Anderson in England squad for second Ashes Test

Adelaide, Australia, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):Bowling great Jimmy Anderson said Wednesday he wants to play all four remaining Ashes Tests after being included in England’s 12-man squad for the second Test against Australia this week. Test cricket’s most prolific quick with 632 wickets was controversially left […]

US threatens new measures against Myanmar junta

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):The United States is considering new measures to pressure the Myanmar junta to return to a “democratic trajectory”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as alarm grows over an escalating crackdown on dissent. Myanmar has been in chaos since February […]

UK inflation spikes to decade-high at 5.1%: official

London, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):British annual inflation rocketed in November to its highest level for more than 10 years, official data showed Wednesday on the eve of a Bank of England interest rate decision. The annual rate surged to 5.1 percent last month after 4.2 percent […]

PAF pays tributes 1971 War martyrs; Tamgha-i-Jurrat recipients

ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (APP):Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday paid tribute to the martyrs of 1971 War for their unprecedented courage, sacrifice and their war heroics. The PAF’s Directorate General Public Relations released a short documentary film based on 1971 Pak-India war heroes Flight Lieutenant […]

China’s economy maintains recovery momentum in November

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua/APP):China’s economy continued its recovery momentum in November despite downward pressure, with major indicators staying within a reasonable range, official data showed Wednesday. Retail sales of consumer goods in November went up 3.9 percent year on year in November, while value-added industrial […]

Macron in campaign mode as election looms

Paris, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):French President Emmanuel Macron is yet to declare he will run for a second term in next year’s election, but his intentions are no longer in doubt and his unofficial campaigning is drawing fire. After a rare two-hour press conference last week […]

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 34,710,628

NEW DELHI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua/APP):India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,710,628 on Wednesday, as 6,784 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 247 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday […]

China’s property investment up 6 pct in Jan-Nov

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua/APP):China’s investment in property development rose 6 percent year on year in the first 11 months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. During the period, property investment stood at around 13.73 trillion yuan (about 2.15 […]

Malaysia reports 4,097 new COVID-19 infections, 48 new deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 15 (Xinhua/APP):Malaysia reported another 4,097 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,699,240, according to the health ministry. Some 18 of the new cases are imported, with 4,079 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website […]

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