HONG KONG (Reuters) – As a result of U.S. inflation figures and comments from central bank officials, investors are concerned that interest rates will be higher for a longer period of time. On Wednesday, Asian markets declined while the U.S. dollar remained steady. Headline January’s U.S. CPI came in atRead More →

(Reuters) According to media reports and an unconfirmed official document, individuals “loyal to the state” will soon be able to apply for licences to carry weapons in military-ruled Myanmar. Reuters and other media outlets looked into the stolen material, which was allegedly created by the home ministry. It outlined requirementsRead More →

WASHINTON: Violence against Muslims has increased dramatically in India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, frequently going unpunished. According to a column in the New York Times, the Indian government has enacted laws and policies that discriminate against Muslims, including alterations to citizenship laws that disfavour them andRead More →

SYDNEY (AFP) – There were demands for adjustments ahead of the second Test after Australia was humiliated by India in the first Test at Nagpur on Sunday. The spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja outperformed the world’s top team on Saturday, crushing them by an innings and 132 runsRead More →

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday that certain medications were in limited supply in Russia and that costs had risen, despite the nation generating more of its own treatments. While prescription pharmaceuticals are free from Western sanctions imposed as a result of the Ukraine conflict, their distribution toRead More →

(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry claimed on Sunday that a major rocket attack on two facilities in eastern Ukraine temporarily hosting Ukrainian military killed more than 600 Ukrainian personnel. Reuters was unable to confirm the military ministry’s claim immediately. There was no immediate response from Ukraine to Russia’s allegation, howeverRead More →

Tokyo ( Rueter) Japan’s economy, the third-largest in the world, shrank less than initially predicted in the third quarter, supporting the idea that it is slowly emerging from COVID-19 gloom even as major export markets continue to weaken. Separate data revealed that the economy had experienced its first current accountRead More →