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May 3, 2024 12:17 PM

Amid heatwave, Bangladesh salt production hits 63-year high

Amid severe heat wave conditions in different parts of Bangladesh, the country's salt production has reached its highest output in 63 years. Salt farmers in Cox's Bazar and the Banshkhali coastal area of Chittagong said salt production will further i...

May 2, 2024 11:35 PM

US STOCKS: Wall Street gains on Fed’s dovish signals

Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled a dovish tilt, with focus moving to a crucial job report later in the week. While Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated that s...

May 2, 2024 5:46 PM

Sharjah Trade Mission Heads to India to Boost Economic Ties

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) is leading a high-profile trade delegation to India as India and the UAE mark two years of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The delegation will visit India from May 5-10 to explore ...

May 2, 2024 1:02 PM

Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it

When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above the trees into the night sky. The volunteers needed to act fast, but dense vegetation on the forest floor blocked access....

May 2, 2024 10:14 AM

Asia stocks wobble on rate cut delays; yen leaps

Asian stocks got off to a shaky start on Thursday (May 2) after the Federal Reserve flagged delays to interest rate cuts, while the dollar fell heavily on the yen in what traders reckoned was Japanese intervention. Japan's benchmark Nikkei average o...

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