Glum forecast triggered by main engines of global growth - the United States, Europe and China - all having experienced weakening activity
The airport has been ranked among the world's worst international gateways, with flight backlogs a regular occurrence
The close encounter followed what the United States has called a recent trend of increasingly dangerous behavior by Chinese military aircraft
Tension remained high throughout this year amid the North's constant weapons tests
Most of the deaths were caused by drowning from flash floods
India's pharmaceuticals regulator has begun inspecting some drug factories across country, health ministry says, as it tries to ensure high standards after Indian company's cough and cold syrups were linked to deaths in Gambia
Conscripts will undergo more intense training, including shooting exercises, combat instruction used by U.S. forces, and operating more powerful weapons
Nearly 500 Rohingya have reached Indonesia in the past six weeks while "many others did not act despite numerous pleas and appeals for help," the UNHCR said in a statement
Thailand must hold an election by May next year, according to its election commission
Nearly 200 Rohingya were already feared dead or missing at sea this year
Taiwan, which strongly rejects China's sovereignty claims, said the drills showed Beijing was destroying regional peace and trying to cow Taiwan's people
Infections have recently spiked in the world's second-largest economy and projections have suggested China could face an explosion of cases and more than a million deaths next year
Now 78, Sobhraj has been linked to the murders of over 20 young Western backpackers across Asia in the 1970s and 1980s; he is being released early due to his age
A navy statement said it had 104 Myanmar nationals were found aboard a small trawler suspected to have originated from Myanmar
People take steps to protect themselves after curbs lifted
New agreement could see 30% of the world's land and seas protected by 2030
A working group under the Cabinet had discovered that TikTok was suspected of "illegal commercial operations" in Taiwan
Push comes as World Health Organization also raised concerns that China's 1.4 billion population was not adequately vaccinated and United States offered help in dealing with surge in infections
The news of a further loosening of COVID-19 curbs in the global financial hub, which has trailed most of the world in easing them, may boost resumption of travel and business
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