Tens of thousands without power in California as latest storm lashes state

Mar 23, 2023

California [US], March 23: Tens of thousands of storm-weary Californians were without power and under evacuation warnings as the latest storm packing wind-blown rain and...

Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence

Mar 23, 2023

Moscow [Russia], March 23: Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems had been deployed to Paramushir, one of...

U.S. judge orders $1.68 blnpayout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing

Mar 23, 2023

New York [US], March 23: A federal judge in New York ordered Iran's central bank and a European intermediary on Wednesday to pay out $1.68...

With stakes high, Brazil meat industry dominates Lula delegation to China

Mar 23, 2023

Brasilia [Brazil], March 23: More than a quarter of business leaders traveling to China with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva next week come from...

UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water

Mar 23, 2023

New York [US], March 23: The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday.

Afghanistan's school year starts with calls for all girls to be allowed back

Mar 23, 2023

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23: Afghanistan's school year started on Tuesday.

US stocks, treasury yields retreat as Fed signals pause in rate hikes

Mar 23, 2023

New York [US], March 23: US stocks retreated from near two-week highs on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised borrowing costs, but signaled that it...

President of UAE exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab heads of state

Mar 23, 2023

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged Ramadan greetings with a number of Arab heads of...

UAE raises base rate by 25 bp

Mar 23, 2023

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to raise the base rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility...