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Canberra, Aug 1 (IANS) The Home Value Index (HVI) for Australia rose 0.7 per cent in July as compared with June, marking the fifth consecutive month of growth, according to a report released on Tuesday.Although the home values are still on the upward trend, its growth momentum in July has further eased from 1.2 per cent in May and 1.1 per cent in June, according to the report released by Corelogic, a major property data and analytics provider in Australia.The report attributed the slowdown in value growth mostly to an easing in gains across the top-end property market, Xinhua news…

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Japan’s unemployment rate in June stood at 2.5 per cent, the government said in a report on Tuesday.According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the jobless rate slightly dropped from 2.6 per cent a month earlier, reports Xinhua news agency.Separately, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said the job availability ratio declined by 0.01 percentage points from May to 1.30.The ratio equates to 130 available jobs for every 100 people seeking work.In June, the total number of unemployed people stood at 1.79 million, the Ministry said, down for the second month.Of these, people…

Yangon, Aug 1 (IANS) Myanmar’s State Administration Council on Tuesday reduced the sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi and former president U Win Myint, while also granting pardons to over 7,000 prisoners.According to the Council, six years of sentences for Suu Kyi and four years for U Win Myint were reduced, Xinhua news agency.The Nobel Laureate and the former President were arrested shortly after the military coup on February 1, 2021.The pardon, part of a seasonal amnesty, will reduce Suu Kyi’s 33-year jail sentence by six years.Periodic amnesties have been announced before, but this…

Phnom Penh, Aug 1 (IANS) Official results of the July 23 general election iin Cambodia with the allocation of seats in the National Assembly will be announced on Friday, the country’s National Election Committee (NEC) announced on Tuesday.According to the NEC’s temporary results, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) led by outgoing Prime Minister Hun Sen has won an overwhelming victory, reports Xinhua news agency.A total of 18 political parties contested the election, which was held once every five years to elect the members of parliament for the 125-seat National Assembly.The temporary results showed that the CPP won 6,398,311 votes…

Beijing, August 1 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated Beijing’s unwavering support to Islamabad, saying that “no matter how the international landscape may change, China will always stand firmly with Pakistan”.He made the remarks in a congratulatory message to the decade of CPEC celebration event held in Islamabad on Monday which was also attended by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, who is currently on a three-day visit to Pakistan, reports Geo News.Speaking about the bilateral ties, President Xi stressed that both countries willcontinue to improve overall planning and expand and deepen cooperation.Pointing out that CPEC is an important pioneering…

Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) At least 11 people have died and 27 others remained missing due to heavy rainstorms in Beijing, local authorities said on Tuesday.The victims includeed four in Mentougou and two in Fangshan, the worst affected districts, reports Xinhua news agency. Other fatalities include four in Changping district and one in Haidian, according to the capital city’s flood control and drought relief headquarters.The 27 people reported missing include 13 in Mentougou, 10 in Changping, and four in Fangshan.Amid the impact of typhoon Doksuri, continuous heavy rainfall has lashed the city since July 29, with particularly severe rainstorms in…

Seoul Aug 1 (IANS) At least 17 people died from an ongoing heat wave in South Korea over the weekend, mostly elderly farmers working outside in the extreme heat, authorities said.Since the season’s first heat wave alerts went into effect in mid-June, the country has been gripped with sweltering heat, with recent highs at around 35 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country, reports Yonhap News Agency.According to the latest data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, North Gyeongsang province was the hardest-hit, with seven elderly farmers killed.A passerby in his 60s was reported to have collapsed…

Khartoum, Aug 1 (IANS) Amid the ongoing violent conflict in Sudan, more than 780 trucks have delivered about 35,000 tonnes of aid across the country since May 22, according to the UN humanitarians.Between July 22 and 27, more than 40 trucks carrying 1,600 tonnes of food reached Kassala, Gedaref and White Nile states, and another five trucks carrying some 300 tonnes of relief reached West Kordofan state, Xinhua news agency quoted the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs as saying.The World Food Programme (WFP) reported providing food and nutrition assistance to more than 450,000 people in Central, East, North…

Istanbul, Aug 1 (IANS) The number of tourists visiting Turkey in the first six months of this year has increased by 17 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.Speaking at a meeting in Istanbul, Ersoy said the number of tourists visiting the country reached 22.9 million in the first half of this year, reports Xinhua news agency.”Turjey achieved this despite the impact of the earthquake and the election process,” Ersoy was quoted as saying by the daily Hurriyet, referring to the massive earthquakes in February and the elections in…

Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The terror group, Islamic State in Khorasan Province (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Pakistan which led to the deaths of 54 people, including more than 20 minors.A statement released late Monday by Amaq, the propaganda arm of IS-K, said that a suicide bomber conducted the attack on Sunday in Khar area of Bajaur district, reports Xinhua news agency.Additional Inspector General of Police Shaukat Abbas told the media on Monday that at least 83 people were also injured in the attack”At least 12 of the…