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Former Health Ministers P.K. Sreemathy, K.K. Shailaja and Veena George accuse Health Minister K. Muraleedharan of trivialising the issues in the sector and handling the department affairs without the diligence it deserved

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Malaysia is strengthening its energy partnership with Turkmenistan to unlock new commercial...

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean insurance firms are expected to log slow...

It is Canada’s latest dollop of federal aid for companies that have faced financial strain since President Trump imposed hefty tariffs on foreign-made metals and automotives.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised greater ‘public control’ of the water industry — but officials are still figuring out how it will work.

Italy’s audiovisual sector saw its first decline in content investment since 2018 last year, the annual APA report revealed at the MIA Market today. Overall, the audiovisual (read entertainment) sector generated €16.8B ($18.9B) in 2025, up 3.1% on the previous year, but inward investment in cinema, TV and on-demand fell to €2B, down 7.4%. Even […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are expected to unveil a new suite of supports for the steel and auto sectors hit by U.S. tariffs. Carney’s itinerary says he will meet with Ford on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, with a joint announcement to follow. A source with knowledge of the announcement but […]

As US sanctions expand to Iran's rail sector, Tehran is relying more heavily on overland links with China and Central Asia. But capacity constraints, delays and costs limit rail's ability to replace maritime trade.

Een groeiend deel van alle Nederlandse werknemers is ouder dan de AOW-leeftijd, meldt het CBS. In het tweede kwartaal van 2026 was 1,7 procent van de werknemers ouder dan de leeftijd waarop zij recht hebben op AOW. Het CBS heeft dit percentage gemeten over de afgelopen jaren. In het eerste kwartaal van 2018 werkte 1,2 procent van de werknemers door na hun AO