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India to ban 138 betting, 94 loan lending apps

India to ban 138 betting, 94 loan lending apps

-- 2023-02-05 16:23:34

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has begun a process to ban and block 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps with Chinese links, India's ANI reported on Sunday, ci...

Sanctions could result in energy shortage in future, warns Saudi minister

Sanctions could result in energy shortage in future, warns Saudi minister

-- 2023-02-05 15:48:01

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman warned on Saturday that Western sanctions against Russia could result in a shortage of energy supplies in future. In answer to a question over how tr...

Ex-Pakistan ruler Pervez Musharraf dies

Ex-Pakistan ruler Pervez Musharraf dies

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-05 13:05:50

Pervez Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, oversaw rapid economic growth and attempted to usher in socially liberal...

Qatar boosts influence in Lebanon amid multiple crises

Qatar boosts influence in Lebanon amid multiple crises

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-05 10:35:27

Most wealthy Gulf Arab nations followed Saudi Arabia’s lead in recent years and ostracized crisis-hit Lebanon because of the growing influence of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. The...

ASEAN chair Indonesia to intensify talks on code for South China Sea

ASEAN chair Indonesia to intensify talks on code for South China Sea

-- 2023-02-04 17:25:08

Indonesia plans to intensify talks with China and other Southeast Asian countries to finalise a code of conduct (COC) for the disputed South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Saturday, amid esca...

India, US discuss Modi's White House visit

India, US discuss Modi's White House visit

-- 2023-02-04 12:41:32

The Biden administration is in talks with Indian officials over a possible White House visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this year, according to a US official aware of the discussions...

China balloon soaring over US deflates hopes for diplomatic thaw

China balloon soaring over US deflates hopes for diplomatic thaw

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-04 10:53:46

The political uproar over a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting over the United States did not just derail a planned visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat, it also threatens to up...

China to further ease travel between mainland and Hong Kong, Macao

China to further ease travel between mainland and Hong Kong, Macao

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-04 10:25:29

China will continue to lift restrictions on travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs), China's State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office...

China says balloon over US is civilian vessel blown off course

China says balloon over US is civilian vessel blown off course

-- 2023-02-03 21:55:58

China said on Friday an "airship" that is flying over the United States is for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes and voiced regret that it strayed into US airspace. US officials s...

India to spend $79.6 million to strengthen drug regulatory system

India to spend $79.6 million to strengthen drug regulatory system

-- 2023-02-03 20:27:19

India will spend $79.6 million on strengthening its drug regulatory system, the health minister said on Friday, after the World Health Organization raised concerns about domestically produced cough sy...

Thailand to toughen rules on methamphetamine pill possession

Thailand to toughen rules on methamphetamine pill possession

-- 2023-02-03 19:42:23

Thailand is set to tighten rules on methamphetamine possession, labelling anyone caught carrying pills a drug distributor, in a move experts say could reverse narcotics reform by prioritising punishme...

IMF giving Pakistan tough time in 'unimaginable' economic crisis: Sharif

IMF giving Pakistan tough time in 'unimaginable' economic crisis: Sharif

-- 2023-02-03 18:48:54

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday the International Monetary Fund was giving his country a tough time over unlocking stalled funding from a $6.5 billion bailout, at a time of "unim...

Indian police arrest 1,800 men in crackdown on underage marriage

Indian police arrest 1,800 men in crackdown on underage marriage

-- 2023-02-03 16:51:20

Police in Assam have arrested more than 1,800 men for marrying or arranging marriages to underage girls, launching what the eastern Indian state's chief minister said on Friday was the start of a sust...

Thailand asks citizens to stay indoors as air pollution spikes

Thailand asks citizens to stay indoors as air pollution spikes

-- 2023-02-02 17:58:21

Air pollution in Bangkok and neighbouring Thai provinces spiked past safe levels on Thursday, prompting authorities to urge people to stay indoors and avoid strenuous outdoor activity. The concentrat...

North Korea says US drills have pushed situation to 'extreme red-line': KCNA

North Korea says US drills have pushed situation to 'extreme red-line': KCNA

Reuters 2023-02-02 13:54:55

North Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that drills by the United States and its allies have pushed the situation to an "extreme red-line" and threaten to turn the peninsula into a "huge war a...

Pakistan mosque attacker wore police uniform, breached security: Police chief

Pakistan mosque attacker wore police uniform, breached security: Police chief

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-02 13:50:55

Pakistani police have identified the suicide bomber who attacked a mosque in Peshawar this week, the provincial police chief said on Thursday, adding that the attacker had breached security by w...

