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Japan to use over 7 billion USD to boost subsidies for restaurants, bars
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's cabinet on Friday decided to use 741.8 billion yen (7.15 billion US dollars) in reserve funds for fiscal 2020 to boost subsidies for restaurants and bars shortening their operating hours in line with the emergency virus declaration.
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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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New Zealand delivers better wages for lowest paid
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The New Zealand government confirmed it will deliver on its commitment to raise the minimum wage to 20 NZ dollars (14.26 US dollars) per hour from April 1, 2021, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood said on Thursday.
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UN releases USD 25 million for women-led projects fighting gender-based vi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian chief has released 25 million US dollars from its emergency fund to support women-led organisations that prevent and respond to gender-based violence.
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Mexico pays advance to guarantee purchase of COVID-19 vaccine through COVA
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico has paid an advance of 159.8 million US dollars to guarantee the purchase of a successful vaccine against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) through the COVAX initiative, the Mexican foreign ministry reported on Saturday.
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Jordan secures 700-mln-euro soft loan from EU
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amman [Jordan], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Jordan on Sunday signed a soft loan agreement with the European Union (EU) under which the kingdom will receive 700 million euros (813.93 million US dollars).
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US provides $2.9 million to help India fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 29 (ANI): The United States has announced financial assistance of 274 million US Dollars to 64 countries including 2.9 million US Dollars to India to help the countries in their fight against coronavirus. The emergency health and humanitarian funding are for 64 of the
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1.5 kg gold, USD 7300 seized in separate cases at Chennai Airport
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 2 (ANI): The Customs officials on Monday arrested two people and seized 1.5 kg gold and USD 7300 at Chennai International Airport in two separate cases.
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HSBC to slash 35,000 jobs, cut costs by $4.5 billion as earnings miss targ
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, Feb 18 (ANI): HSBC, the largest of Hong Kong's three currency-issuing banks, said on Tuesday it plans to cut as much as 35,000 jobs, reduce costs by an additional 4.5 billion US dollars and shrink its investment bank in Europe and the United States as part of a broad overhaul by i
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Five Myanmar women detained with 3 lakh US dollar at Gaya airport
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Five women from Myanmar were detained with 3 lakh US dollars at Gaya airport on Sunday, police said.
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Chennai: Gold worth Rs 51 lakh, US dollars worth 46 lakh seized from Airpo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Air Intelligence Unit officers at Anna International Airport, Chennai on Friday seized US Dollars worth Rs 46 lakh and arrested one person in this connection.
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Rare first edition of Marvel Comics sells for USD 1.26 million in Texas au
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): A copy of the first-ever Marvel Comics comic book sold for 1.26 million US Dollars in an auction in Texas.
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