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Washington: The US Department of State, in close coordination with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is continuing to mount a rapid and comprehensive response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a…

Kuwait city: The State of Qatar has expressed strong condemnation over the recent targeting of Kuwait with missiles and drones, describing the attacks as a blatant violation of Kuwait’s sovereignty and a flagrant breach of international law.

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Dubai: In preparation for the return of Hajj pilgrims and the anticipated surge in passenger movement during the Eid Al-Adha holiday, Dubai Customs has announced heightened operational readiness across all customs ports and airports. The aim is to ens…

Seoul: The central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea to 2.6% for 2026 amid solid exports driven by a semiconductor super cycle. The revision by the Bank of Korea (BOK) represents a 0.6 percentage-point increase from …

Egypt: Egypt strongly condemned the malicious attacks launched by Iran against the sisterly State of Kuwait, describing them as a flagrant violation of Kuwait’s sovereignty and a serious breach of international law and the United Nations Charter.

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Kinshasa: Gold Prices Fell to a Two-Month Low: Gold prices fell to a two-month low on Thursday, with spot gold down 1.7 percent at $4,380.62 per ounce as of 0409 GMT, earlier falling to its lowest level since 26th March.

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Beijing: Chinese authorities have rolled out a guideline for the development of an AI metrology system and related capacity building to map out the country’s development of AI metrology capabilities in a systematic manner. The guideline was released b…

Brussels: The market for jet fuel in the European Union could get tighter if the situation in the Strait of Hormuz does not improve within weeks, said the European Commission on Thursday. The European Commission’s energy department issued an update on…