general election. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
As Suu Kyi denies genocide, foes ramp up anti-Rohingya rhetoric
YANGON: Supporters of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) attend an election campaign event in Yangon on Wednesday, ahead of the November 8 general election. - AFP NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: As Aung San Suu Kyi is vilified internationally for denying genocide against the Rohingya, her opponents in Sunday's Myanmar election are ramping up the rhetoric against the Muslim minority. There was global revulsion at military-backed operations in...
People are seen on a ferry while crossing the Huangpu River heading to The Bund in Shanghai on November 5, 2020. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Beijing bars arrivals from Belgium, UK due to second COVID-19 waves
SHANGHAI: People are seen on a ferry while crossing the Huangpu River heading to The Bund in Shanghai yesterday.-AFP BEIJING: China yesterday defended a ban on non-Chinese arrivals from Britain, Belgium and the Philippines as "reasonable and fair" as it guards against a resurgence of the coronavirus. COVID-19 first emerged in central China late last year, but Beijing has largely brought its own outbreak under control through tight travel...
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Garment workers on front line of Sri Lanka virus outbreak
COLOMBO: The garment industry - Sri Lanka's biggest exporter, accounting for about 7 percent of the $84 billion economy - was allowed to restart operations in April. --Reuters COLOMBO: When women at a Sri Lankan garment factory started to develop coughs and fevers, few took it seriously - the South Asian island had few cases of the coronavirus and the onset of the rainy season meant colds were to be expected. Staff who fell ill saw the company...
TOPSHOT - (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 4, 2020 shows Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden gestures after speaking during election night at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, and US President Donald Trump speaks during election night in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, early on November 4, 2020. - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States Tuesday -- and a long night of waiting for results in key battlegrounds on the cards. (Photos by ANGELA WEISS and MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
US election on knife edge; key states to decide winner
This combination of pictures created on Wednesday shows Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden gesturing after speaking during election night at the Chase Center in Wilmington, and US President Donald Trump speaking during election night in the East Room of the White House in Washington. - AFP WILMINGTON/WASHINGTON: The excruciatingly close US presidential election hung in the balance yesterday, with a handful of closely contested states set...
COLUMBIA, SC - NOVEMBER 03: Incumbent candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to a crowd during his election night party on November 3, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. Graham defeated Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison. Sean Rayford/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Dems fail to control Senate, retain House
COLUMBIA, South Carolina: Incumbent Sen Lindsey Graham speaks to a crowd during his election night party on Tuesday. – AFP WASHINGTON: A Democratic drive to win control of the US Senate appeared to fall short, with Democrats picking up only two Republican-held seats while six other races remained undecided early yesterday. Democrats defeated Republican Senators Cory Gardner of Colorado and Martha McSally of Arizona but lost the Alabama seat...
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Saudi to ease restrictions on foreign workers
RIYADH: This file photo taken on Nov 3, 2013 shows foreign workers gathering outside an immigration department to legalize their work situation. - AFP RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday announced new plans to ease foreign workers' contractual restrictions, abolishing a controversial seven-decade-old sponsorship system known as kafala. The plans, to take effect in March 2021, aim to make the Saudi labor market more attractive, the deputy minister for...
Muslim worshippers pray in the first official mosque in the Greek capital Athens, a day after its opening on November 3, 2020. - The first official mosque in Athens, delayed for more than a decade, opened its doors to a few faithful owing to the coronavirus, the capital's Muslim community said November 3, 2020. The project to open a state-sanctioned mosque in Athens, the only European capital without one, was launched in 2007. Some 650,000 Muslims live in Greece, the majority in Athens. Most are migrants who arrived in the country over the last 20 years. (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP)
Athens' first official mosque opens its doors
ATHENS: Worshippers pray in the first official mosque in the Greek capital on Tuesday. - AFP ATHENS: The first official mosque in Athens, delayed for more than a decade, opened its doors to a few faithful owing to the coronavirus, the capital's Muslim community said Tuesday. The project to open a state-sanctioned mosque in Athens, the only European capital without one, was launched in 2007. It immediately ran into strong opposition from the...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA
Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role
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DHAKA: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. -- AFP
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience
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Shereeda Al-Maousherji
CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate