Depriving girls of secondary education costs USD 500mn to Afghan economy: UNICEF
Keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5 per cent of its annual GDP, according to a new analysis by UNICEF.
Gunmen kill 2 policemen escorting polio workers in Pakistan
Gunmen riding on motorcycles opened fire on Tuesday on police escorting a team of polio workers in northwestern…
Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health
Bill Gates on Tuesday called for South Korea to further step up in international efforts to prevent infectious…
Saudi crown prince washes Holy Kaaba on behalf of King…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman washed the Holy Kaaba in Makkah’s Grand Mosque on behalf of King Salman
North Korea Lifts Mask Mandate After Kim Jong Un Declares…
North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after…
Politics
US, South Korea to begin expanded military drills next week
United States and South Korea will begin their biggest combined military training in years next week in the face of…
Nitish Kumar led-Mahagatbandhan government to expand Cabinet…
The Bihar Cabinet expansion will take place on Tuesday and chances are high that alliance partner Rashtriya Janata…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigns, breaks alliance…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Tuesday breaking his alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
North Korea offers Russia ‘volunteers’ for war…
North Korea has offered Russia 100,000 "volunteers" to help with the conflict against Ukraine, as indicated by…
Business
Asian shares rise on optimism about US, China economies
Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and…
Saudi-Uzbek trade exceeds $95m in the first half of 2022
The mutual trade between Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Uzbekistan reached $95 million in the first half of 2022,…
Global shares mostly higher amid risks, volatility worries
Global shares mostly rose Tuesday, despite investor risk reflected in negative economic data out of China, and…
Microsoft marks OneDrive’s new highlights, plan
American tech monster Microsoft will stamp OneDrive's fifteenth commemoration with another presentation page,…