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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2018 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference in Washington D.C., the United States, on Dec. 19, 2018. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised short-term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but signaled a slower pace of rate hikes next year as the U.S. economy is expected to cool down. (Xinhua/Liu Jie/IANS) by .

US Fed to offer new guidance on rates

While US Federal Reserve has adopted a new policy strategy on inflation, the central bank is unlikely to provide new forward guidance on short-term interest rates at its meeting this week, economists

September 16, 2020

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75th General assembly underlines ‘Multilateralism during Pandemic’

The 75th session of the UN General Assembly was declared open by new General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir. In his opening remarks, Bozkir asked UN member states to uphold multilateralism. “The context

September 16, 2020

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Ideal Group appoints Vishal Tendulkar as Dy GM Mktg, Comms

Headquartered in Canada, the internationally renowned Ideal Group has drawn up plans to consolidate and strengthen its organisation and enhance its brand reputation globally. Moving in that direction the company has appointed

September 16, 2020

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Ayushmann Ready To Surprise Audience

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana turns 36 on Monday, and he says he is going to train hard for his upcoming film on his birthday. “I’m currently neck-deep in preparations for my next, a

September 15, 2020

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Human rights abuse: US to ban some Chinese imports

The US will block some exports from China’s Xinjiang region, over alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim Uighur minority, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced. The orders announced on

September 15, 2020

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Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights speaks at the at the Human Rights Council session on Monday, September 10, 2018. (Photo: UN/IANS) by .

Inequities need immediate redressal: UN

The Covid-19 and the resulting multifaceted crisis have unmasked the strong link between race, ethnicity, socio-economic status and health outcomes, and the pre-existing inequalities should be effectively addressed to build a better

September 15, 2020

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ByteDance won’t sell TikTok US to Oracle

In an interesting development, ByteDance has reportedly said it will neither sell TikTok’s US operations to Oracle nor give the source code to any US buyers, state-owned China Global Television Network (CGTN)

September 15, 2020

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Biden slams Trump on climate change amid wildfires

US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden criticised President Donald Trump’s denial of climate change, calling the latter a “climate arsonist” as he addressed an audience in the state of Delaware about the

September 15, 2020

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Palestine castigates Arab, Israel normalization

A senior Palestinian official said that the US-brokered normalization between the two Arab states and Israel is intended for political interests of American President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

September 15, 2020

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Israel on a historic mission: Netanyahu

An Israeli delegation headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed to Washington to sign normalization deals with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. The delegation includes also the chief of Israel’s

September 15, 2020

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