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Iran’s new central bank chief wants to rein in inflation

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Tehran, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Iran’s new central bank governor Ali Saleh-Abadi has said he intends to implement strict monetary policy in order to control inflation, as the country battles a severe economic crisis. “The most important priority of the central bank is to control inflation, and […]

Kenyans favored as Chicago Marathon returns Sunday

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Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Kenyans Reuben Kipyego and Ruth Chepngetich will carry favored roles into Sunday’s 43rd Chicago Marathon, which returns to the Windy City streets after Covid-19 scrapped last year’s race. Sara Hall, chasing a 15-year-old American women’s marathon record, and Galen Rupp, the 2017 […]

Guards shoot six migrants dead at Libya detention centre: IOM

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Tripoli, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Guards at a Libyan detention centre shot dead six migrants on Friday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. The UN agency’s Libya chief Federico Soda said there was “massive overcrowding” at the facility in Tripoli. “Shooting broke out and six migrants […]

Up to 15 trapped under collapsed building in Georgia

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Tbilisi, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):A five-storey building collapsed Friday in Georgia’s second city Batumi as authorities deployed hundreds of firemen and medics to rescue victims. Georgian police said “around 10 to 15 people” were trapped under debris and that it was doing “everything” to get them […]

PMD forecasts rain from Sunday evening in upper parts of country

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PESHAWAR, Oct 09 (APP):Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rain-wind/thunderstorm in upper parts of the country on from Sunday to Tuesday. In this regard, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Saturday alerted in its latest dispatch to all deputy commissioners of the province that a […]

US stocks edge down as market digests lackluster job gains

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New York, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Wall Street stocks finished lower Friday and cut into the week’s gains, after the US government reported disappointing hiring data in September, even as the unemployment rate edged downwards. The United States added only 194,000 jobs last month, less than half […]

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