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Sep 17, 2024

Asian shares rise as dollar, yields decline on expected larger Fed rate cut

Asian stock markets saw gains on Tuesday, while the dollar and US Treasury yields faced pressure. This comes just a day before the anticipated start of the Federal Reserve’s easing cycle, which could involve a significant rate cut.

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Sep 17, 2024

Indian President, PM extend Eid Milad-un-Nabi greetings

Rabi-ul-Awwal moon was sighted in India on September 4, with the 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal celebrated across the country on Monday.

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Sep 17, 2024

TW: State chief agrees to Indian doctors’ demands in Kolkata case

The 38-day protests since the rape and murder of the trainee doctor on August 9 have crippled the West Bengal’s state-run healthcare system.

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Sep 17, 2024

Teamsters meet Harris, could make US presidential pick soon

The Teamsters endorsed Biden in 2020, as well as Democrats Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.

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Sep 17, 2024

China accuses AUKUS pact of being ‘driven by Cold War thinking’

Beijing has blasted AUKUS diplomatically and mounted a concerted campaign to challenge its legality.

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Sep 17, 2024

35 Palestinians brutally killed by Israel in Gaza

Eyewitness accounts from the region describe the widespread destruction and a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the relentless bombardment.

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Sep 17, 2024

Iranian president extends invitation to Saudi crown prince

The surprise invitation hints at a potential shift in the historically strained relations between the two Middle East giants.

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Sep 17, 2024

Initial probe into citizen’s killing does not exonerate Israel: US

Israel acknowledged that its troops shot 26-year-old Eygi on September 6 while protesting against illegal settlement in occupied West Bank.

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Reuters
Sep 17, 2024

US military says it completed Niger withdrawal

Before the coup, Niger had been a key partner in the US fight against insurgents in the Sahel region of Africa.

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Reuters
Sep 17, 2024

Suspected Trump assassination plotter has criminal history

In the criminal complaint federal prosecutors filed, they say Routh has a 2002 felony conviction in North Carolina for “possession of a weapon of mass destruction.”