New Zealand announces NZ$700,000 in additional flood support as cleanup begins

New Zealand announces NZ$700,000 in additional flood support as cleanup begins

Reuters 2023-02-02 12:47:48

New Zealand's government on Thursday announced NZ$700,000 ($450,000) in additional funding to help rebuild flood-ravaged Auckland and other areas in the upper north island as residents of the country'...

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months

-- 2023-02-02 11:57:11

Myanmar's junta extended the country's state of emergency by another six months, the acting president said at a leadership meeting broadcast on state TV on Wednesday, as protesters marked the annivers...

Lost radioactive capsule found in Australian Outback

Lost radioactive capsule found in Australian Outback

-- 2023-02-01 21:15:54

Australian authorities on Wednesday found a radioactive capsule smaller than a coin that was lost in the vast Outback after nearly a week-long search involving around 100 people along a 1,400 kilometr...

India to ramp up spending, cut deficit in last full budget ahead of 2024 vote

India to ramp up spending, cut deficit in last full budget ahead of 2024 vote

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-01 13:56:40

India's government on Wednesday unveiled one of its biggest jumps in capital spending in the past decade and said the fiscal deficit would fall next year, as it tries to create jobs while mainta...

Two years on, Myanmar coup takes a 'catastrophic toll'

Two years on, Myanmar coup takes a 'catastrophic toll'

REUTERS 2023-02-01 13:34:03

Two years after Myanmar's military coup, a young factory worker turned resistance fighter mourns the loss of his leg in battle. A former diplomat has not seen his family in four years. A beauty queen...

US, India partnership targets arms, AI to compete with China

US, India partnership targets arms, AI to compete with China

Reuters 2023-02-01 12:35:36

The White House is launching a partnership with India on Tuesday that President Joe Biden hopes will help the countries compete against China on military equipment, semiconductors and artificial intel...

Building fire in India's Jharkhand leaves 14 dead

Building fire in India's Jharkhand leaves 14 dead

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-01 11:56:08

At least 14 people, including three children, have been killed in a huge fire in a high-rise residential building in India’s Jharkhand, Hindustan Times reported quoting chief secretary Suk...

Young professionals flee crisis-hit Pakistan in search of jobs

Young professionals flee crisis-hit Pakistan in search of jobs

Reuters 2023-02-01 09:26:09

Tahir took a leap of faith when he left Pakistan four months ago in search of a better and more prosperous future in Canada. Even with no job lined up, he made up his mind to leave as...

US, allies mark anniversary of Myanmar coup with fresh sanctions

US, allies mark anniversary of Myanmar coup with fresh sanctions

-- 2023-01-31 22:29:03

The United States and its allies will impose further sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday, marking the two-year anniversary of the coup with curbs on energy officials and members of the junta, among others...

Families search for loved ones after Pakistan mosque blast kills 100

Families search for loved ones after Pakistan mosque blast kills 100

-- 2023-01-31 20:13:02

Distraught relatives thronged hospitals in Pakistan's Peshawar on Tuesday to look for their kin a day after a suicide bombing ripped through a crowded mosque in a heavily fortified area of the city, k...

Cash is king in Lebanon as banks atrophy

Cash is king in Lebanon as banks atrophy

-- 2023-01-31 18:58:54

The money exchange shop in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley was buzzing with business. Cellphones pinged endlessly and employees shouted out various rates as customers flocked in carrying plastic bags of...

Australia deploys more experts, equipment to search for lost radioactive capsule

Australia deploys more experts, equipment to search for lost radioactive capsule

-- 2023-01-31 18:51:10

Australian authorities on Tuesday sent out more personnel and specialised detection equipment to search for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback, including a team from the count...

In diplomatic coup, Taiwan president speaks to Czech president-elect

In diplomatic coup, Taiwan president speaks to Czech president-elect

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-31 12:06:11

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen held a telephone call with Czech President-elect Petr Pavel on Monday, a highly unusual move given the lack of formal ties between their countries and a diplomatic...

Super-rich Chinese set their sights on Singapore

Super-rich Chinese set their sights on Singapore

REUTERS 2023-01-31 12:03:44

Like many rich Chinese, graduate student Zayn Zhang thinks Singapore could be ideal to park his family's wealth. He's hoping that studying at a university in the Asian financial hub will lead to perm...