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US tariffs: Gold, crude oil prices tumble amid global uncertainty
New Delhi: The effect of the newly announced reciprocal tariffs by US President Donald Trump is now being felt in the global commodity markets, with sharp declines seen in the prices of…
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Pakistan issues over 6,500 visas to Indian pilgrims for Baisakhi festival
New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission has issued more than 6,500 visas to Indian pilgrims to participate in the annual Baisakhi festival to be held from April 10-19, it said on Monday.…
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Israel sees decline in hi-tech workforce for first time in decade: report
Jerusalem: The number of employees in the Israeli hi-tech sector recorded its first decline in a decade in 2024, according to a report published by the Israel Innovation Authority on Monday. According…
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European, other markets plunge as Trump’s tariffs roil trade
Bangkok: European shares dropped in early trading, with Germany’s DAX falling 6.5 percent to 19,311.29. In Paris, the CAC 40 shed 5.7 percent to 6,861.27, while Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 4.5 percent…
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Every 2 min a woman died from pregnancy and childbirth in 2023 globally
New Delhi: A woman died almost every two minutes, or more than 700 women died daily from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth in 2023, according to data from the UN…
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Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
West Palm Beach: President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the…
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Netanyahu, Trump to meet at White House
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday at 1 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) at the White House, according to a statement…
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1 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv as death toll from earlier missile strike rises to 20
Kyiv: One person was killed Sunday as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while the death toll from Friday’s deadly attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih continued…
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6,700 Afghan nationals deported from Pakistan since April 1: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan has deported 944 Afghan families comprising 6,700 individuals since April 1 as the deadline set by the government expired last week, a media report said on Sunday. The deportation intensified…
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After protest, Microsoft engineer slams company’s ties with Israel
After interrupting Microsoft’s 50th-anniversary event in protest of the company’s AI involvement in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza, software engineer Ibtihal Aboussad sent a mass email to employees across several…
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US strikes kill 2 in Yemen; Trump video suggests higher toll
Sanaa: Suspected US airstrikes killed at least two people overnight in a stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the group said Sunday, while a bombing video posted by US President Donald Trump suggested…
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Photos: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates new Pamban bridge in TN
Rameswaram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Pamban sea bridge, providing rail link between Rameswaram island and the mainland and flagged off the new Rameswaram-Tambaram (Chennai) train service here. The…
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US tariffs likely to impact Indian seafood shipments adversely: Exporters
Amaravati: Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) president G Pawan Kumar on Sunday said the reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump will have a severe adverse impact on Indian seafood…
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Elon Musk says he hopes for zero tariffs with Europe someday
Washington: Billionaire Elon Musk told Italy League leader Matteo Salvini on Saturday that he hoped in the future the US and Europe could create “a very close, stronger partnership” and reach a…
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Trump and Netanyahu will meet again Monday on Gaza, tariffs and more
Palm Beach Gardens: President Donald Trump plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in what would be their second White House sit-down since Trump’s return to office. The…
