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Increased cost-of-living undermines fight against poverty in Asia and Paci
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The increased cost-of-living crisis sparked by surging inflation last year, combined with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is continuing to push people in Asia and the Pacific into extreme poverty, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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OnSolve Deepens Commitment to Innovation with New Technology Office in Ind
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 24: OnSolve®, a leading critical event management provider that enables organizations to mitigate physical threats and remain agile when a crisis strikes, today announced the opening of a new technology office in Bengaluru, India. The news marks an
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UAE: 3rd Emirates Environmental Group panel discussion for 2023 highlights
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Emirates Environmental Group conducted its 3rd panel discussion of 2023 today, in association with Arabia CSR Network, to rope in key industry experts and help direct the conversation that drives sustainable change to tackle the biodiversity crisis.
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Pakistan: President Alvi summons poll panel chief to fix date for general
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid the political crisis in Pakistan, President Arif Alvi on Wednesday invited Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja to hold a meeting with him to fix an “appropriate date” for the general elections, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan: PKR plunges to all-time low due to economic crisis
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) touched a record low of Rs299.64 against the dollar in the interbank market by further sliding 0.63 per cent on Wednesday, ARY News reported.
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China: Real estate crisis exposes reality of Beijing’s property boom
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The property crisis in China, which has led to billions of dollars flowing out of the country, is not just Beijing’s own making but has also exposed the ‘reality’ of Beijing’s property boom, New York Times reported.
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Afghanistan's Samangan province suffers from drinking, irrigation water sh
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Following the continued droughts, residents in the northern Samangan province of Afghanistan complain that they will have to migrate if the water shortage crisis issue is not resolved, reported Pajhwok News Agency.
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India supplied 47,500 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan since Taliban ta
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a significant contribution to Afghanistan which is grappling with a serious humanitarian crisis, India has sent an unprecedented 47,500 metric tons of wheat since the Taliban takeover, Khaama Press reported.
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China faces 'Lehman Moment' fears as big investment firm misses payments
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The term 'Lehman moment' refers to the catastrophic event in September 2008 in which Lehman Brothers, then the eighth-largest investment bank in the United States filed for bankruptcy, triggering a domino effect that sent shockwaves throughout the global financial system, resulting in the wo
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Evergrande's bankruptcy signals beginning of China’s real estate crisis: E
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The filing for bankruptcy by Evergrande, Chinese real estate giant signals the beginning of Beijing’s real estate crisis, CNN reported on Friday.
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China's investment firm misses payments amid concerns of financial crisis
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Zhongrong Trust — another major Chinese investment firm — has missed payments to corporate investors, sparking a rare protest in Beijing, CNN reported.
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“Why is it necessary for us to satisfy dictates of Cauvery board?”: HDK qu
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid the furore around the sharing of Cauvery water, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Friday asked the Congress-led government in Karnataka to clear its stand vis-a-vis the release of the river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu at a time when farmers in the state were grapplin
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