JEDDAH, Nov 08 (APP/IINA) – The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the signing of an operational programme between King Salman Relief and Humanitarian Aid Centre (KS-RELIEF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), for delivering humanitarian aid and relief supplies in Myanmar. The KS-RELIEF Centre will carry out projects in […]
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OIC welcomes Saudi support to Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
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New Hampshire hamlet casts first US votes
DIXVILLE NOTCH, Etats-Unis, Nov 8, (APP/AFP): The US presidential election got under way — on a small scale — with the seven voters of a tiny New Hampshire village who cast the nation’s first ballots at the stroke of midnight. Dixville Notch has had the honor of launching the voting, symbolically, since 1960. Clay Smith […]
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Philippine dictator Marcos allowed hero’s burial: Supreme Court
MANILA, Nov 8, (APP/AFP) – Ex-Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be given a hero’s burial, the Supreme Court decided Tuesday in a hugely controversial ruling which critics said would whitewash his crimes and divide the nation. The justices overwhelmingly endorsed President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to allow the burial at the “Cemetery of Heroes” in Manila, […]
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Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks end higher
HONG KONG, Nov 8, (APP/AFP) – Hong Kong shares closed higher Tuesday along with most Asian markets as investors bet on a Hillary Clinton victory in a knife-edge US presidential election. The Hang Seng Index added 0.47 percent, or 108.07 points, to end at 22,909.47. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.46 percent or 14.56 […]
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China exports drop a seventh-straight month in October
BEIJING, Nov 8, (APP/AFP): Chinese exports sank for a seventh consecutive month in October, data showed Tuesday, as weak global demand dealt a blow to the world’s number two economy following recent signs of stability. The result, which also missed forecasts, comes as the country’s export-oriented companies see their margins squeezed by rising labour costs […]
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Oil industry needs to invest to ensure supplies: OPEC
PARIS, Nov 8, (APP/AFP) – The OPEC cartel warned Tuesday that the oil industry needs to step up investments to guarantee sufficient supply as low prices stimulate demand. “Given the demand and supply outlook, there is a need for significant investments across the entire industry,” the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in its […]