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Bangladesh's forex reserves enough to cover up to 9 months of imports: PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her country would be able to meet 6-9 months of import expenditures with the existing foreign currency reserves

Ukrainian ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny resume operations

Operations have resumed in three Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny in line with a grain exports deal signed between Kiev and Moscow last week

Japan PM Kishida blames police for death of former leader Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday blamed inadequate police security for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech. Abe, one of Japan's most influential politicians, was assassinated last Friday in western Japan, shocking a nation known for its low crime rate. Photos and videos of the shooting show the gunman was able to come close to Abe. A suspect was arrested at the spot and is being detained for questioning. Police and media reports say he told investigators that a rumored link between Abe and a religious group the suspect hated was the reason he killed the former prime minister.

Why a historic cascade of defaults is coming for developing countries

Sri Lanka was the first nation to stop paying its foreign bondholders this year, burdened by unwieldy food and fuel costs that stoked protests and political chaos

GIF creator Stephen Wilhite dies at 74 due to coronavirus infection

"He invented GIF all by himself -- he actually did that at home and brought it into work after he perfected it," Kathaleen, who spoke to The Verge, said

Venice opens film festival with caution, history: Check details here

In Venice, the first isolated pestilence hospital was built on a solitary island in the lagoon

Ismail Sabri Yaakob appointed as new Prime Minister of Malaysia

He will succeed Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned on Monday after losing majority support in the lower house of parliament

After $610 million crypto heist, hacker has job offer from his victim

PolyNetwork was hit by $600-million heist last week

BHP Group bets on lower-carbon world with petroleum exit; shares up 9.8%

The company also approved $5.7 billion of spending to build a massive new fertiliser mine in Canada

Heathrow reports busiest month since March 2020 as travel recovery begins

Heathrow also called on Britain and the US to reach an agreement to allow Britons to travel to the US

Afghan FM quits, leaves nation; three more capitals fall to Taliban

Group now controls nine of 34 provincial capitals amid US withdrawal

Let us regulate 'wild west' of cryptocurrency: SEC chief Gary Gensler

Gary Gensler seeks more authority from Congress to oversee a market 'rife with fraud, scams and abuse'

Saudi Arabia's Aramco raises Asia, US oil prices in sign demand seen rising

Many analysts and traders see the latest Covid-19 flare-ups as a short-term hit to oil demand

Joe Biden says Andrew Cuomo should resign over sexual harassment report

Prez, Pelosi latest to demand Guv step down; state Democrats vow to speed up impeachment probe

UPS shares hit three-month low on worries e-commerce is cooling

UPS is reserving planes and other equipment needed for the expected surge

Syrian President Bashar Assad sworn in for fourth seven-year term

Syrian President Bashar Assad was sworn in Saturday for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country. The May elections were described by the West and Assad's opposition as illegitimate and a sham. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the presidential palace and attended by clergymen, members of parliament, political figures and army officers. In power since 2000, Assad's re-election in a landslide was never in doubt. His new term starts with the country still devastated by 10 years of war and sliding deeper into a worsening economic crisis. The U.N. estimates that more than 80% of Syrians live under the poverty line. The Syrian currency is in a free fall and basic services and resources have become scarce or are offered at exorbitant parallel market prices. Fighting has largely subsided, but parts of Syria remain out of government-control and foreign troops and militias are deployed in different parts of the country. Nearly half of Syria's pre-war population is either displac

Saudi Aramco announces completion of share sale worth $12.4 billion

The transaction does not impose any restrictions on Aramco's actual crude oil production volumes

Former doctor at Russian hospital that treated Alexey Navalny goes missing

The former chief physician of the Siberian hospital, where Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was treated immediately after he was poisoned with a nerve agent last year, has gone missing

Nomura, Credit Suisse warn on losses after Archegos-linked share sale

Nomura shares closed down 16.3% while Credit Suisse shares were opened down 10%

Japanese owner of cargo ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal offers apology

At least 150 vessels are waiting to use the Suez Canal after a skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across the vital waterway