Month: March 2023

Tiktok: Japan lawmakers eye ban on TikTok, others if used improperly
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Tiktok: Japan lawmakers eye ban on TikTok, others if used improperly

TOKYO -A group of Japan‘s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking…

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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts in the country after al Qaeda interview
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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts in the country after al Qaeda interview

NAIROBI: Burkina Faso‘s military government on Monday suspended France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station aired an interview with the head of…

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Tokyo demands China free Japan national detained in Beijing
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Tokyo demands China free Japan national detained in Beijing

TOKYO: Tokyo has demanded that China release a Japanese national who was detained in Beijing earlier this month on suspicion of spying, Japan’s top government…

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Government sets up committee to monitor tur stocks to check hoarding
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Government sets up committee to monitor tur stocks to check hoarding

The government on Monday said it has constituted a committee to monitor the stock of tur dal held by importers, mills, stockists and traders in…

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Greenland To Stay In Daylight Saving Time Forever: Greenland to stay in daylight saving time forever
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Greenland To Stay In Daylight Saving Time Forever: Greenland to stay in daylight saving time forever

COPENHAGEN: Residents of Greenland have switched to daylight saving time and moved their clocks one hour forward this weekend for the very last time. Unlike…

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FILE PHOTO: Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo(REUTERS)
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Saudi Aramco to buy 10% stake in China oil refinery for $3.6 billion

Bloomberg | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil producer, has agreed to buy a 10% stake in a giant oil…

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Afghanistan Blast: Six killed in suicide blast in Afghan capital
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Afghanistan Blast: Six killed in suicide blast in Afghan capital

Kabul -A suicide attack on Monday not far from Afghanistan’s foreign ministry killed six civilians and wounded several others, the interior ministry said. The attacker…

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Thai Election To Be A Close Race Between Parties: Thai election to be a close race between parties
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Thai Election To Be A Close Race Between Parties: Thai election to be a close race between parties

BANGKOK – Thailand’s May election is expected to be a tight race, as the main opposition party dominates latest opinion polls but lags the ruling…

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Blast Near Afghan Foreign Ministry: At least two dead, 12 injured after blast near Afghan Foreign ministry
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Blast Near Afghan Foreign Ministry: At least two dead, 12 injured after blast near Afghan Foreign ministry

KABUL -At least two people were killed and 12 injured in a blast near Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs on Monday, according to a hospital…

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The repo rate is the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to all commercial banks.(File)
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Will RBI increase repo rate in next policy meet? What report says

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to pause their interest rate hike and the current 6.5 per cent repo rate could be the…

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