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Mukesh Ambani is again the richest man in Asia
Newsnow Desk: India's Mukesh Ambani is back to being the wealthiest person in Asia.
Despite a brutal week for markets, his Reliance Industries Ltd. was relatively unscathed as it said it…
Myanmar police detain Japanese journalist at Yangon protest
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Myanmar police detained a Japanese freelance journalist at a protest in the commercial capital of Yangon, one of his colleagues said on Friday, the first detention of a…
US carries out air strikes targeting ‘Iranian-backed’ militias in Syria
Newsmow Desk: The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were…
Supporters of Myanmar military coup rampage in Yangon
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Supporters of Myanmar's military, some armed with knives and clubs, others firing catapults and throwing stones, attacked opponents of the February 1 coup on Thursday, while…
Large real world study confirms Pfizer Covid vaccine could ‘end pandemic’
Newsnow Desk: The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has proven 94 per cent effective in a study involving 1.2 million people in Israel, the first peer-reviewed real world research confirming the power…
Oxford will start child COVID-19 vaccine to end pandemic
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The University of Oxford will begin testing the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with AstraZeneca Plc on children, a potentially key step in ending the global pandemic. Gulf…
Biden pronounces sanctions on Myanmar since Military coup
Newsnow Desk: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday(10 February) ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar.
Taking action after the military this month staged a coup in…
Roaring havoc gulping down Myanmar
Sumaiya Binte Mahabbat: The early hours of 1 February a major jumble in Myanmar’s cabinet took the whole world by surprise.
Military coup and detention of elected civilian leader Aung San…
Trump’s second impeachment trial: ‘Political theater’ vs.…
Newsnow Desk: Former US President Donald Trump faces the start of his second impeachment trial, an asending battle for Democrats determined to prove him guilty on Tuesday (9 February) in the…
Protests continue for the third day in Myanmar
Newsnow Desk: Protesting for the third day against the military's removal and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago
The coastal in the southeast, and in the Kachin state…