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EU, UAE launch free trade talks amid US tariff pressure

Brussels, May 29 -- The European Union (EU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have formally launched negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a potential breakthrough towards ... Read More


Ukraine expects peace "memorandum" from Russia by June 2: defense minister

Kiev, May 29 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has said that his country expects to receive a peace "memorandum" from Russia by the announced meeting on June 2. "We are not opposed to furth... Read More


India witnessing surge in childhood Leukemia cases- Expert

Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- India is witnessing a significant rise in cases of blood cancer, or leukemia, among children, according to a medical expert. Prof. (Dr.) Priyanka Samal of the Institute of Medi... Read More


Eight confirmed dead in south China mountain torrent

Nanning, May 29 -- Eight residents missing in the mountain torrent on Friday were confirmed dead in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Thursday. The last body w... Read More


Early voting begins for S Korea's snap presidential election

Seoul, May 29 -- Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. The early voting, which was adopted in 2013 and first applied to the 2014 local elec... Read More


MZP urges probe into Tripura rest house blast, reaffirms stand on Myanmar border fencing

Aizawl, May 29 -- Mizoram's apex students' body, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), on Thursday called on the Mizoram government to swiftly act on the recent incident involving the blasting of a Forest Depar... Read More


South Korea cuts policy rate to 2.50 pct amid dimmer growth outlook

Seoul, May 29 -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday cut its policy rate by a quarter percentage point amid a dimmer growth outlook for the Asian economy. Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-... Read More


Chouhan launches novel fish vaccine "CIFA Argu VAX-I" to target parasite infections in Fish

Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Thursday launched a novel fish vaccine - "CIFA Argu VAX-I." The vaccine was launched during the Vi... Read More


US federal court blocks Trump tariffs, argues they exceed legal presidential authority

Washington, May 29 -- A US federal court has struck down a wide array of President Donald Trump's tariffs, deeming them illegal as they exceeded presidential authority under tenets of American law. ... Read More


Karnataka HC quashes govt move to drop 43 cases

Bengaluru, May 29 -- The Karnataka High Court on Thursday delivered a scathing verdict against the Congress-led State Government, declaring its controversial order to withdraw 43 criminal prosecutions... Read More