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Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN

3:19 pm June 19, 2019

Geneva: More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday. In its annual global trends report, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) described the figure of 70.8 million at the end of 2018 as […]

Resurgent Dutch threaten to keep England waiting for a tournament triumph

1:08 pm June 5, 2019

Guimaraes (Portugal) : England’s long wait for a first international trophy since 1966 could be just days away at the Nations League finals in Portugal, but Ronald Koeman’s resurgent Netherlands present a hazardous hurdle for the Three Lions in Thursday’s semi-final in Guimaraes. A run to the semi-finals of last year’s World Cup and memorable victories over Spain and Croatia to make the last four of another […]

US again refuses to label China as currency manipulator

2:09 pm May 29, 2019

Washington: The Trump administration once again refused to label China as a currency manipulator, even though on Tuesday it kept Beijing on a list of countries whose trade surpluses with the US and other indicators are closely tracked. In its semi-annual report on macroeconomic and foreign exchange policies of major trading partners of the US, […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

US removes India from its currency monitoring list

2:00 pm May 29, 2019

Washington: The Trump administration on Tuesday removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners, citing certain developments and steps being taken by New Delhi which address some of its major concerns. Switzerland is the other nation that has been removed by the US from its currency monitoring list which among others include […]

Thai king crowned in day of pomp and centuries-old splendour

10:19 pm May 4, 2019

Bangkok: To the boom of cannons, pipes and chants, King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned Saturday in a ceremony governed by centuries-old rituals, vowing a righteous reign and calling for “national security” and “happiness” in a remarkable display of royal power. Starting at the auspicious time of 10:09 am (0309 GMT), the public was granted a rare window into the […]