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February 4, 2020 9:03 AM

World Bank calls for global effort against coronavirus

World Bank has called for global effort against the new coronavirus. In a statement, World Bank said, it is reviewing financial and technical resources that can be mobilized quickly to support affected countries. <br />''<br />''It is also closely coor...

February 4, 2020 8:59 AM

Today is World Cancer Day

<span style="color: #222222;">Today is World Cancer Day. It is observed on the 4th of February every year to create awareness about cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.<br />''<br />''Cancer ...

February 3, 2020 9:22 PM

China's central bank lowers interest rates to boost economic activities

China's central bank has lowered the interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements today to boost economic activities. The cut came as Chinese financial markets reopened after an extended Lunar New Year holiday. The People's Bank of China has also injected a total of 173 billion US dolla...

February 3, 2020 8:41 PM

European Union top diplomat holds talks in Tehran to de-escalate tensions

In Iran, top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell today held talks in Tehran on a mission aimed at lowering tensions over the country's nuclear programme. Borrell's two-day visit opened with a meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, ahead of talks with President Ha...

February 3, 2020 7:04 PM

Turkish and Syrian troops engage in deadly flare-up

<span style="color: #222222;">Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in Syria's northwest region today. An airstrike also killed nine civilians in the same area. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the overnight exchange began with regime ...

February 3, 2020 4:42 PM

Hong Kong economy plunges into recession, shrank 1.2% in 2019

Hong Kong confirmed yesterday that it plunged into recession in 2019, suffering its first annual contraction in a decade as the city buckled under the twin pressures of the US-China trade war and months of furious pro-democracy protests.<br />''<br />'&apos...

February 3, 2020 2:36 PM

361 dead, 17,238 coronavirus cases confirmed in China

<span style="color: #222222;">China is struggling with the new coronavirus as the total of 17,238 cases have been confirmed on the Chinese mainland and at least 160 case confirmed in more than two dozen countries. Three hundred and sixty one people in China and one in...

February 3, 2020 1:47 PM

4 Turkish soldiers killed, 9 wounded in shelling by Syrian govt forces

<span style="color: #222222;">At least four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others wounded in intensive shelling today by Syrian government forces in northwestern Syria. Turkey's National Defense Ministry said six Syrian troops were also killed in the shell...

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