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US Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike since COVID-19 outbre
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since the 2020 outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and said there could be another six hikes this year if inflation remains high.
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Five Chinese agents charged with spying and harassment of US residents
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): US Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged five agents with spying and harassing Chinese nationals living in the United States who have been critical of Beijing, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
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Beijing accuses US of generalizing concept of national security, malicious
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China, February 3 (ANI) China firmly opposes the United States' generalization of the concept of national security, its abuse of state power and its unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises in the absence of facts, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a
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FBI says black college bomb threats being probed as hate crimes
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US federal authorities are investigating the recent rash of bomb threats directed at more than a dozen Black colleges and universities as possible hate crimes, the FBI said in a statement.
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US revokes China Unicom's authority to operate in America over security co
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it revoked China Unicom's ability to provide its services in the United States due to national security concerns.
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Sensex closes 581 points down; Nifty slides 0.97 per cent on negative glob
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], January 27 (ANI): The Indian equities markets key indices close in the negative for the sixth time in the past seven trading sessions on Thursday with Sensex and Nifty 50 sliding by around 1 per cent.
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Sensex tumbles 1052 points as US Fed signals policy rate hike
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 (ANI): The Indian equities markets key indices tumbled on Thursday with Sensex losing 1052 points in the morning trade after the US Federal Reserve gave signal on interest rate hike and reaffirmed halting its bond buying programme.
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US judge rejects Facebook's request to dismiss antitrust complaint
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): In a blow to Facebook, US federal judge on Tuesday ruled that US antitrust officials can continue their case to break up Meta, Facebook's parent company.
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Emerging economies must prepare for US Fed policy tightening: IMF
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): High inflation and COVID-19 new variant Omicron have made the outlook for emerging markets like India more uncertain. Another big challenge for the emerging economies would come from the policy rate hike from the United States Federal Reserve.
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Harvard professor found guilty of hiding affiliation with China
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): A Harvard professor was convicted by a US federal jury on Wednesday in connection with lying to federal authorities about his affiliation with the Chinese-run recruitment program.
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California man charged with conspiracy in January 6 events at US Capitol
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The US federal authorities have charged a California resident with conspiracy and obstruction of official proceedings during the events at the US Capitol on January 6 and with other offences, the Justice Department said.
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FBI says providing assistance to Waukesha law enforcement after deadly car
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is providing assistance to Waukesha law enforcement in investigating the tragic car incident at a local holiday parade, an FBI spokesperson told Sputnik.
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