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China announces fresh policy boost to fuel economic recovery
China announces fresh policy boost to fuel economic recovery

This photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023 shows the People's Bank of China in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)BEIJING, May 8...

Daily World Briefing, May 8
Daily World Briefing, May 8

Slovak PM slams EU plan to halt Russian energy imports as economic suicideSlovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday blamed the...

Trump says 145pc tariffs on China are here to stay for now
Trump says 145pc tariffs on China are here to stay for now

Washington DC [US], May 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the 145 per cent tariffs on most imports from China...

U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 4.25-4.5 pct as tariffs weigh on growth
U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 4.25-4.5 pct as tariffs weigh on growth

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu...

DFM introduces AI insights to iVestor to simplify company disclosures, financial reporting
DFM introduces AI insights to iVestor to simplify company disclosures, financial reporting

DUBAI, 7th May, 2025 (WAM) -- Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced the launch of two new AIpowered features on its iVestor...

Shanghai leads in 22 World Bank business environment gauges
Shanghai leads in 22 World Bank business environment gauges

SHANGHAI, 7th May, 2025 (WAM) -- Among the 59 gauges that the World Bank has used to measure the business environment, Shanghai has...

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Saudi Arabia to receive US missiles worth $3.5 billion
US State Dept approves $3.5 billion missile sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. State Department has approved a potential US$3.5 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including AIM-120C-8...

Dozens dead as Israeli pilots continue to bombard Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes bomb two schools housing displaced Gazans

GAZA STRIP - From Tuesday night to dawn on Wednesday, Israel Air Force pilots were responsible for the ending of at least forty-nine...

Tesla sales plunge in Europe as Chinese rivals surge
Europeans continue to shun Tesla as April sales plunge

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Tesla's sales in Europe nosedived in April, with sharp drops across multiple countries, including an 81 percent...

Texas approves school vouchers for 5 million students
Texas governor signs largest US school voucher law

AUSTIN, Texas: Over the weekend, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a new law that will let more than five million students use state...

U.S. moves to boost air traffic controller workforce
US offers incentives to boost air traffic hiring, retention

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Transportation Department says it is working to fix a significant shortage of air traffic controllers by...

Pentagon backs army's right to repair its own weapons
Pentagon to seek 'Right to Repair' provisions in Army contracts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Defense wants to change its contracts so the Army can fix its own weapons instead of always...