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September 19, 2024 1:05 AM

India notifies Pakistan to amend Indus water treaty

India is seeking changes to the Indus Water Treaty, which has been in place for over six decades, and has formally notified Pakistan of its intention to amend the agreement. This move comes amid a longstanding dispute regarding the Kishanganga and Ra...

September 19, 2024 12:59 AM

Dollar drops as Fed cuts rates by half a percentage point

The dollar dropped after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by half a percentage point, citing greater confidence that inflation will continue to recede to the U.S. central bank's 2% annual target. The Fed cut the overnight rate to ...

September 19, 2024 1:31 PM

Middle East on edge as second wave of explosions in Lebanon kills 20

Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosi...

September 18, 2024 10:08 PM

Ukrainian drone attack triggers earthquake-sized blast at arsenal in Russia’s Tver region

A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, war bloggers and some media reported. Unverified video and images on soci...

September 18, 2024 5:39 PM

Nepal’s ambassador discusses energy cooperation and LDC graduation with Bangladesh’s chief adviser

Nepal's Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari gave a courtesy call to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus at the latter’s office in Dhaka on Tuesday. Nepal and Bangladesh stressed the need to share exper...

September 18, 2024 4:05 PM

SIDM Signs Two MoUs on Defence Industry Cooperation with UAE Partners

In a landmark move to enhance defence cooperation, the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) signed two Memorandums of Understanding on Defence Industry Cooperation with the Emirates Defence Companies Council (EDCC) and EDGE Group UAE. Thi...

September 18, 2024 3:55 PM

Tupperware files for bankruptcy as its colorful containers lose relevance

Tupperware Brands Corp and some of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, giving in to dwindling demand for its once-iconic food storage containers and mounting financial losses. The company's struggles resumed after...

September 18, 2024 3:28 PM

Kremlin warns Lebanon pager attack is a possible trigger for wider Middle East conflict

The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that an attack on Lebanese group Hezbollah and others using exploding pagers could become a trigger for a wider regional conflict and called for its perpetrators to be identified in an investigation. Tuesday's attack ...

September 18, 2024 3:40 PM

Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows

The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways. The Solimoes, one of the main tributaries of the mighty Amazon Ri...

September 18, 2024 1:27 PM

With Fed’s rate cut at hand, debate swirls over how big a move

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday almost certainly will lower interest rates for the first time in more than four years as the U.S. central bank starts to reverse the restrictive conditions it imposed to beat back inflation, but whether policymakers o...

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