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Morocco keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3 pct
RABAT, Dec. 19-- Morocco's central bank decided on Tuesday to maintain its key interest rate unchanged at 3 percent. The bank expected Morocco's economy to grow by 2.7 percent in 2023 and 3.2 percent in 2024, it added. Morocco's inflation…
Hong Kong, Dubai to hold joint climate finance conference in fall 2024
HONG KONG, Dec. 19-- The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Dubai Financial Services Authority on Tuesday announced that a joint climate finance conference will take place in Hong Kong in autumn 2024.. The conference is part of a…
Sri Lanka introduces new disaster early warning system
COLOMBO, Dec. 19-- Sri Lanka introduced a new disaster early warning system on Tuesday, marking a collaborative effort involving the Disaster Management Center, Sri Lanka Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and major telephone service…
Main power grid circuits fully restored in earthquake-hit area of China’s Gansu
JISHISHAN, Gansu Province, Dec. 19-- The damaged main power grid circuits in the earthquake-stricken area of Jishishan county in northwest China's Gansu Province have been fully restored as of 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the State…
Chinese, New Zealand’s FMs discuss bilateral ties on phone
He said the international situation has undergone complex and profound changes, but the importance of the ties between China and New Zealand has not changed, the complementarity of the economies of the two countries has not changed, and…
China urges U.S. to stop solely blocking UN resolutions on Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire
BEIJING, Dec. 19-- Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that China hopes the United States will stop single-handedly blocking UN Security Council resolutions, and play its due role to promote an immediate…
U.S. troops on Danish soil “breakthrough” in defense policy: PM
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 19-- The United States will be allowed to permanently station soldiers on Danish soil as part of the country's new defense cooperation agreement with Washington, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said here on…
Researchers in Australia announce breakthrough in malaria treatment
The collaboration between La Trobe University and AdAlta, a clinical-stage drug development company, has led to a discovery that could enable a whole new approach to treating malaria, the university said in a media release. "To date, no…
Power supply fully restored in earthquake-hit area of China’s Qinghai
XINING, Dec. 19-- Power supply to users in northwest China's Qinghai Province affected by the 6.2- magnitude earthquake has been fully restored as of 7:21 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Company.
Sri Lanka to reduce electricity tariff in January 2024 amid increasing hydropower generation
COLOMBO, Dec. 19-- The Sri Lankan government will reduce the price of electricity during the next tariff revision in January 2024, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera told journalists on Tuesday. The weather was dry then, but…