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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Dec 24- Dec 30)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Putin bans oil expor

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Bangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic

Bangladesh launched its first metro rail service, mostly funded by Japan, in the densely populated capital on Wednesday amid enthusiasm that the South Asian country’s d

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UN chief calls for restoration peace to lives, homes and world in 2023

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for the restoration of peace in 2023, urging conflicts to be solved through dialogue in his New Year message."

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More NGOs suspend Afghanistan operations as Taliban orders women to stop working

Christian Aid and ActionAid have become the latest foreign aid groups to suspend operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop w

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BOJ Kuroda shuns near-term chance of exit from easy policy

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday brushed aside the chance of a near-term exit from ultra-loose monetary policy but voiced hope that intensifying l

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58 weak Rohingya land on Indonesian beach after weeks at sea

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday after weeks at sea, officials said.The group of

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UN officials condemn Taliban banning women from universities

The spokesman for the secretary-general of the United Nations condemned the Taliban-led Afghan administration's decision to suspend women's access to universities on Tu

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Netanyahu says he has secured deal to form new Israeli government

Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that he had secured a deal to form a new government after weeks of unexpectedly tough negoti

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Arizona Gov. Ducey agrees to dismantle makeshift border wall

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has agreed to deconstruct the makeshift border wall his administration has been building out of shipping containers for several months.Court rec

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UK's Rwanda asylum seeker deportation plan is lawful, court rules

Britain's plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London's High Court ruled on Monday, in a victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made a high-stakes politic

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Russia's Transneft receives Polish and German requests for oil

Russia's Transneft has received requests from Poland and Germany for oil in 2023, head of the state oil supplier, Nikolay Tokarev, told Russia-24 TV on Monday, adding t

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APD | Repercussions of India-US joint military Exercises

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Founding Chair GSRRA, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, and Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalizatio

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China's economy expected to revive, further boosting global economy in 2023

With the ease of COVID-19 containment measures, and given the resilience and potential of its economy, analysts believe China's economy will revive next year and contin

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Jesuits ask victims to come forward in artist abuse case

Pope Francis' Jesuit order on Sunday asked any more victims to come forward with complaints against a famous Jesuit artist who was essentially let off the hook by the V

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Germany cuts the ribbon on first LNG terminal

Germany on Saturday inaugurated its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, built in record time, as the country scrambles to adapt to life without Russian energy.T

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Contest for South Africa's ANC leadership a two-horse race

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) nominated just two candidates to run for its top job on Saturday, leaving President Cyril Ramaphosa facing the hea

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Peru judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president

A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered ousted President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody for 18 months, approving a request from authorities for time to build their re