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Washington, July 20 (Reuters) - During a blue-sky moment in 2018 near the end of a decade-long economic expansion, it was the United States that helped pull the world along as the extra cash from tax cuts and government spending flowed through domestic and global markets. But if it was U.S. policy that pushed the world higher then, it is...

Colombo, July 8 (newsin.asia) - Maldives and Sri Lanka were today verified for having eliminated rubella, making them the first two countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve measles and rubella elimination ahead of the 2023 target. “Protecting all children against these killer and debilitating diseases is an important step in our endeavor to achieve healthier population and health...

New Delhi, June (PTI) - Global airlines body IATA said on Tuesday that airlines across the world are expected to lose $84.3 billion in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, calling it the "worst year" in the history of aviation. Even as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise globally, various countries have restarted domestic and international air travel,...

June 16 (AP) - Earth's temperature spiked to tie a record high for May, US meteorologists reported Friday. Last month the global average temperature was 60.3 degrees (15.7 degrees Celsius), tying 2016 for the hottest May in 141 years of record-keeping, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That's 1.7 degrees (nearly 1 degree Celsius) higher than the 20th...

May 25 (CNBC) - Airline passengers this summer will face a host of new policies and procedures, and possibly a few packed flights, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Memorial Day kicks off what is normally the busiest season for airlines, when airports are bustling and flights are often sold out. An uptick is occurring again this year, but the impact...

May 13 (BusinessInsider) - Chamath Palihapitiya, the billionaire CEO of Social Capital, said in a Tuesday interview with CNBC that he thought Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was a better investor than Warren Buffett, the famed "Oracle of Omaha" and leader of Berkshire Hathaway. "People used to lambaste Jeff Bezos for not being profitable, but when you looked under the hood, he was the single...

May 12 (EconomyNext) – Sri Lanka has been removed from a list of high-risk countries for money laundering and terror financing from May 07, the central bank said after it carried out a series of reforms to comply with international rules. “The European Commission has de-listed Sri Lanka from its list of High-Risk Third Countries with Anti- Money Laundering and...

May 8 (Reuters) - The markings that will oblige us to keep apart in busy social settings, in order to prevent transmission of the new coronavirus, are appearing on shop floors, city pavements and train or tram platforms the world over. As people emerge from weeks of lockdown, they face an array of new measures to try and keep the...

United Nations, May 7 (PTI) - India is projected to record the highest number of births in the 9 months since coronavirus was declared a pandemic in March, with more than 20 million babies expected to be born in the country between March and December, according to a top UN body. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned that pregnant...

Lasith Malinga was bestowed the honour by Kevin Pietersen, Dean Jones, Mathew Hayden, Aakash Chopra, Graeme Smith, Simon Doull, Ian Bishop and Tom Moody.