Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States on Thursday condemned remarks by Indian ruling party officials about the Prophet Mohammed that have sparked an uproar in Muslim countries. “We condemn the offensive comments made by two BJP officials and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemns those comments,” State Department
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Published by Reuters By Hyunjoo Jin and Victoria Waldersee SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla has cut job postings by 14% since Chief Executive Elon Musk warned he was worried about the economy, needed to reduce staff and would pause hiring worldwide. Tesla’s actions are a concerning sign of the health of the global economy as
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Published by Reuters UK LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday said it had sanctioned Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, as part of a new wave of sanctions against Russia over the Ukrainian crisis. The Foreign Office said it had sanctioned Lvova-Belova for the forced transfer
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Published by AFP Beijing (AFP) – President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Vladimir Putin of China’s support on Russian “sovereignty and security” — leading Washington to warn Beijing it risked ending up “on the wrong side of history”. China has refused to condemn Moscow’s massive military assault on Ukraine and has been accused of providing
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Published by Al-Araby South Asia most often appears in the news as an arena for geopolitical competition. China, Russia, and the United States vie to court major players such as India and Pakistan with diplomatic, economic, and military incentives. Today, though, the region is garnering headlines for perhaps a more ominous reason: climate change. “Scorching
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Published by The Street By Luc Olinga The cryptocurrency market is in disarray. It lost over $2 trillion in eight months. Bill Gates has never hidden that he was not a fan of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. The co-founder of software giant Microsoft (MSFT) – Get Microsoft Corporation Report has just reiterated his aversion to the
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Published by Reuters By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine showed no signs of obeying a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as NATO defence ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss sending more heavy weapons to replenish Kyiv’s dwindling stocks. Russia had told Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical
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Published by Al-Araby Four out of five children in Gaza suffer from emotional distress, Save the Children said on Wednesday, 15 years after Israel slapped a strict blockade on the occupied Palestinian territory. Israel imposed the measure in June 2007, as fighters of the Islamist Hamas movement took control of the densely populated enclave. Since
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Published by Reuters By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – With prices surging, 24-year-old Noemi Turi presented her employer in Budapest with a pay request 16% above what she considered acceptable just a few months ago as double-digit inflation across East Europe fuels wage demands. The small business, where the Hungarian university student works as a
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Published by Al-Araby Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to visit the United Arab Emirates later this month, according to local media, just weeks after the Gulf state reacted strongly against derogatory remarks made by now-suspended ruling party officials against Prophet Muhammad. The visit will likely be part of a trip to Germany where
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