Sydney: Using a fan and wetting the skin can reduce the risk of deadly heart strain in hot and humid weather, an Australian-led research has found. In a study published on Thursday, researchers from the University of Sydney and Canada’s Montreal Heart…
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia had exported 507,029 tons of milled rice in the first 10 months of 2024, making a total revenue of 376.6 million U.S. dollars, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said in a news release on Thursday. Fifty-five companies had shipped…
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Thursday, as buying on record highs on Wall Street following Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory was offset by investors locking in gains. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Sto…
Dalian: No.1 soybean futures closed higher on Thursday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). The most active No.1 soybean contract for January 2025 delivery gained 84 yuan (about 11.72 U.S. dollars) to close at 4,078 yuan per tonn…
Lusaka: Zambia’s national power utility, Zesco Limited, has announced an extension of daily power supply to consumers, increasing it to seven hours from the previous three. According to a statement released by Zesco on Wednesday, this change in the ro…
MURRUMBA DOWNS: An elderly woman has been killed and three more people were injured in a crash involving a car that was allegedly stolen at gunpoint in northern Australia. Police in the northeastern state of Queensland said in a statement that a 69-ye…
VIENTIANE: Laos’ Ministry of Planning and Investment and development partners convened a meeting to discuss the 10th five-year National Socio-economic Development Plan for 2026-2030 to ensure that it aligns with Laos’ current development situation. Th…
Addis Ababa: The leaders of Sierra Leone and the Republic of Guinea are visiting the Ethiopian Air Force today. The visit is being led by Ethiopia Air Force commander Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa and Defense Minister Aisha Mohammed.
According to …
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s stock market ended higher Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 2.02 percent to close at 20,953.34 points.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index experienced a rise of 2.49 percent to…
Addis Ababa: State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mesganu Arga, received Ashita Mittal, the Regional Representative of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Eastern Africa, at his office today. During their meeting, they d…