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Brazilian gov't supports Senate's tariff reciprocity bill over U.S. tariffs

AKP Phnom Penh, April 03, 2025-- The Brazilian government on Tuesday welcomed the Senate's push to advance the "Reciprocity Bill," which would authorize tariff countermeasures against the United States, but emphasized that its preferred path remains dialogue and economic cooperation. Speaking to r...

UN Human Rights Council demands Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza

AKP Phnom Penh, April 03, 2025-- The 58th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution demanding Israel to prevent genocide in the Gaza Strip. Adopted with 27 votes in favor, 4 against, and 16 abstentions, the resolution deplores Israel for violating...

U.S. stocks rise on optimism ahead of Trump tariff rollout

AKP Phnom Penh, April 03,2025-- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as investors were waiting for U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff announcement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 235.36 points, or 0.56 percent, to 42,225.32. The S&P 500 added 37.90 points, or 0.67 percent, to 5,67...

WHO faces 2.5 bln USD funding gap as U.S. announcing withdrawal

AKP Phnom Penh, April 03, 2025-- The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a budget gap of 1.9 billion U.S. dollars for 2026 and 2027, along with a 600-million-dollar deficit through 2025, according to media reports on Wednesday. Health Policy Watch, a non-profit independent global health ne...

Gaza aid blockade closes bakeries as evacuation orders, hostilities continue: UN

AKP Phnom Penh, April 02,2025-- The aid blockade has forced the shuttering of 25 bakeries in Gaza as food supplies shrivel, Israel's evacuation orders increase and bombardments continue, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the sus...

Canadian, Mexican leaders talk about trading, investment ties

AKP Phnom Penh, April 02, 2025-- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday spoke with the President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum about the trading and investment relationship between the two countries. According to an information release issued by the prime minister's office, the leaders emp...

Austria's inflation eases in March, services still main driver

AKP Phnom Penh, April 02, 2025-- Austria's inflation rate in March declined compared to the earlier months this year, according to a flash estimate by Statistics Austria on Tuesday. The inflation rate is expected to be 2.9 percent in March, down from 3.2 percent in both January and Februar...

Myanmar's earthquake death toll rises to 2,056

AKP Phnom Penh, April 01, 2025-- The death toll from Friday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,056, with approximately 3,900 people injured and nearly 270 reported missing, according to the country's State Administration Council Information Team on Monday. International and domes...

Kremlin says Putin open to contacts with Trump

AKP Phnom Penh, April 01, 2025-- Russian President Vladimir Putin remained open to contacts with U.S. President Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. A telephone conversation between Putin and Trump is not scheduled yet, Peskov said, adding that "such contacts can be agre...

Philippines expands electric vehicle charging infrastructure

AKP Phnom Penh, April 01, 2025-- The Philippines has been expanding its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, with 912 publicly accessible charging stations operational nationwide as of March 31, primarily concentrated in the capital, the Philippines' Department of Energy (DOE) said Tuesda...

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