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The Russian president will on Thursday host leaders of African countries for a summit in his native Saint Petersburg, as the continent braces for the consequences of Moscow’s withdrawal from the Ukraine grain export deal. Isolated on the…

More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large Covid-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the worst public health…

WASHINGTON: The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high interest rates, the repercussions of Russia's invasion of Ukraineand the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic.That's the latest outlook of the…

Last Updated: April 19, 2023, 01:14 ISTBrussels is racing to protect the bloc's competitive edge in the face of threats from China and the United States, which have ploughed billions into green technology. (Shutterstock)The EU has…

Last Updated: April 14, 2023, 03:26 ISTPeople line up to purchase the fresh copies of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami's new novella The City and Its Uncertain Walls, which is the writer's new book in six years, at a book store in Shinjuku…

CNN  —  There’s a tantalizing new clue in the hunt for the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. A new analysis of genetic material collected from January to March…

Tokyo CNN  —  Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza this spring, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday.…

China's economy slowed sharply in 2022, with the gross domestic product (GDP) growth registering its worst in nearly half a century, pressuring policymakers to provide more stimulus to boost the economy this year.The National Bureau of…

China's economy slowed sharply in 2022, with the gross domestic product (GDP) growth registering its worst in nearly half a century, pressuring policymakers to provide more stimulus to boost the economy this year.The National Bureau of…

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