Category: International

Identity theft costs Australians more than $1.5 bn

Canberra, Nov 16 (IANS) Identity crime is costing Australia more than $1.5 billion every year, a report has revealed. The…

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35 suspects involved in violent attacks arrested in Myanmar

Yangon, Nov 16 (IANS) Thirty five suspects involved in violent attacks on three border posts in Myanmar's western Rakhine state,…

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Spain renews commitment to fight climate change

Marrakech, Nov 16 (IANS) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy renewed Spain's commitment to fight against climate change and reiterated his…

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Chinese shares open higher

Beijing, Nov 16 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.05 per cent…

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Chinese yuan weakens

Beijing, Nov 16 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 97 basis points…

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‘Brexit could be delayed by two years’

London, Nov 16 (IANS) Brexit could be delayed by months, even as long as two years, after a Supreme Court…

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Tokyo shares open higher

Tokyo, Nov 16 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened higher on Wednesday with the Nikkei index reaching a roughly nine-and-a-half-month intraday high,…

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French president wants to extend state of emergency

Paris, Nov 16 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande said he wants to extend the state of emergency until the presidential…

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‘Over 56,000 displaced from Mosul’

Mosul, Nov 16 (IANS/AKI) More than 56,000 people have fled Mosul and surrounding areas, where military operations began to retake…

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Oil prices bounce back

New York, Nov 16 (IANS) Oil prices bounced back from three sessions of losses as the market saw an increasing…

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Obama raises debt relief possibility on final Greece visit

Athens, Nov 16 (IANS) Outgoing US President Barack Obama has used his final trip to Europe to call for action…

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US dollar rises on upbeat data

New York, Nov 16 (IANS) The US dollar climbed against most major currencies as economic data from the country came…

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Trump wants billionaire investor as commerce secretary

Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump wants to name billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as Commerce Secretary. Ross, 78,…

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US stocks trade mixed amid data

New York, Nov 16 (IANS) US stocks traded mixed as investors mainly focused on newly-released data and remarks from a…

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Republicans choose Paul Ryan as House Speaker again

Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) House Republicans renominated Speaker Paul D. Ryan as their leader on Tuesday, quieting rumours of an…

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Nearly 300 migrants rescued in Mediterranean

Rome, Nov 16 (IANS/AKI) A total of 298 migrants were rescued in rough seas in the Mediterranean and a corpse…

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‘Trump to stress global climate accord’s economic impact’

Rome, Nov 16 (IANS/AKI) As US President, Donald Trump is likely to emphasise the negative effect on the US economy…

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Prosecutors probe damaged Bernini elephant statue in Rome

Rome, Nov 16 (IANS/AKI) Prosecutors on Tuesday opened an investigation into damage caused to one of Rome's most famous statues…

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At Marrakech, over 20 countries sign India’s ambitious initiative – International Solar Alliance

By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 15 (IANS) As the joint high level segment of the Marrakech climate talk was underway…

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End fossil fuel subsidy, says UN chief

By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 15 (IANS) Reminding the world of its commitments to the climate change, UN Secretary General…

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