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China, US reach consensus on extending tariff suspension

Beijing, Aug. 12 -- China and the United States on Tuesday released a joint statement on the bilateral economic and trade meeting in Stockholm. The United States will continue to modify the applicati... Read More


Musk threatens Apple with lawsuit over alleged Antitrust violations

Moscow, Aug. 12 -- US tech giant Apple does not allow any artificial intelligence (AI) companies, except OpenAI, to reach the first line in the ranking of its AppStore, US entrepreneur Elon Musk said,... Read More


Number of Canadians returning from U.S. continues to drop in July

Ottawa, Aug. 12 -- The number of Canadian-resident return trips from the United States continued to drop in July, Statistics Canada said Monday. According to the national statistical agency, the numb... Read More


Austria issues 1st gender-neutral travel ID to non-binary citizen - NGO

Moscow, Aug. 12 -- A district office in the Austrian capital of Vienna has issued its first gender-neutral travel passport, which shows the sex as "X," Vienna's society of non-binary people, Verein Ni... Read More


Chinese company to invest $10.5 million to establish plant in BEPZA Economic Zone

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Baishili Household Products Bangladesh Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, is set to invest US$10.47 million to establish a household products and bag manufacturing plant in the BEPZA Econo... Read More


All 16 sluice gates of Kaptai dam shut as water level drops

Rangamati, Aug. 12 -- All 16 sluice gates of the Kaptai Dam at the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station in Rangamati were closed on Tuesday morning, seven days after opening. The gates were shut at... Read More


Bangladeshi youth dies in road crash in South Africa

Feni, Aug. 12 -- A Bangladeshi youth died in a road accident in South Africa on Monday night while seeking livelihood abroad. The deceased was identified as Enamul Haque, 34, son of Mojibul Haque of ... Read More


Vietnam works to diversify raw material sources to ensure sustainable growth

Hanoi, Aug. 12 -- Amid global economic and trade volatility, diversifying sources of imported raw materials for domestic production is essential to ensuring more balanced and sustainable import - expo... Read More


Pentagon Chief not ruling out possibility of US attacks on cartels in Mexico

Washington, Aug. 12 -- US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has not ruled out the possibility of air strikes, drone strikes, or other military action against drug cartels in Mexico as part of Presiden... Read More


Iraq facing unprecedented water shortage crisis - Official

Baghdad, Aug. 12 -- Iraq is facing an acute water shortage amid severe drought and reduced water inflows from neighboring countries, Mahdi Damad, an adviser to the country's agriculture ministry, told... Read More