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Sri Lanka among worst impacted countries in Asia-Pacific due to West Asia conflict: UN report

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- Sri Lanka is among the worst impacted countries in the Asia-Pacific due to the ripple effects of the West Asia crisis, a UN report said. The report published by the United Nati... Read More


Sensex gains 500 points, Nifty 50 ends above 24,350; investors earn Rs.5 lakh crore in a day

New Delhi, April 17 -- The Indian stock market witnessed a healthy, all-round buying on Friday, 17 April, which helped the benchmark indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, extend gains for the second c... Read More


"Blockade will remain": Trump keeps pressure on Iranian ports despite Hormuz reopening

Washington, April 17 -- US President Donald Trump has declared that the American naval blockade of Iranian ports will persist until a comprehensive peace agreement is finalised with Tehran, despite Ir... Read More


Foreign investors flock back to Malaysian bonds in march, pouring in RM6.1b despite global jitters

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 -- Foreign investors demonstrated renewed confidence in the Malaysian bond market in March, pouring in a net RM6.1 billion in the strongest monthly inflow seen in 10 months, acc... Read More


UN nuclear chief urges strict Iran checks in any deal to end war

New Delhi, April 17 -- The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that "very detailed" measures to verify Iran's nuclear activities must be included in a potential U.S.-Iran agreement to e... Read More


France's Macron says fragile Lebanon ceasefire 'may already be undermined'

France, April 17 -- The ceasefire agreed between Israel and militant group Hezbollah took effect at midnight local time, after almost seven weeks of war. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya... Read More


TSMC to expand 3nm chip production in Taiwan, US and Japan as AI demand surges

New Delhi, April 17 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has officially announced a massive global scale-up of its cutting-edge 3-nanometer (3nm) production capacity. CEO CC Wei, on T... Read More


Iran's Parliament Speaker credits 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire to "Hezbollah's steadfastness, unity of Axis of Resistance"

Tehran, April 17 -- Following the announcement of the 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel by US President Donald Trump, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, MB Ghalibaf, credited the agreement t... Read More


2,361 Indians including students and fishermen repatriated from Iran via Armenia, Azerbaijan: MEA

New Delhi, April 17 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday that 2,361 individuals have been successfully repatriated to India since the commencement of the conflict in West Asia... Read More


Diesel purchased above $286; CPC denies high crude oil price claims

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), D. J. Rajakaruna, has firmly rejected claims that Sri Lanka procured crude oil at a price exceeding $286 per barrel when impo... Read More