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Australia central bank holds interest rates to target unemployment
Canberra: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor, Philip Lowe said on Friday that the bank would refrain from increasing interest rates in order to maintain the nation’s record low unemployment rate.…
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Iranians celebrate 43rd anniversary of Islamic Revolution
Tehran: Thousands of cars and motorbikes paraded in celebration of the 43rd anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution on Friday, although fewer pedestrians were out for a second straight year due to…
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Prince William makes first-ever official visit to UAE
Abu Dhabi: Britain’s Prince William on Thursday made his first-ever official trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to build on the ‘deep and strong’ bonds between the UK and the UAE.…
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WHO chief, Taliban discuss Afghan health crisis
Kabul: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that he met Taliban Health Minister Qalander Ebad for talks on the “dire” health and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Ghebreyesus…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 405.6 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 405.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.78 million and vaccinations to over 10.14 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
The Hague: In a grim backdrop to intense diplomacy aimed at preventing war between Russia and Ukraine, thousands of troops sent by Moscow to Belarus engaged in military drills. Convoys of Russian…
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Americans were never clear on what they were trying to achieve in Afghanistan: Imran Khan
New Delhi: Criticising the US over its 20-year war in Afghanistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Washington had no clear aims in the war-torn country, The News reported. In…
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US inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high
Washington: Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates…
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US regulatory agency sues Tesla for racial discrimination, harassment
San Francisco: The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DEFH) has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk-run Tesla, alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment at its Fremont manufacturing plant in the…
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Hillary Clinton to headline International Women’s Day event in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is visiting Abu Dhabi for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022. Clinton will headline its inaugural Forbes 30/50 Summit, a global event gathering…
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AstraZeneca approved as booster vaccine in Australia
Canberra: Australia has provisionally approved the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 as a booster shot for people aged 18 years and older. However, in its announcement the Therapeutic Goods Administration…
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World has seen 500,000 Covid deaths since Omicron: Report
Washington: The world has seen half a million Covid deaths around the world since the omicron variant of the coronavirus was first detected in November, the media reported. Although considered milder than…
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Increase in New Zealand’s cost of living reaches new high
Wellington: The cost of living has seen a sharp increase for many households in New Zealand due to higher prices for petrol and mortgage interest payments, data from Stats NZ revealed on Thursday.…
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US expresses concern over defacement of Gandhi statute in NY
New York: The US State Department has expressed concerns over the attacks on statues of Mahatma Gandhi and is asking law enforcement to investigate the incidents, according to a spokesperson. “The Department of…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 402.8 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 402.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.77 million and vaccinations to over 10.11 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
