NEW YORK, Nov 4 — Global stock indexes rose sharply, the United States (US) dollar dropped to a six-week low and benchmark 10-year US Treasury yields fell to five-week lows on Friday after data showed US job growth slowed more than expected in October.

ANKARA, Nov 4 — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Friday deplored the attacks on ambulances in the Gaza Strip.

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 — The Palestinian Red Crescent Society confirmed that 47 additional aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing from Egypt.

BENGALURU, Nov 3 — Oil prices gained more than US$2 a barrel on Thursday, breaking a three-day declining streak as risk appetite returned to financial markets a day after the United States' (US) Federal Reserve kept benchmark interest rates on hold.

NEW DELHI, Nov 3 — People in New Delhi woke up to a thick layer of toxic haze on Friday, and some schools were ordered to be shut for two days as the air quality index (AQI) entered the “severe” category in several parts of the Indian capital.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — People in Gaza feel they are alone amid relentless Israeli attacks on the blockaded enclave, says Palestinian volunteer Dr Tareq M.

GENEVA, Nov 3 — A group of independent United Nations experts called on Thursday for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, saying time was running out for Palestinians there who are at “grave risk of genocide”.

BENGALURU, Nov 3 — Indonesia’s economy likely grew 5.05 per cent last quarter from a year earlier, supported by fiscal spending and a larger trade surplus, a Reuters poll of 21 economists found.

LONDON, Nov 2 — Oil gained one per cent today to snap its three-day decline, as risk appetite returned to financial markets after the United States (US) Federal Reserve kept benchmark interest rates on hold.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeated the call that hospitals and other health facilities must be protected from bombardment and military use amid the ongoing Israel indiscriminate attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct 7.

JAKARTA, Nov 2 — Indonesia welcomed 1.07 million international visitors in September 2023, marking a significant 52.76 per cent increase compared with the same month last year.

BANGKOK, Nov 2 — Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is committed to transforming Thailand into a high-value technology and innovation-driven economy.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Islamic social finance can play a vital role in promoting inclusive growth and shared prosperity in Malaysia, said Dr Ndiame Diop, the World Bank Group country director for Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.

SEOUL, Nov 2  —The board of South Korea's Asiana Airlines agreed on Thursday to sell its cargo service, helping clear the way for a proposed merger with Korean Air Lines, news agency Yonhap reported.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 2 — Indonesia will continue its domestic market obligation (DMO) for palm oil into 2024 to maintain price stability of cooking oil, Trade Ministry official Isy Karim said on Thursday.

BEIJING, Nov 2 (Bernama-dpa) -- Roughly a week after the death of China's former premier Li Keqiang, the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) plan to hold a funeral service for their former party colleague on Thursday, state media have reported.

GENEVA, Nov 2 —The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief on Wednesday called for a full medical and fuel aid access to the Gaza Strip.

ISTANBUL, Nov 2 — United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan said Wednesday that his country will treat some 1,000 injured Palestinian children at its hospitals.

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 — India's enforcement directorate (ED) said Wednesday that it has seized properties worth US$69.68 million belonging to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, his family members and companies in an alleged bank loan fraud case, reported Xinhua.