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Egypt has signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank, the latest foreign funding for an economy buffeted by regional war, a sliding currency and rising prices. The deal, signed by Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Sunday, is the second of three concessional development policy operations. Approved by the bank's board in May, it includes a $2

LABUAN, Oct 30 — An eatery operator here was compounded after charging an additional RM3 for a serving of soup tha...

<p>Survivors tell rights group that serving officers who worked as guards administered electric shocks and beatings</p><p>Cambodian police and military officers worked as private security guards in scam compounds where thousands were forced to work in the online fraud industry, according to a report by Amnesty International.</p><p>The global rights group all

Nigeria has been included on the US 2026 Child Soldiers Prevention Act blacklist, raising questions about its security forces and supported militias. Read More: https://punchng.com/boko-haram-compounding-nigerias-case/

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- A court on Thursday found 34 student activists guilty...

A natural compound extracted from a medicinal plant has shown surprising promise against rheumatoid arthritis. In rats, it reduced joint swelling, protected cartilage, and calmed the immune responses responsible for chronic inflammation. Scientists discovered that the compound works by targeting a specific protein and restoring balance to fatty acid metaboli