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WASHINGTON D.C.: A proposal by health officials in the United States will allow the public to purchase non-prescription hearing aids, a highly touted step aimed at offering greater accessibility to hearing assistance for several million people experiencing hearing difficulties.

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday with the Dow Jones advancing, while the Nasdaq Composite and Standard and Poor's 500 lost ground.

Kathmandu [Nepal], October 23 (ANI): Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for achieving the remarkable feat of administering 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country and thanked him for supporting Nepal's vaccination drive. "Congratulations to PM @narendramodi for administering one billion Covid-19 vaccines in India! This remarkable achievement will provide

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met European Commission Executive-Vice President (EVP) for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans here on Friday and exchanged views on Afghanistan and climate action challenges. Taking to Twitter, the EAM informed, "Pleasure as always to meet EVP @TimmermansEU. A good discussion on the expanding India-EU partnership, including on trade and i

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Friday rejected BJP MP Varun Gandhi's observation that the state government was not doing enough to help flood-affected people in Pilibhit and Bareli districts. Maurya said, "He (Varun Gandhi) might not be aware that the government has been active after the floods. For the past two days, district administration officials and

CHICAGO, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as investors acted on inflation concerns.

BOISE Problems plaguing a nuclear waste treatment plant in eastern Idaho appear to be solved, U.S. officials said Thursday, and converting high-level liquid waste into safer, more easily managed solid material could start early next year. Joel Case of the U.S. Department of Energy said a test startup without waste will begin next week at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at the Energy Departments 890-square-mile site th

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Berlin [Germany], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The judicial dispute between Brussels and Poland is political, not legal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. "I had a bilateral meeting with Mateusz Morawiecki, as did the French president Emmanuel Macron, and we used this opportunity to express our great concern that we have to get out of this spiral, because the independence of the judiciary continues to be a core

Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 22 (ANI): Iqbal Hossain, the prime suspect of Bangladesh communal violence on Friday confessed that he placed a copy of the Holy Quran at a Durga Puja mandap in Cumilla. A high ranking police official, who wished to remain unnamed, confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune. Hossain was taken to Cumilla Police Lines on Friday morning following his arrest in Cox's Bazar the previous day. Since then,

Baltimore [US], October 22 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) vowed to protect Taiwan in event of a Chinese attack and said that the US was committed to Taiwan's defence. Asked twice during CNN's town hall whether the US would protect Taiwan if China attacked, Biden said it would. "Yes, we have a commitment to do that," he said. A White House official attempted to clarify Biden's comments on Taiwan after

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Friday reported a 43 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 13, 680 crore for the quarter that ended on September 30. The company posted a record quarterly consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of Rs 30,283 crore which was 30 per cent higher year-on-year (YoY). The company repo

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Branch Manager of the Central Bank of India for demanding and accepting a bribe worth Rs 10,000 from the complainant, an official statement issued by CBI said on Friday. As per the official statement, it was alleged that the Branch Manager had demanded a bribe for processing the application of the complainant for starting KIOSK

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): India and UK on Friday agreed on the need to ensure that Afghan territory should not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists. This statement was issued after External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held bilateral talks with the visiting UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss and discussed several issues including strengthening cooperation in the Indo

Tokyo [Japan], October 22 (ANI): After the removal of term limits in 2018, President Xi Jinping is heading into a third term and could rule China indefinitely. Katsuji Nakazawa, writing in Nikkei Asia cautioned we should be prepared for unprecedented developments as Xi extends his reign through his goal of 'common prosperity'. In the span of a few days, two key developments have unfolded in China, both directly connected

TRIPOLI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday said 127 illegal immigrants were voluntarily deported from Libya to their country of origin.

Washington [United States of America], October 22 (ANI): The adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin left Washington on Thursday after talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not reach a satisfactory conclusion, media reports said. The talks could have ended up in getting the endorsement of the government's policies by the IMF. Finance Secretary Yousaf Khan stayed ba

BERLIN, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Germany this week have led experts to predict a spike in infections this fall and winter.

BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- China is expected to attract over 1 trillion yuan of foreign investment in 2021, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Friday.

FRANKFURT, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- German stocks closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark DAX index up 70.42 points, or 0.46 percent, to close at 15,542.98 points.

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh for his thoughtful wishes on India administering over 100 crore COVID vaccine doses and said that India is committed to intensifying the strategic partnership with Mongolia. "My heartfelt congratulations to PM Narendra Modi and Indian people for reaching the 1 billion vaccination mark in India. M

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BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The 2021 Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum, which concluded in Beijing on Friday, highlighted the importance of fintech innovation to serving the high-quality development of the real economy through more convenient and inclusive financing.

"Now, thanks to tailor-made applications developed by banks, small and micro en

NAIROBI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Airways said Friday it has inked a codeshare agreement with British Airways, making it easier for customers to fly to 26 destinations across Europe.

TOKYO -- The Japanese capital of Tokyo confirmed 26 daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, the lowest number since June 2020, with the ongoing downward trend in infections across Japan.

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BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Many of the world's ancient civilizations developed in or around river basins. In China, that river is the Yellow River.

For more than 3,000 years, the Yellow River basin had been the political, economi