Published by Reuters By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares headed lower on Friday as profit-taking in Taiwanese chip giant TSMC, despite record profits, weighed on other tech firms and broader risk sentiment, while a more dovish U.S. rates outlook kept bond yields near multi-month lows. The lead for Europe was mixed with futures […]
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Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, July 16: Two rebels were killed while as two paramilitary personnel of Central Reserve Police Force were injured in an encounter at Alamdar Colony, Danmar, area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar on Friday. Officials sources said that during the gunfight two CRPF personnel were also injured, who have been identified as SI Bupinder
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Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer With more contagious variants of the COVID-19 virus spreading just as people are starting to feel comfortable reentering society, talk about the benefit of vaccine boosters is amping up. Pfizer is seeking approval for a third dose of its vaccine, given as a booster, and some countries, including Britain and
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Published by Al-Araby Saudi Arabia will host another downsized hajj from Saturday, with only residents fully vaccinated against the coronavirus permitted and overseas Muslim pilgrims barred for a second year. The kingdom seeks to repeat last year’s success that saw no virus outbreak during the five-day Muslim pilgrimage. It isallowing 60,000 residents of Saudi Arabia
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Published by Reuters By Kevin Yao and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s economy grew slightly more slowly than expected in the second quarter, weighed down by higher raw material costs and new COVID-19 outbreaks, as expectations build that policymakers may have to do more to support the recovery. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.9% in
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Published by Reuters By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani meets regional leaders for talks in Uzbekistan on Thursday as deteriorating security in his country raises fears of a new Afghan refugee crisis with neighbouring Pakistan already ruling out taking any more. Several million Afghans have been displaced within their country over
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Published by DPA Six houses collapsed in western Germany due to flooding and ongoing rain overnight, leaving about 30 people missing Thursday morning, police said. The catastrophe was unfolding in the rural Eifel region of Rhineland-Palatinate state, where police said four people had been found dead in the district of Ahrweiler. The entire district was
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Published by Reuters MUMBAI (Reuters) – The failure of China and India to resolve the standoff over their disputed border in the western Himalayas, despite an agreement last year, is not in the interest of either side, India’s foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday. In accordance with last year’s pact, military commanders on
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Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, At least five persons were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Zamboorpatan village of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning. As per reports the vehicle – Expresso – bearing registration number JK-05J 3012, carrying passengers was
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Published by Al-Araby A month after Masrat (real identity withheld) went to her parent’s home – having been beaten up by her husband after confronting him over a suspected affair with his own cousin – Masrat’s husband returned to see her, to have sex. Masrat had spent nearly a year in a toxic marriage that
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