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ANKARA - The Australian central bank on Thursday announced that the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II would be removed from the 5-dollar currency note after her death last year.The Reserve Bank of Australia stated in a statement that the decision was made after consultation with the government, which...

SYDNEY - King Charles III's image will not feature on Australia's new five-dollar banknote, and its portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is to be replaced with a design honouring indigenous Australians, the country's Reserve Bank has announced.The decision comes following consultation with...

BEIJING - China resumed mandatory COVID-19 tests for arrivals from South Korea Wednesday, in its latest tit-for-tat response over Seoul's strengthened antivirus curbs against travellers from the neighbouring nation.In a notice sent Tuesday to airlines operating between the two neighbours,...

WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday condemned the "unconscionable" suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, that killed 100 people at the latest toll. "The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack," National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson...

YANGON - Myanmar extended its COVID-19 preventive measures until Feb 28, the state-run media citing the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday.The extension applies to all COVID-19 restrictions that expire on Jan 31, except those that will be eased,...