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Iran is likely to expand its cyber espionage activities as its relations with Western powers worsen, the European Union digital security agency said on Monday. “Iranian hackers are behind several cyber attacks and online disinformation…

Duke University has apologised after a professor sent an email warning students not to speak Chinese, university newspaper, The Chronicle, reported on Monday. Duke Medical School, Dean Mary Klotman, said that speaking a foreign language at…

The Saudi Arabian Government on Monday said it will spend 100 billion riyals (about $27 billion) in 2019 and 2020 as part of its industrial development programme. Aabed Abdullah al-Saadoun, the Saudi deputy Minister of Energy, Industry and…

Two of Vietnam’s former deputy security ministers have been put on trial on Monday for allegedly abusing their powers. Bui Van Thanh, 59, and Tran Viet Tan, 63, have been charged with “showing irresponsibility, causing serious consequences”…

Indonesia Police on Monday set fire on almost 500 kilogrammes of dried marijuana in the capital of Indonesia’s Aceh province, local media reported. Banda Aceh Police Chief, Trisno Riyanto, said Police set fire on the drug in public, which…

The dollar eased versus most of its peers on Monday as investors turned their attention to this week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting, with traders wagering policymakers will signal a pause in their tightening cycle. The Federal Open…

South Korea’s presidential office said on Monday that Qatar’s energy minister outlined plans during a bilateral summit for Doha to order 60 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The energy minister, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, who also…

Oil prices fell by 1 per cent on Monday after U.S. companies added rigs for the first time this year, a signal that crude output may rise further.China, the world’s second-largest oil user, reported additional signs of an economic slowdown.…

Asian stocks advanced on Monday as Wall Street rallied after a deal was announced to reopen the U.S. government, following a prolonged shutdown that had taken a toll on investor sentiment. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares…

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