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New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Indian stock markets started Friday's session with a strong rally as buyers returned to both the Nifty and Sensex indices. The indices kept their gains intact and closed the week handsomely higher. Sensex jumped over 800 points to 79,705.91 points, while rose 250 points to 24,367 points. All Nifty sectoral indices were in the green, with Nifty media, Nifty PSU bank, Nifty It, and Nifty a

Whether the WSJ reporter was a CIA asset or not, Washington had no qualms when pursuing another media figure for the same activities

Oslo and Brussels have condemned the ?extreme action? of Benjamin Netanyahu's government amid the war in Gaza

NEW YORK, 9th August, 2024 (WAM) -- Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged higher on Friday on dovish signals from Federal Reserve officials after a rally in the previous session following a report of a resilient labour market.

© Provided by Xinhua A member of the 33rd batch of the Chinese medical team in Zanzibar gives free medical examination to a child at a nursery school in Zanzibar, Tanzania,

© Provided by Xinhua A ship loaded with relief supplies departs from a port in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, for Tonga, Jan. 31, 2022. (Photo by Zhou Yanchen

TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Friday after a week of volatile trading, as lower-than-expected U.S. jobless claims eased fears about a recession and spurred buying.

MOSCOW, 9th August, 2024 (WAM) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law legalising cryptocurrency mining in Russia.

New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): India could achieve the target of USD 1 trillion in merchandise exports a year in advance than it intends to, according to a PwC India report. The government has set an ambitious target of achieving USD 1 trillion in merchandise exports by 2029-30. "...ironing out of geopolitical conflicts and India taking actions along a strategic pathway, this (export) target could perhaps be achieved

BRUSSELS, 9th August, 2024 (WAM) -- The European Union (EU) has announced a 43 million contribution to assist the Palestinian Authority in paying salaries and pensions for its employees and retirees in the West Bank.

TOKYO - Nagasaki marked the 79th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II at a ceremony Friday eclipsed by the absence of the American ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city's refusal to invite Israel.

New Delhi [India] August 9 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The bill provides for amending the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, Banking Regulation Act 1949, State Bank of India Act, 1955, Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act 1970, and Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980. Th

New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, responding to questions on Indian nationals in the Russian Army informed the Lok Sabha that 91 Indian nationals were recruited of which 14 have been discharged and 69 are awaiting release. The External Affairs Minister said that there are reasons to indicate that the Indian nationals recruited into the Russian Army on false promises were misled, an

The African nation aims to make a new gold-backed currency the sole legal tender ahead of a 2030 timeline

© Provided by Xinhua A customer shops at a supermarket in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Jianhua)

HONG KONG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stock market ended higher Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 1.17 percent to close at 17,090.23 points.

Zimbabwe aims to make a new gold-backed currency the sole legal tender ahead of a 2030 timeline

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia: The New South Wales (NSW) government has mandated that all public employees return to office-based work by default, starting August 6.

While tight end Kyle Pitts is working hard to have a highly productive year, quarterback Kirk Cousins is finding his own ways to push him.  Will McFadden

Dallas (Texas) [USA], August 9 (ANI): A high-profile delegation from Telangana, led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Industries, Commerce, and IT Minister D Sridhar Babu, made a pitch to the Indian tech diaspora at the IT Serve Alliance meet in Dallas on Friday. Addressing the gathering, CM Revanth Reddy emphasized the significant progress Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Cyberabad have made over the years, transforming

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 9 (ANI/TPS): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday at the Israel defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv, met with council heads from Judea and Samaria, and heard from them about the various civilian and security needs and their concerns about the effects of the sanctions on settlement. The Prime Minister said security in Judea and Samaria, and seam line communities, must be strengthened

SHANGHAI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai is set to overhaul its bus and taxi services, completely switching to new energy vehicles (NEVs) by the end of 2027, according to the city's latest work plan update concerning transportation infrastructure and equipment.

General Motors Co. signage is displayed inside the Renaissance Center, the company's world headquarters complex in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. /CFP

A quarter-century ago, on August 9, 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin picked Vladimir Putin as prime minister and anointed the then little-known former KGB operative as his successor, urging Russians to vote for him in the presidential election the following year.

MOSCOW, Russia: As part of a sweeping investigation into abuse of office in the top echelons of the Russian military leadership, the government arrested the director of a military exhibition park and a senior Defense Ministry official.