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BOC to inspect oil depots, monitor imports

Manila, March 9 -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will visit depots of oil firms to ensure that petroleum products are legally imported amid the rising prices of oil due to the escalating tensions in the... Read More


UN Women says 90% of female-headed households in Afghanistan lack sufficient food

Afghanistan, March 9 -- UN Women says 90% of households headed by women in Afghanistan do not have adequate access to food, highlighting severe levels of food insecurity among vulnerable families. Th... Read More


Barometers trade with deep cuts; auto shares drop

Mumbai, March 9 -- The key equity indices showed a slight recovery but continued to trade with significant losses in mid-morning trade, as the escalating conflict between Iran, Israel, and the US inte... Read More


Dollar index soars to three month high as crude surpasses $100 per barrel

Mumbai, March 9 -- The dollar index is soaring at a three month high on Monday morning in Asia amid boiling energy prices and escalating tensions in Middle East. DXY strengthened well past 99.50 mark ... Read More


Spacecraft's impact changed asteroid's orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

New Delhi, March 9 -- An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming killer... Read More


Body of Bangladeshi killed in Dubai arrives in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 9 -- The body of Ahmed Ali, a resident of Barlekha Upazila in Moulvibazar District who was killed in Dubai, was received today at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the presence of... Read More


Ministry of Ports issues standard operating procedure for major ports amid West Asia conflict

New Delhi, March 9 -- In view of the geopolitical disturbance in the Middle East, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for major ports ... Read More


Video: Smoke spotted at Bahrain's top oil field amid Iran drone attack

India, March 9 -- Thick smoke was seen rising from the direction of Bahrain's main oil refinery on Monday, after authorities earlier reported damage and injuries in the nearby Sitra area following a s... Read More


Indonesia on right track with non-aligned stance: Prabowo

Jakarta, March 9 -- President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that Indonesia remains on the right track in facing global geopolitical dynamics by consistently maintaining a free and active foreign policy ... Read More


PNP teams up with DOE vs. oil price manipulation, hoarding

Manila, March 9 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has joined government efforts against those who would seek to profit from oil price concerns resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. In... Read More