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America plans to spend billions of dollars to counter China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): The US plans a massive spending plan to counter China. According to the Senate, China is America's greatest geopolitical and geo-economic challenge and passed the United States Innovation and Competition Act 2021 to spend more than USD 250 billion to ensure th
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Quentin Tarantino reiterates his retirement plans, says he considered 'Res
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): During a recent appearance on 'Real Time with Bill Maher', filmmaker Quentin Tarantino reiterated his plan to retire after the next film, noting that he has even considered making his swan song a reboot of 'Reservoir Dogs'.
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Global leaders commit to accelerate transition to clean energy by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], June 26 (ANI): Annual investments of 35 billion dollars can bring electricity access for 759 million people who currently lack it and 25 billion dollars a year can help 2.6 billion people gain access to clean cooking between now and 2030, said delegates at the five-day UN
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Pak's amendment bill on enforced disappearances inadequate to curb menace,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) secretary-general Farhatullah Babar has said that the recent bill introduced by the Imran Khan-led government to curb the practice of enforced disappearances would not end the menace as it requires further deliberation and am
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Hungary has no place in EU after new law on LGBTQ content: Dutch PM
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 25 (ANI): Hungary "has no place" in the European Union (EU) after passing a contentious bill banning LGBTQ content in schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday, CNN reported.
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ICJ bill giving Kulbhushan Jadhav right to appeal presented in Pakistani S
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): The International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Bill, meant to provide the right of appeal to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, was presented in the Senate on Thursday, after being passed by the National Assembly on June 10.
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1.05 million Korean millionaires last year, and 56.08 million worldwide: r
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 24 (ANI/Global Economic): The number of adult Koreans who owned net worth more than $1 million (1.13 billion won) was 1.05 million last year. It is estimated that they accounted for about 2% of the world's millionaires.
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India's total FDI inflow rises 38 pc to USD 6.24 billion during April
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): India has attracted total Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow of USD 6.24 billion during April, 2021, which is 38 per cent higher as compared to inflow of USD 4.53 billion in April 2020, according to a data issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Indust
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Billie Eilish apologizes for mouthing racial slur in old video, denies moc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): American singer and songwriter Billie Eilish recently broke her silence after being accused of mocking Asian people in a recently resurfaced video on a popular video-sharing social media platform.
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CNH Industrial to acquire Raven Industries, enhancing precision agricultur
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Sioux Falls [South Dakota]/ London [UK], June 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the capital stock of Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAVN), a US-based leader in precision agriculture technology fo
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Defaults in Asia fall, ratings remain effective indicators of credit risk:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 23 (ANI): Nine companies rated by S&P Global Ratings including two confidential issuers defaulted in Asia last year, accounting for 1.7 per cent of the 353.4 billion dollars in debt globally affected.
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US Senate Republicans block legislation on voting rights amid tensions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): US Senate Republicans on Tuesday (local time) blocked a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections, heightening already inflamed tensions over voting rights.
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