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China urges US to immediately lift tariffs that undermine trading system
Beijing: The new unilateral tariffs of the United States violate WTO rules and undermine the multilateral trading system, Beijing calls on Washington to immediately lift them, the Chinese Commerce...
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IMF completes 3rd review under 48-month Extended Fund Facility with SL
Colombo: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board completed the third review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility...
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Bitcoin falls below $80k first time since Nov 2024 – Trading Data
Moscow: The price of bitcoin fell by 5.5% on Friday, falling below $80,000 for the first time since...
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YouTube surpasses 1 bln monthly active podcast viewers
San Francisco: YouTube announced on Wednesday that the company has surpassed 1 billion monthly active podcast viewers.In the...
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Trump vows no more no less tariff on trading partners
New Delhi: Continuing his aggressive stance on trade, US President Donald Trump has reiterated that America will charge...
Twitter fires at least another 200 employees – Reports
Washington: Twitter has laid off at least another 200 employees on Saturday evening, The New York Times reported citing sources familiar with the matter.According...
Total OECD oil stocks in Dec hit record low first time since 2004 – IEA
Moscow: The total oil and and petroleum products reserves in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, which include commercial and state...
Disney to cut 7k jobs in cost-saving plan
Los Angeles: U.S. entertainment giant the Walt Disney Company has announced 7,000 job layoffs from its global workforce.The job cuts represent around 3.2 percent...
Over 200 NBC, MSNBC employees plan walkout to protest layoffs – Statement
Washington: More than 200 NBC, MSNBC and Today Show employees will walk off the job on Thursday to protest company layoffs of union workers,...
ADB predicts tourism in Asia-Pacific to rebound to pre-pandemic level by 2024
Manila: Tourism recovery in Asia and Pacific region has picked up speed and might rebound to the pre-pandemic level by 2024, according to a...
Australia set to pass 100,000 electric vehicle milestone: report
Sydney: New research led by Australia's Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has said Australia is on track to pass the milestone of having 100,000 electric...