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US House approves USD 45 bn aid package for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After the US House of Representatives passed a USD 1.7 trillion spending Bill to aid devastated Ukraine, a USD 45 billion aid package was also given a green flag on Saturday.
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ECW calls on Taliban authorities in Kabul to allow girls to return to educ
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After the Taliban ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, several humanitarian organizations, including Education Cannot Wait (ECW), a United Nations global, billion-dollar fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises called the Taliban authorities in K
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US President Joe Biden signs USD 858 billion defence authorization bill
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Biden said the Act provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support the country's national defence, foreign affairs, and homeland security.
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India's forex reserves dip after rising for five straight weeks
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Breaking the trend of the fifth consecutive week of rising foreign exchange reserves, they fell by USD 571 million to USD 563.499 billion in the week that ended on December 16, Reserve Bank of India's Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement data showed on Friday.
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IFC invests USD 400 mln in HDFC to support green housing finance
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Since 2010, IFC has invested over USD 1.7 billion in India's housing finance companies for on-lending to retail buyers and affordable and green housing developers.
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India on the Cusp of becoming the Global Capital of Hair Transplant
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): The medical tourism market is massive and growing rapidly. To put into perspective just how fast this industry is increasing, know that the market was estimated to be worth USD 11.56 billion in 2020, which increased to 13.98 billion in 2021, Cur
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Japan Cabinet approves 2023 draft budget at USD 862 billion with record de
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The growth of the defence budget is connected with the government's decision to ensure an increase in defence spending to 2 per cent of the country's gross domestic product by 2027, which is approximately 11 trillion yen per year.
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Earth's oldest remaining groundwater aged at 1.2 billion years old: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal 'Nature Communications', an international team of researchers discovered 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater deep in a gold- and uranium-producing mine in South Africa.
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US announces USD 85 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Biden administration on Wednesday (local time) announced that it will provide USD 1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, rolling out funding for a Patriot missile battery during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington.
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Atoall.com launches the world's first website domain accessibility tool
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Web Accessibility Tool of Atoall.com is launching the world's first website domain accessibility tool today. That will give more accessibility to website domains. Now private and government websites can give their services to the last
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RMZ Corp becomes signatory member of global decarbonization program 'First
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 21 (ANI/GPRC): RMZ Corp, one of Asia's largest privately owned real estate owners and developers, has become the first Indian real estate company to be one of the first signatories of the First Movers Coalition (FMC). FMC is a global decarbonization in
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Obesity is neurodevelopmental disorder, propose scientists
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest contributors to poor health worldwide. Despite decades of research on diet and exercise treatments, many people continue to struggle to lose weight. Researchers at Baylor Colleg
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