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6 months ago | November 7, 2023

NEW: Tragedy in Gaza necessitates urgent humanitarian cease-fire: ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the unfolding catastrophe in Gaza makes a humanitarian cease-fire ...

NEW: Oil prices at 2-1/2-month lows

Oil prices hit fresh 2-1/2-month lows on Tuesday as mixed economic data from China offset the impact of Saudi Arabia and ...

6 months ago | November 4, 2023

NEW: 6 killed in Israeli airstrike on ambulances heading to Rafah ...

At least six Palestinians were killed on Friday after an Israeli warplane attacked ambulances in front of the main gate ...

6 months ago | November 3, 2023

NEW: Here are five things that happened in China this week

Manyika Kangai China holds key financial policymaking conference The Central Financial Work Conference was held in ...

NEW: UN votes overwhelmingly against US embargo on Cuba

THE United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted by a large margin against the United States’ economic and ...

6 months ago | November 2, 2023

NEW: WHO welcomes Egypt’s reception of wounded Palestinians ...

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed on Wednesday Egypt’s decision to accept some 80 injured and sick ...

6 months ago | October 27, 2023

NEW: Five things that happened in China this week

Manyika Kangai China launches manned spaceship China launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship with three astronauts ...

6 months ago | October 26, 2023

NEW: US states sue Meta platforms over harms to youth

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday co-led a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general in filing a ...

6 months ago | October 24, 2023

NEW: ‘US monetary policy adds to woes of global economy’

THE US Federal Reserve’s continuous hikes of interest rates have added to the woes of the global economy, with the ...

6 months ago | October 22, 2023

China, Russia pledge stronger ties

President Xi Jinping underlined China’s readiness to enable a higher and deeper level of regional co-operation between ...

Kenyans demand compensation ahead of King Charles III’s visit

RESIDENTS in central Kenya on Friday denounced lack of compensation over a devastating 2021 fire — which broke out ...

6 months ago | October 19, 2023

NEW: Wall Street, global financial institutions upgrade ...

Global financial institutions, including JP Morgan, Citigroup and UBS, on Wednesday raised their 2023 growth forecasts ...

6 months ago | October 18, 2023

NEW: High mortgage rates continue to dampen US builder confidence

Stubbornly high mortgage rates that have remained above 7 percent for the past two months continue to take a heavy toll ...

6 months ago | October 17, 2023

NEW: Strike-induced economic loss of US auto industry snowballing

As the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against the Big Three US automakers entered the 22nd day, the economic loss that ...

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