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China eases virus controls, but gives no indication of end to ‘zero Covid’
Commuters in Beijing and at least 16 other cities were allowed to board buses and subway trains without a virus test from the previous 48 hours.
Struggling Chinese Developer Sunac Expects Net Loss of USD5.5 Billion for 2021
(Yicai Global) Dec. 5 — Property developer Sunac China Holdings said it expects net loss to have reached CNY38.3 billion (USD5.5 billion) last year. The forecast Sunac released on Dec. 2 is a …
Israeli Colonizers Attack Homes, Cars, Injure One Palestinian, Near Nablus
On Sunday evening, illegal Israeli colonizers invaded Huwwara town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, attacked many homes and cars, and injured a Palestinian man. Ghassan Daghlas, a …
98 Acres Resort & Spa named as most Luxurious Mountain Resort in Asia
Acres Resort & Spa, a subsidiary of U.H.E. Group, was recently awarded as the Number 1 Luxury Mountain Resort in Asia, at the recently held 16th World Luxury Hotel Awards (2022) in Antalya…. ..
Nepal residents pelt stones on workers constructing embankment on Kali River in Uttarakhand
Unidentified persons from Nepal pelted stones on workers constructing embankment on River Kali in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand on Sunday. The incident left a Nepalese worker injured. An …
Iran surpasses 500 executions and makes 2022 the deadliest in five years
Iranian authorities have executed more than 500 people so far this year, according to a tally compiled by the NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR), bringing 2022 ahead of the previous five years in capital …
Vietnam stocks hit by recession fears and graft crackdown
Vietnam’s benchmark VN Index is down 31% this year as global recession fears and rising interest rates fueled the steepest equities plunge in Asia. But Vietnam’s stock market meltdown also has echoes …
Bar raised for Cyprus retirees
“Nevertheless, we have a large number of Russian and other third-country nationals looking to retire in Cyprus, with money in the bank from property sales in their country, but do not have the yearly …
EU’s Borrell condemns point-blank shooting of Palestinian in West Bank
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned the shooting of a young Palestinian by an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank. On Friday, Palestinian activists shared a video on social media …