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China’s raising of the retirement age is no crisis response

The economically and politically pragmatic changes offer lessons to policymakers globally. Last week, China announced that it will “gradually raise” its retirement ages over a 15-year period. The move is both unprecedented—the country hasn’t increased its retirement ages since the 1950s—and inadequate. But even the half-hearted steps are likely to spark widespread unhappiness. China’s retirement ages are currently among […]

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UAE, Japan launch talks to reach Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement aimed at enhancing sustainable economic growth in both countries

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday emphasised that relations between the UAE and Japan are built on a long history of strategic cooperation across various fields. His Highness expressed his aspiration that these ties will be further bolstered by the launch of talks towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which

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Sultan appoints Abdullah Bin Amer as Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued a decree appointing Major General Abdullah Mubarak Bin Amer as the Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police and a member of the Sharjah Executive Council. His Highness also made the decision to award the Sharjah Police Medal to retired

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Rebels who kidnapped Kiwi pilot in West Papua propose terms of release

Rebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18 months ago. The armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army kidnapped Phillip Merhtens in February last year after he landed a small commercial plane in a remote, mountainous area. The group has tried to

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6M children affected by Typhoon Yagi in Southeast Asia, says UN body

UNICEF says floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have ravaged Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand. Nearly six million children were affected by the destruction caused by Typhoon Yagi in Southeast Asia, said UNICEF on Wednesday. In a statement issued from Bangkok, UNICEF said floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have ravaged Vietnam, Myanmar,

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Thailand to prosecute security personnel over deaths of 78 protesters in 2004 crackdown

BANGKOK – Thailand will prosecute eight former security personnel over their roles in a crackdown two decades ago in which 78 protesters suffocated or were crushed to death when crammed into army trucks, the attorney-general’s office said on Wednesday. The announcement comes just weeks before the expiry of the statute of limitations of the case

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President Pezeshkian says attending UNGA session to defend Iran’s rights

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian says he will participate in the United Nation General Assembly’s annual session next week for the main objective of standing up for the Iranian nation’s rights. The Iranian president is scheduled to leave Tehran for New York on Sunday to take part in the 79th session of the UNGA and will

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Moldova gets €385mn package from Western partners — mostly for planting trees

With Moldova facing a critical EU membership public referendum and presidential elections on October 20, the country’s Western development partners gathered in Chisinau for the fifth ministerial conference of the Moldova Support Platform to confirm their support for the former Soviet republic that is moving towards European Union membership. Several agreements were concluded with the

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Over 1,150 health workers killed by Israeli army in Gaza

Israeli soldiers have killed 1,151 Palestinians working in Gaza’s health sector during the regime’s onslaught on the besieged enclave, the Palestinian health ministry has announced. A total of 986 were named in a new report published by the ministry, while personal data for the remaining 165 was still being verified. The delay in the verification

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President Pezeshkian vows Tehran-Moscow relations will continue to expand

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu that ties between Tehran and Moscow will continue to expand along a permanent and lasting path. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with Shoigu in the capital Tehran on Tuesday afternoon, emphasizing the history of constructive relations between the two sides. The president

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