Category: International

Tokyo shares open lower

Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened the trading on Friday lower on a firmer yen that dragged down export-related…

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Chinese shares open higher

Beijing, March 18 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.37 percent, at…

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US stocks extend gains after Fed statement

New York, March 18 (IANS) US stocks ticked up as investors assessed the US Federal Reserve's policy announcement as well…

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Singapore’s Changi Airport voted world’s best

Singapore, March 18 (IANS) Singapore's Changi Airport has been voted the World's Best Airport for the fourth year in a…

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British FTSE 100 increases

London, March 18 (IANS) FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge increased by 0.42 percent, or 25.63 points, to…

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Canadian stocks surge on oil’s leap

Toronto, March 18 (IANS) Canada's main stock market in Toronto surged after crude oil traded above $40 for the first…

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Cuba to eliminate tax on US dollars

Havana, March 18 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez said that the government will eliminate the 10 percent tax…

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Oil prices rally amid weak US dollar

New York, March 18 (IANS) Oil prices extended the rally as declining dollar made the dollar-priced crude less expensive and…

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US dollar declines after Fed statement

New York, March 18 (IANS) The US dollar decreased against other major currencies as investors were digesting the Federal Reserve…

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US stocks extend gains after Fed statement

New York, March 18 (IANS) US stocks ticked up as investors assessed the US Federal Reserve's policy announcement as well…

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Spanish stock market rises

Madrid, March 18 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 rose 0.18 percent to close at 8,978.80 points, up from…

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Inspect Yazidi mass grave: Kurds to International Criminal Court

Shingal, March 17 (IANS/AKI) Kurdish authorities want the International Criminal Court to examine 25 mass graves in northern Iraq containing…

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Pakistan government allows Musharraf to go abroad for treatment

Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) The Pakistani government has allowed former President Pervez Musharraf to travel abroad for medical treatment, the…

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IS has committed genocide in Iraq and Syria, says Kerry

Washington, March 17 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group has committed genocide against minority Christians, Yazidis and Shiite Muslims in…

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Scans show hidden chambers behind Tutankhamen’s tomb

Cairo, March 17 (IANS/AKI) Scans of King Tutankhamen's tomb have almost certainly shown two rooms hidden behind the pharaoh's burial…

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Bomb hoax at Delhi airport; one flight delayed, another cancelled

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A bomb threat call led to panic on one domestic and another international flight at…

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‘IS barbarism forcing women to join them’

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) At least 800 women from Iraq, Jordan and Syria were forced to join the Islamic…

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Pakistan team probing Pathankot to come to India on March 27

By Anil Giri Kathmandu/Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan have agreed to conduct a joint investigation into the terror…

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Queen Elizabeth fast-tracked Indian envoy’s credentials presentation

London, March 17 (IANS/RAY) British head of state Queen Elizabeth II is said to have fast-tracked the new Indian High…

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India takes part in Cairo international fair after five years

Cairo, March 17 (IANS) Around 28 Indian companies are participating in the Cairo International Fair after a gap of five…

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