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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...

May 1, 2024 7:17 PM

UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda

British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration policy. A ...

May 1, 2024 3:30 PM

Crypto washout sends bitcoin below $58,000 ahead of Fed decision

Bitcoin slid by almost 6 per cent on Wednesday, having posted its worst monthly performance in April since late 2022, as investors pulled money out of cryptocurrencies ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve later. The value of the...

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