KAPENGURIA: The Kenya Rural Road Authority (KERRA) has sensitized local residents of West Pokot County, especially those involved in transportation and logistics, about axle load limits and related laws in a bid to preserve the quality of roads across…
Wellington: New Zealand monthly food prices fell 0.9 percent in October compared with September, according to the statistics from Stats NZ on Thursday. The fall was mostly attributed to the prices of vegetables, down 7.2 percent, which was partly offs…
Embu: Kenya Forest Service (KFS) Embu station has led other stakeholders including the local community of Mbuvori Location in Embu North Sub-county in planting 17,500 indigenous tree seedlings in Irangi Forest. The exercise was part of the forestation…
Zhengzhou: Cotton futures closed lower Thursday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). The most active cotton contract for January 2025 delivery lost 35 yuan (about 4.86 U.S. dollars) to close at 14,030 yuan per tonne.
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BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has reported a significant year-on-year drop in gun and explosive-related crimes, with cases falling by 25.8 percent so far this year compared to the same period in 2023.
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ISLAMABAD: Twelve terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations in Pakistan, the military announced late Wednesday. These operations were executed by security forces in the southwest Balochistan province and northwest Khyber Pak…
Boulsa: 44,191 children aged 0 to 59 months will be vaccinated against polio from November 13 to 18, 2023, in the health district of Boulsa. This second round of polio vaccinations in the province of Namentenga coincides with the national day of vitam…
Lima: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in a signed article published by Peruvian media outlet El Peruano that he and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will partake in the inauguration ceremony of Chancay Port via video during his visit to Peru.
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BAKU: Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday held talks with Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev in Baku. Ding, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Com…
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed lower Thursday with earlier gains in exporters erased by a drop in heavyweight technology stocks tracking recent declines in their U.S. counterparts. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, …