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Taipei's 42-year-old pedestrian overpass near Daan Forest Park will be demolished despite protests from local residents and advocates pf heritage and culture

A project initiated in Izmir by scientists from various disciplines has led to the development of a device that allows diabetes patients to measure their blood sugar levels using their mobile phones and share the data in real time

Tourism sector is facing an economic challenge, as a 4,4% decline in tourism revenue during the first ten months of 2024 coincides with a rise in outbound tourism spending, according to stakeholders; non-regional arrivals declined by 6,6% these ten months

Schools of Courage will be set up in place of a secondary school in each district and city of Uzbekistan following the president’s November 15 decree on improving the system of pre-conscription training and educate young to devotion to their Motherland

Reports of a meeting between Tehran's envoy to the UN and Elon Musk, close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, have been denied by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Saturday

Arab media recently reported that over the past year Israel has killed at least 208 health workers and carried out more than 280 attacks on emergency medical facilities in Lebanon, including 66 attacks on hospitals and 220 on emergency medical services

A project to extend ID card and passport services to all atolls by the end of November next year has been unveiled by President Mohamed Muizzu

Tangled wires from utility poles in New Road and nearby areas famous among tourist have been removed by Kathmandu Metropolitan City authorities; haphazardly placed and potentially dangerous, they had long been criticised for also creating an eyesore

Bangladeshi expatriates sent about $655 million in remittances in the first nine days of November of the 2024-25 fiscal year, according to Bangladesh Bank data

Events like the Snowman Race and the rising popularity of cricket have fueled growing enthusiasm for sports; Bhutan has thus launched training programs to develop professional commentators, aiming to improve sports coverage and audience engagement

To ensure safety and privacy of both students and teachers, a new ministerial directive has been issued requiring all public and private schools to enforce measures for the confiscation and safekeeping of students' mobile phones in school premises

The Bank of Bahrain launched first bitcoin investment fund in the Gulf; the country had been proactive in establishing crypto banking regulations and confirms its attitude with the offer of a structured instrument to institutional investors