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U.S.-China trade progress lifts oil prices to multi-week peak
Oil hits 7-week high on U.S.-China deal and easing inflation

LONDON, UK: Crude prices surged this week as investors welcomed fresh signs of progress in U.S.-China relations, lifting hopes of reduced...

Debt fears drive fund outflows from US, inflows to Europe
Investors shift billions from US stocks to Europe, Asia

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Investor confidence in U.S. markets is showing signs of strain as global funds redirect billions toward Europe...

Japan celebrates new sumo grand champion
Onosato becomes first Japanese sumo yokozuna Since 2017

TOKYO, Japan: Japan has a new top sumo wrestler — and he's Japanese. Onosato, who weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds), has become a yokozuna,...

TikTok star Khaby Lame detained in Las Vegas for overstaying visa
Italian TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves US after visa issue

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Khaby Lame, the most followed person on TikTok with millions of fans, has left the United States after being held...

U.S. stocks tumble after Israel invades Iran
Dow Jones dives 770 points as Israel gate-crashes world markets

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks tumbled Friday as the world was thrown into turmoil by unprecedented attacks by Israel on Iran. ...

Layoffs hit Paramount Global as viewers shift to streaming
Paramount Global cuts 3.5% of US staff amid cable TV decline

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Paramount Global is cutting 3.5 percent of its U.S. staff as part of another round of layoffs. The company...

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Liam McCarthy's record-breaking struggles highlight as West Indies crush Ireland in final T20I
Liam McCarthy's record-breaking struggles highlight as West Indies crush Ireland in final T20I

Bready [Ireland], June 15 (ANI): After rain washed out the first two T20Is of the series, the third and final match in Bready was the...

Abdullah bin Zayed holds phone talks with several FMs on ongoing regional developments
Abdullah bin Zayed holds phone talks with several FMs on ongoing regional developments

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 15 (ANI/WAM): Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held telephone...

"We are trying to promote cricket here": BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla on scheduling matches in Raipur
"We are trying to promote cricket here": BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla on scheduling matches in Raipur

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 15 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajiv Shukla said that...

UNICEF representative highlights China's role in advancing child well-being, eyes deeper cooperation
UNICEF representative highlights China's role in advancing child well-being, eyes deeper cooperation

CHANGSHA, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to China, Amakobe Sande, has praised...

China's new energy technologies support green development in African countries
China's new energy technologies support green development in African countries

CHANGSHA, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Green energy cooperation is a hot topic at the 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, which is taking...

Economic Watch: China-Africa expo showcases vitality of economic, trade cooperation
Economic Watch: China-Africa expo showcases vitality of economic, trade cooperation

The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha highlighted deepening economic ties fueled by China's zero-tariff policy...

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