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Business lobby-
By AFP LONDON: The UK’s recent austerity budget may avert a deeper recession, but the government must focus more on ...

Kyiv readies for ‘worst winter of our lives’-
By Associated Press KYIV: When the power is out, as it so often is, the high-rise apartment overlooking Ukraine’s war-torn capital ...

At least five dead as warehouse catches fire near Moscow train stations-
By AFP MOSCOW: At least five people were killed in a fire at a warehouse in central Moscow near three ...

5.4 magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in Indonesian capital-
By AFP JAKARTA: An earthquake shook buildings in Indonesia’s capital on Monday, according to AFP reporters, although there were no ...

Universities find they can’t silence victims of sexual assault-
By PTI KUALA LUMPUR: It took until September 2022 for student Farah Azuin Abdul Razak to receive justice, some 15 ...

New Zealand’s top court rules voting age of 18 breaches youth rights-
By AFP WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the current voting age of 18 breaches young people’s ...

Malaysia’s hung election crisis drags out as party dithers-
By Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s longest-ruling coalition said Monday it has not decided which bloc to support after weekend ...

Race on to form coalition govt in Malaysia after election deadlock-
By AFP KUALA LUMPUR: Rival Malaysian political blocs on Monday tried to woo smaller parties to form a coalition government ...

EXPLAINER | How will UN climate deal on loss and damage work?-
By Associated Press SHARM el-SHEIKH: The decision Sunday by nations around the world to establish a fund to help poor ...

Iran launches new strikes against Kurdish groups in Iraq-
By AFP ARBIL: Iran launched fresh strikes against Kurdish opposition groups based in neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan late Sunday, a week ...