HealthMeasles outbreak in Bangladesh leaves toll at 415iraqupdate.comMay 12, 2026May 13, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 12, 2026May 13, 202607 Bangladesh is confronting a major measles outbreak, with 415 deaths, 50,500 suspected cases and a nationwide emergency vaccine campaign....
NewsMayon eruption widens farm toll as crop checks continueiraqupdate.comMay 11, 2026May 13, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 11, 2026May 13, 202605 Mayon Volcano ashfall potentially affected 1,230 hectares of Albay crops as field checks confirmed rising farm losses and wider disruption....
BusinessADB commits $30 billion for ASEAN by 2030iraqupdate.comMay 9, 2026May 11, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 9, 2026May 11, 2026010 Asian Development Bank pledged $30 billion through 2030 to help ASEAN expand energy links, deepen markets and build resilience regionally....
NewsUAE and Austria deepen strategic partnership talksiraqupdate.comMay 9, 2026May 11, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 9, 2026May 11, 202605 UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker held talks on partnership, trade, energy and security....
BusinessEgypt secures $1 billion World Bank reform supportiraqupdate.comMay 9, 2026May 11, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 9, 2026May 11, 202607 Egypt gains new World Bank funding to boost private sector jobs, strengthen fiscal stability and support greener growth goals nationwide....
TechnologySpace42 says Foresight boosts UAE space industryiraqupdate.comMay 8, 2026May 9, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 8, 2026May 9, 202607 Space42 says local assembly and testing of Foresight satellites in Abu Dhabi show the UAE is building stronger space manufacturing capability....
NewsUAE president and Greek PM hold Abu Dhabi talksiraqupdate.comMay 7, 2026May 8, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 7, 2026May 8, 202608 UAE President Sheikh Mohamed and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed investment, AI and regional security in Abu Dhabi....
BusinessNikkei 225 closes at record after topping 62000iraqupdate.comMay 7, 2026May 8, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 7, 2026May 8, 202608 Nikkei 225 ended at a record high after a holiday break, with semiconductor-linked stocks leading gains across Tokyo equities on Thursday....
BusinessPakistan clears donkey meat exports to China from Gwadariraqupdate.comMay 5, 2026May 6, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 5, 2026May 6, 202609 Pakistan cleared donkey meat and hide exports from Gwadar to China after a Chinese firm warned it would shut operations over delays there....
HealthHantavirus probe deepens after deaths on Atlantic cruiseiraqupdate.comMay 4, 2026May 5, 2026 by iraqupdate.comMay 4, 2026May 5, 2026014 Hantavirus, a rare rodent-borne disease, drove a multinational health response after three reported deaths aboard MV Hondius off Cape Verde....