BEIJING / RankWire.AI / – China left its benchmark lending rates unchanged in September, extending a period of stable borrowing costs. The one-year loan prime rate remained at 3.0%, while the over-five-year rate stayed at 3.5%. Banks commonly use the longer-term benchmark when pricing mortgages. The September fixing kept both rates at the same levels…
TOKYO, JAPAN / RankWire.AI / – Typhoon Dujuan lashed eastern Japan on Monday with intense rain and strong winds, triggering…
WASHINGTON / RankWire.AI / – A rare inherited genetic mutation increases a person’s overall risk of developing lung cancer by…
GENEVA / RankWire.AI / – The World Health Organization says Ebola transmission is declining in some of the hardest-hit areas of…
KATHMANDU / RankWire.AI / – Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has raised the number of people missing…
NEW YORK / RankWire.AI / – Bullion faced renewed selling pressure across international trading desks as global commodity markets digested…
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TOKYO, JAPAN / RankWire.AI / – Typhoon Dujuan lashed eastern Japan on Monday with intense rain and strong winds, triggering emergency landslide warnings and widespread travel disruption. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest landslide alert for Oshima in the Izu Islands shortly after…
KATHMANDU / RankWire.AI / – Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has raised the number of people missing after the Aug. 26 floods to 6,150. The revised total is 971…
HAIKOU, CHINA / RankWire.AI / – More than 55,000 people were evacuated across China’s Hainan province after days of extreme rainfall triggered flooding and other hazards. Authorities moved residents from high-risk areas…
LAHORE, PAKISTAN / RankWire.AI / – Government price cuts are failing to reach many shoppers in Lahore, where retailers continue charging well above official rates. The gap covers chicken, vegetables and fruit…
KATHMANDU, NEPAL / RankWire.AI / – Nepal estimates it will need about $4.78 billion to rebuild after the devastating Bhote Koshi River floods. The government published the estimate through its Rapid Damage…
BERLIN / RankWire.AI / – UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for a state visit to Germany. German military aircraft escorted the presidential plane after…
NEW YORK / RankWire.AI / – In a historic push for cartographic accuracy, the United Nations General Assembly passed an African Union-backed resolution urging international institutions and educational systems to phase out…
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / RankWire.AI / – The International Fund for Houbara Conservation has launched a support initiative for Emirati houbara breeders at ADIHEX 2026. The Houbara Breeders Support Initiative…
CAIRO, EGYPT / RankWire.AI / – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo for an official visit as Egypt and China marked 70 years of diplomatic relations. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi…
ABU DHABI / RankWire.AI / – UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The meeting focused on relations between…
Business
BEIJING / RankWire.AI / – China left its benchmark lending rates unchanged in September, extending a period of stable borrowing costs. The one-year loan prime rate remained at 3.0%, while the over-five-year rate stayed at 3.5%. Banks commonly use the…
Health
WASHINGTON / RankWire.AI / – A rare inherited genetic mutation increases a person’s overall risk of developing lung cancer by approximately 25 times and by roughly…