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Jakarta: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's East Java province Tuesday, but there was no potential for a tsunami. According to the national meteorological, climatological and geophysical agency, the earthquake occurred at 1.07 p.m. with the epicentre situated 284 km southwest of Jember Regency and at...

Islamabad: The consistent depreciation of the Pakistani rupee is deepening the economic crisis in the country, said the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF). In a statement, PBF CEO Ahmad Jawad said: "Pakistan's economy continues to slump despite resumption of the much-awaited International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Programme....

Mexico City: Five men were gunned down Monday in a bar in Mexico's Pacific coast resort of Acapulco. Prosecutors said one possible suspect had been detained during the attack. Three of the men died inside the bar, and two outside or at a hospital. Also...

Kabul: Seven civilians were killed and six others injured Tuesday as a roadside bomb struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's Balkh province, a police spokesman said. It was a roadside bomb that struck the bus of the employees of...

New Delhi: World Bank Tuesday revised upwards its GDP growth forecast for India to 6.9 per cent for 2022-23 from 6.5 per cent earlier. World Bank's India Development Update said India is affected by spillovers from the US, Euro area and China. It however saw...

Singapore: Indian billionaires Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar, and Ashok Soota, as well as Malaysian-Indian businessman Brahmal Vasudevan and his lawyer wife Shanthi Kandiah, were named in the 16th edition of Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list released Tuesday. The unranked list "highlights leading altruists in...

Bogota: At least 33 people were killed due to a landslide that buried vehicles along a highway in Colombia, Interior Minister Alfonso Prada said. The landslide that occured Sunday buried a bus carrying passengers from Cali to Condoto, along with a car and a motorcycle...

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's Nepali Congress emerged as the largest party by winning 57 seats in Nepal's parliamentary election as the counting of votes under the direct system concluded here Monday, brightening the party's chances of forming the new government. Elections to the...

Dhaka:  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday that the country's reserves have increased to $48 billion during the tenure of her government. Rubbishing rumours, the premier said: "Some words will spread rapidly and you (people) might be misled. But, I will say there is...

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Monday announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19. Taking to Twitter, Albanese said: "This afternoon I had a routine PCR test which has returned a positive result for Covid-19. I will be isolating and will continue to work...