Officials say an underground gas pipeline near a mosque exploded during evening prayers in Bangladesh, leaving at least 11 Muslim worshipers dead and dozens injured with critical burns ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh: Dozens injured in explosion at mosque
Dozens of worshipers suffered severe burns while praying in a mosque outside of Dhaka when an apparent gas explosion hit the building. According to reports, the blast claimed the life of a ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus caseload crosses 4 million
India’s coronavirus cases crossed 4 million on Saturday, leading the world in new infections and closing in on Brazil’s total as the second-highest in the world. The ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. happy to help in China-India border dispute, Trump says
The United States is ready to help resolve the dispute between India and China over the mountain border running through the western Himalayas, President Donald Trump said on Friday. Trump told ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi promises more market opening at trade fair
President Xi Jinping pledged to open China’s service industries wider to foreign competitors as its first in-person trade fair since the coronavirus outbreak opened under intensive anti-disease ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon adding 1,000 jobs to new robotics fulfillment center in Georgia
Amazon is adding 1,000 jobs to a new robotics fulfillment center in an Atlanta suburb. The 640,000-square-foot facility in Gwinnett County will be the eighth fulfillment center Amazon has opened in ... ( read original story ...)
International brand “FootBalance” launched in Sri Lanka
FootBalance incorporated in Finland in 2003 which has been mastering the art and science of customised insoles and currently present in more than 50 countries in six continents, has now been launched ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Plans Record 2021 Bond Sales to Fund Stimulus
South Korea is gearing up for another year of record bond issuance as the government prepares to boost its budget by 8.5% in 2021, raising questions over the ability of markets to absorb the sales. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh among priority partner countries for Korea: envoy
Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun said Bangladesh is one of the prioritised partner countries for Korea’s official development assistance (ODA) cooperation. ( read original story ...)
India’s GDP contraction higher than peers; V-shaped recovery underway, says Finance Ministry
The report comes close on the heels of GDP numbers for the June quarter which showed the worst ever quarterly performance by the Indian economy. In the first quarter of financial year 2020-21, India's ... ( read original story ...)