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Manipur, a northeastern Indian state, is once again in the grip of ethnoreligious strife. The past two weeks have seen 20 lives lost, adding to the grim toll of over 250 deaths since May 2023. This ongoing conflict has forced more than 60,000 people from their homes. The violence stems from a complex interplay of […]
Rising global trade tensions present a risk to the euro area economy, the bloc’s central bank found in its biannual Financial Stability Review out on Wednesday. The European Central Bank also said weak growth was now a bigger threat than high inflation in the 20-nation euro zone. The latest figures recorded euro zone economic growth […]
A pair of undersea data cables in the Baltic Sea mysteriously stopped working in the last two days, and the first reaction from Germany and Finland, two NATO members, was essentially, “What have the Russians done now?” followed by, sotto voce, “Is there a chance this was an accident?” The two cables—one between Sweden and […]
Other big companies set to report their latest quarterly results this week include Nvidia and Target on Wednesday and Deere on Thursday. Nvidia, with a total market value of roughly $US3.5 trillion ($5.1 trillion), will need to hit analysts’ high expectations for growth during the latest quarter to justify its big stock price, which has […]
Kolkata, India – For the past several years, Manpreet Singh has been dreaming of going abroad for higher studies. The 22-year-old Sikh, a resident of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh state, chose Canada as his destination as that is where many of the Sikh diaspora is settled. But the current diplomatic tension between India and Canada […]
Elon Musk has met with Iran’s ambassador to the UN in what was billed as an effort to defuse tensions between Tehran and Washington, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Citing two Iranian officials, the US newspaper described the encounter between the tech billionaire and Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani as “positive.” After vehemently supporting Donald Trump’s campaign for the White House, […]
The Asia-Pacific region will see slowing economic growth over the next several years amid rising trade tensions, greater policy uncertainty and an ageing population that reduces its labour force and adds fiscal pressure, according to a report released by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group on Tuesday. “Protectionism, including increases in tariff lines, threatens trade growth […]
Article content THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dozens of rioters armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in Amsterdam on Monday, police said, while the city is facing tensions following antisemitic violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. Police said the fire was quickly extinguished and riot officers cleared the […]
Chinese and US military officials have held fresh talks on air and maritime safety, to prevent “unintended escalation” amid mounting tensions in the region including the South China Sea. The talks, held in the coastal Chinese city of Qingdao from Wednesday to Friday, involved officials from US military services including the Indo-Pacific Command, Pacific Fleet […]
The Brazilian stock market experienced a significant upturn on Monday, November 4, 2024. The Ibovespa index, Brazil’s main stock market indicator, climbed by 1.87% to reach 130,512.13 points. This surge was primarily driven by expectations of an imminent fiscal package announcement. Finance Minister Fernando Haddad hinted at the forthcoming release of public spending measures. He […]