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U.S. Federal Reserve hikes interest rates 75 basis points, biggest jump in 28 years
Date: 2022-06-15 23:48:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:9624776
The Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday to stem a disruptive surge in inflation, CNN reported. The rate hike was the biggest made by the U.S. central bank since 1994, and was ....
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US Health Secretary tests positive for COVID-19 twice in less than a month
Date: 2022-06-14 06:49:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:9621094
US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, the agency announced, the second time he has been infected in less than a month, The Hill reported. “This morning in Sacramento, US Health and ....
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Biden: Oman, Egypt and Jordan had played roles in enabling Yemen truce process
Date: 2022-06-02 20:15:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:9602752
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed the extension on Thursday of a U.N.-brokered truce between Yemen's warring parties, saying Oman, Egypt and Jordan had played roles in enabling the truce process. In a statement aired by Al Hurra TV, Biden said ....
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Polish PM welcomes Sweden's decision to initiate NATO accession
Date: 2022-05-17 08:04:06 GMT - Poland - International - SN:5 - ID:9573254
Poland's prime minister on Tuesday welcomed a decision by Sweden to apply to become a member of NATO, Radio Poland reported. Mateusz Morawiecki said in a tweet that the Swedish government made a great decision to initiate NATO accession. He ....
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Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise globally
Date: 2022-05-17 07:37:10 GMT - all over the world - International - SN:2 - ID:9573187
Several countries have seen a daily increase in coronavirus cases and deaths recently. In Britain, 63,296 new coronavirus cases were reported over the past week, raising the tally of infections to 22,203,799 cases. The deaths reached 177,410 over ....
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Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new PM after week of drama
Date: 2022-04-12 07:07:39 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:4 - ID:9517509
Pakistan’s parliament on Monday elected opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan, ABC News reported. Sharif took the oath of office ....
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G7 countries to impose further economic sanctions on Russia
Date: 2022-04-07 21:26:00 GMT - Canada - International - SN:1 - ID:9511364
The G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the EU High Representative condemned in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in Bucha ....
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US doesn’t see any specific sings Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine - Pentagon
Date: 2022-04-06 23:18:36 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:9509683
The US sees no specific signs that Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said. "I don't have any specific indication now to talk about, but it is something we're concerned about," he said in comments on ....
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Almost 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine: UNHCR
Date: 2022-03-29 07:10:54 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:4 - ID:9495240
Nearly 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia began its assault on the country more than a month ago, The Hill reported Monday. According to the latest estimate from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), millions of Ukrainians ....
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Biden says he won't walk back his remarks on Putin
Date: 2022-03-29 06:53:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:9495214
President Joe Biden reiterated that he was not announcing a change in US policy when he had said that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power." Speaking to journalists on Monday, Biden added he was not walking back his remarks on ....
