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Dollar recovers lost ground; Aussie slips after RBA holds rates

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar regained some ground on Tuesday and hovered near a one-week high against a basket of currencies, while the Australian dollar fell after its central bank

Oil prices little changed amid OPEC+ cut doubts, Mid-East tension

Beijing (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday amid uncertainty over voluntary output cuts by OPEC+, continued tension in the Middle East and weak economic data from the U.S. Brent crude

ADB launches USD 2 billion nature solutions finance hub at COP28

New Delhi , December 5 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) unveiled its Nature Solutions Finance Hub for Asia and the Pacific at COP28,...

Sheku Sambadeen Sesay to co-chair IDA21 replenishment process

New Delhi , December 5 (ANI): In a development for the International Development Association (IDA), Sheku Sambadeen Sesay of Sierra Leone has been appointed...

COP28 high-level roundtable emphasizes advancing high-integrity carbon markets

New Delhi , December 5 (ANI): In a move towards bolstering global efforts to combat climate change, the Conference of the Parties 28 (COP28)...

World Bank unveils plan to combat methane emissions globally

New Delhi , December 5 (ANI): In an initiative to combat the rising threat of methane emissions, the World Bank has announced plans to...

Global study unveils climate vulnerability: 4.5 billion people at risk from extreme weather shocks

New Delhi , December 5 (ANI): In a study aimed at understanding the impact of climate change on household vulnerability, it has been revealed...

AC companies plan cool designs for warming world, but high costs a hurdle

By Gloria Dickie DUBAI - When temperatures climbed north of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Seville during this summer's crushing heatwave in Europe, air conditioning use jumped 23% in

Asian stocks slide as focus turns to US jobs

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped to three-week lows on Tuesday while bonds and the dollar steadied as investors tempered expectations for cuts to U.S. interest rates and

Dollar stems decline after heavy November selloff

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar regained some ground on Tuesday and hovered near a one-week high against major peers, while bitcoin extended its momentum on optimism that U.S. regulators

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China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?