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Australian PM rejects US pressure to ease biosecurity rules
Australia stands firm on biosecurity in trade talks with US

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia will not ease its strict biosecurity rules during trade talks with the United States, Prime Minister Anthony...

China bureaucrat bottlenecks over rare earths ripple through industry
Few Chinese officials now decide the fate of global EV production

BEIJING, China: A little-known office inside China's Ministry of Commerce has become a powerful chokepoint in the global auto and tech...

McDonald’s Snack Wrap returns to US after 9-year hiatus
McDonald's brings back Snack Wrap to US 9 years later

CHICAGO, Illinois: McDonald's is bringing back its much-loved Snack Wrap in the U.S. starting July 10. The wrap, which includes chicken,...

Piyush Goyal invites Swiss firms to join India's USD 30 trillion economy push by 2047
Piyush Goyal invites Swiss firms to join India's USD 30 trillion economy push by 2047

Bern [Switzerland], June 10 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal addressed Swiss industry leaders and innovators...

Global economic growth outlook plunges to 2.3 per cent, says World Bank
Global economic growth outlook plunges to 2.3 per cent, says World Bank

Washington DC [US], June 10 (ANI/WAM): The World Bank on Tuesday lowered its 2025 global growth forecast to 2.3 per cent, down from...

RBI to discontinue daily Variable Rate Repo from June 11, 2025 because of liquidity surplus in banking system
RBI to discontinue daily Variable Rate Repo from June 11, 2025 because of liquidity surplus in banking system

New Delhi [India] June 10 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Tuesday that it will discontinue daily Variable Rate...

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ispace lander crashes on moon; Japan faces new lunar setback
Japan's ispace moon lander crashes again in second failed attempt

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's hopes for a foothold in commercial lunar exploration suffered a second blow this week after Tokyo-based startup...

FSB claims Russian professors linked to British Council espionage
Russia accuses British Council of spying for UK intelligence

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia's principal security agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), has accused British intelligence of using the...

Australian PM rejects US pressure to ease biosecurity rules
Australia stands firm on biosecurity in trade talks with US

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia will not ease its strict biosecurity rules during trade talks with the United States, Prime Minister Anthony...

Flotilla ship prevented from reaching Gaza, passengers and crew detained
Israeli Navy intercepts Freedom Flotilla ship, detains all on board

The Israeli Navy has intercepted a ship carrying humanitarian aid and a number of activists including Greta Thunberg, Rima Hassan,...

Japan’s 2024 birth rate drops below 700,000 for first time
Japan's births hit record low, deepening demographic emergency

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's demographic challenges intensified in 2024, with the number of births falling to another all-time low—underscoring...

China bureaucrat bottlenecks over rare earths ripple through industry
Few Chinese officials now decide the fate of global EV production

BEIJING, China: A little-known office inside China's Ministry of Commerce has become a powerful chokepoint in the global auto and tech...