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Bangladesh grapples with country’s worst dengue outbreak
Published On: July 31, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DHAKA, July 31: Bangladesh is facing its worst-ever dengue fever outbreak as hospitals are flooded with patients, putting a severe strain on the country’s already overwhelmed medical system.
Sri Lanka gives free visa to boost tourism after bomb blasts
Published On: July 31, 2019 03:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, July 31: Sri Lanka announced Wednesday it will give a one-month free visa on arrival to visitors from nearly 50 countries in its latest effort to revive the island nation’s lucrative tourism industry that was badly hit by the Easter bomb attacks that killed 263 people.
Indian coffee tycoon Siddhartha's body found floating in river
Published On: July 31, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
MANGALURU/BENGALURU, July 31: Authorities in Southern India recovered the body of coffee baron V.G. Siddhartha floating in a river on Wednesday, two days after his disappearance sparked speculation he was under intense financial strain.
Oil rises for fifth session as stockpiles fall and market awaits Fed
Published On: July 31, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, July 31: Oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday, supported by a drop in U.S. inventories and investor expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will lower borrowing costs for the first time since the financial crisis more than a decade ago.
Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat: U.N. agency
Published On: July 31, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, July 31: At least 15 Ethiopians died after the boat trying to smuggle them into Yemen broke down and left them stranded in the sea without food or water for a week, a U.N. migration agency said.
Stability in Hong Kong key for Singapore businesses: minister
Published On: July 31, 2019 02:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
SINGAPORE, July 31: Prolonged turmoil in Hong Kong could jeopardize regional financial stability, and that would outweigh any short-term gain for Singapore from flows of funds from investors worried about protests there
Strong quake strikes off El Salvador, no initial reports of damage
Published On: July 31, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
July 31: A strong earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador early on Wednesday, though emergency services said there were no initial reports of significant damage.
China to halt individual Taiwan tourism permits for 47 mainland cities
Published On: July 31, 2019 02:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, July 31: China will stop issuing individual travel permits for Taiwan to people in 47 mainland cities from Aug. 1, its culture and tourism ministry said on Wednesday, citing the state of ties with the self-ruled island, but gave no details.
PM Johnson heads to Northern Ireland, Brexit's toughest riddle
Published On: July 31, 2019 02:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
BELFAST, July 31: Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be confronted by the most intractable riddle of Brexit on Wednesday when he visits Northern Ireland on a nationwide tour
Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Wipha; schools, financial markets shut early
Published On: July 31, 2019 12:38 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, July 31: Hong Kong on Wednesday raised a tropical cyclone signal 8, its third highest level, as schools and financial markets closed and office workers left work early to get home before the storm.
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