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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 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...

Last updated on: 20th September 2026

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