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Pakistan seeks US help to revive IMF deal
Islamabad: Pakistan has sought support from the US for the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, as the global lender is yet to agree to a staff level pact despite the…
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UN agencies launch drought response package to avert famine in Somalia
Mogadishu: UN agencies have launched the minimum response package (MRP), a critical life-saving project that will address urgent needs of more than 100,000 people displaced by the escalating drought in Somalia. Through…
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US is there for India: Biden administration
Washington: The United States is there for India, the Biden administration has said, noting that New Delhi’s relationship with Moscow developed over several decades when Washington was not ready for that. “We have…
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Prophet row: US condemns remarks by BJP’s Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal
Washington: The US has said it condemns the controversial remarks made by two now-suspended BJP functionaries against Prophet Mohammad and encourages India to promote respect for human rights. The BJP on June 5…
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Zelensky, European leaders discuss Ukraine’s EU integration
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania in Kiev to discuss his country’s prospects to join the European Union and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the…
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US to provide $1bn additional security assistance to Ukraine
Washington: US President Joe Biden said his administration is providing Ukraine with additional security assistance worth $1 billion, as well as $225 million worth of humanitarian assistance. In a statement, the White…
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West yet to face the worst in confronting Russia: Kremlin
Moscow: The US is taking hostile actions against Russia that are worse than what it did during the Cold War, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. However, it (the US) is…
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Pakistan steeply hikes fuel prices to secure IMF funding
Islamabad: Pakistan’s government has hiked fuel prices by up to 29 per cent, removing fuel subsidies in an attempt to trim the fiscal deficit and secure critical support from the IMF for…
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Saudi Arabia: Harrat Uwayrid joins UNESCO’s biosphere reserves list
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Harrat Uwayrid, was on Wednesday added to UNESCO Biosphere Reserve’s World Network. It is now the second reserve to make the list from the kingdom. Harrat Uwayrid, is a…
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Washington: Saudi Embassy street renamed Jamal Khashoggi Way
Washington: The Saudi Embassy street in Washingtion has been renamed “Jamal Khashoggi Way” after late Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Washington’s local government changed signs on one block in front of the imposing…
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PM Modi interacts with Foreign Ministers, representatives of ASEAN countries
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a “good interaction” with Foreign Ministers and Representatives of ASEAN countries on Thursday, as the country celebrates 30 years of India-ASEAN cooperation. “Had a good…
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Italy’s poverty rate climbed in 2021: ISTAT Report
Rome: A total of 11.1 per cent of Italy’s households were classified as being under relative poverty in 2021, up from 10.1 per cent a year earlier, the National Institute of Statistics…
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Forty-seven countries voice concern over China’s treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Geneva: Forty-seven countries voiced concern about abuses in China’s far-western Xinjiang region, and demanded that the United Nations rights chief publish a long-delayed report on Uyghurs’ repression. “We continue to be gravely…
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US FDA advisors meet to discuss COVID-19 vax for kids under 5
Washington: Advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met to discuss amending emergency use authorizations (EUA) for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of five.…
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Higher unemployment rate looms in US as Fed fights inflation: WSJ
New York: US Federal Reserve officials are beginning to signal that their efforts to tackle scorching inflation by raising interest rates may lead to higher unemployment, said an article published Monday by…
