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Wall Street slumps at start of 2021, worries of higher taxes, COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street began 2021 with its worst loss since November as US stocks sold off on worries about the protracted coronavirus crisis and fears the incoming president Joe Biden might raise corporate taxes if the Democrat party wins control of the Senate a
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Gas crisis in Pakistan intensifies, citizens face hardship
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): The persisting gas crisis in Pakistan has intensified, adding to the woes of the citizens as they are forced to turn to more expensive methods to compensate for the gas shortage.
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Pro-monarchy protesters hit streets in Kathmandu as political crisis deepe
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 2 (ANI): Thousands of pro-monarchy demonstrators took to the streets of Kathmandu on Friday demanding the reinstatement of Nepal's status as a constitutional monarchy at a time where the political crisis in the Himalayan Nation is deepening further.
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China - a year in review and preview
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 1 (ANI): 2020 will go down as a year of infamy, headlined by the COVID-19 pandemic. As much as it tries, China cannot evade culpability for initially mishandling the spread of the virus from its Wuhan epicenter. This ongoing health crisis is inextricably linked to China
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Sintex defaults on NCDs interest amount, blames liquidity crisis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Sintex Industries said on Wednesday it has not been able to pay the interest amount of Rs 3.6 crore on a gross principal amount of Rs 137.5 crore for its non-convertible debentures.
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China wants to control Tibetan religious institutions, major power struggl
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 30 (ANI): China feels that it should control religious institution in Tibet and due to this a greater crisis will emerge with the eventual demise of 14th Dalai Lama as there will be a major power struggle over who will get to choose the religious leaders of Tibet, a
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Yearender 2020: The rise of Pakistan Democratic Movement
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): The year 2020 has been a tumultuous period for Pakistan. From raging opposition protests, international criticism, severe human rights violations, and the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging through the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has faced
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With Rahul away, Priyanka emerges as crisis manager in Congress with her i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi again away on personal business, party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is seen stepping forward and proactively taking charge of party affairs.
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Sharp decline in incremental CoF to boost margins for NBFCs: Motilal Oswal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 28 (ANI): There has been a sharp decline in incremental cost of market borrowings for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) -- especially those with strong parentage -- over the past nine months, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said on Monday.
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Rival Nepal Communist Party factions look up to election commission, SC to
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 26 (ANI): Rival factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) are looking up to the Election Commission and the Supreme Court to resolve the crisis arising from the dissolution of parliament.
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Climate crisis is causing lakes to shrink
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): While global sea levels are rising due to the climate crisis and threatening near-coastal infrastructures, higher temperatures in other areas are having exactly the opposite effect. The water levels are falling and also causing massive problems.
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UN refugee agency appeals for urgent support to ease Ethiopia's crisis
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, together with 30 humanitarian partners, on Tuesday appealed for 156 million US dollars to meet "the critical humanitarian needs" of Ethiopian refugees fleeing the Tigray conflict through the
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