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China urges all parties to 'exercise maximum restraint' amid tensions afte
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 7 (ANI): Calling out the United States to avoid further "abuse of force", China on Monday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint in the Middle East amid escalating tensions following the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.
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Oil, gold prices climb higher as Middle East tensions flare
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Jan 6 (ANI): Oil and gold prices continued surging on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East fanned worries about disruption to global oil supplies, sending investors scurrying to safer investments.
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Equities crash on US-Iran tensions, Nifty sinks below 12,100
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Equity indices suffered a blow during early hours on Monday on the back of escalating geopolitical tension after a senior Iranian military official was killed by a US airstrike.
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Sharp rise in price of crude will cause problems for country, says Chidamb
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [New Delhi], Jan 4 (ANI): With tensions between the US and Iran escalating in view of the killing of Quds Force chief General Qassem Soleimani, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that any sharp rise in prices of crude will hurt the people badly.
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Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists begin prisoner swap
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], Dec 29 (ANI): Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists on Sunday began an all-for-all prisoner swap in a move aimed at de-escalating 5-year long war in the country.
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Amid scarcity, man steals 20 kgs of onions in Hyderabad
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): As the prices of onions are escalating around the country, an unidentified man in Hyderabad stole 20 kgs of onions from a vegetable vendor.
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Fashion retailer to tackle climate concerns with clothing rental service
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): Amid escalating public clamour over climate change, one of the leading fashion brands are aiming to roll out a clothing rental service, since the fashion industry is one of the largest contributors to the environmental problems.
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At least 45 protesters shot dead, 152 others wounded in escalating Iraqi u
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad (Iraq), Nov 29 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 45 demonstrators have been shot dead by security forces and 152 others have been injured amid increasing protest violence in the south of Iraq and the country's capital of Baghdad, local media reported, citing sources.
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G20 leaders agree for 'urgent' WTO reforms at Nagoya meeting
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Nagoya [Japan], Nov 23 (ANI): Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday agreed that there is "urgent" need to reform the World Trade Organisation amid an escalating tit-for-tat tariff trade war between the United States and China.
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Odisha farmers block NH over token system for paddy procurement
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Escalating their agitation against the token system for paddy procurement, farmers of Odisha's Sambalpur district on Thursday blocked the National Highway with paddy loaded tractors.
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Sensex ends 229 points lower, PSU banks worst hit
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices ended lower on Wednesday in line with global stocks as investors doubted that the US-China trade deal will be signed anytime soon.
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Sensex closes in the green, Nifty bank gains by 1.2 pc
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Equity barometers remained range-bound on Monday and closed flat as escalating violence in Hong Kong pushed Asian stocks to their worst day since August while uncertainty lingered over an ongoing trade war between the United States and China.
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