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S. Korea’s consumer prices rise 5.4 pct in May

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SEOUL, June 3 (Xinhua/APP) –:South Korea’s consumer prices rose 5.4 percent in May from a year earlier, fueling worries about surging inflation, statistical office data showed on Friday. The consumer price index (CPI) stood at 107.56 in May, up 5.4 percent from the same month […]

At UN, Pakistan, India engage in verbal duel over Kashmir dispute

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UNITED NATIONS, Jun 03 (APP): Delegates of India and Pakistan clashed in the UN Security Council on Thursday, after the acting Pakistani Ambassador, Aamir Khan, cited Jammu and Kashmir as a glaring example of “brutal” Indian occupation that flouted international law for decades. Indian delegate […]

More monkeypox case detected in Aussie state

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SYDNEY, June 3 (Xinhua/APP) –: Health authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have detected the third case of monkeypox in a man who has recently returned from Europe. The man in his 50s developed mild symptoms several days after arriving in […]

Oil prices climb amid U.S. inventory data, OPEC+ decision

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NEW YORK, June 3 (Xinhua/APP):– Oil prices advanced on Thursday as traders digested U.S. fuel stockpiles data and OPEC+’s latest decision on output. The West Texas Intermediate for July delivery added 1.61 U.S. dollars, or 1.4 percent, to settle at 116.87 dollars a barrel on […]

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall amid tight labor market

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WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua/APP) –: Initial jobless claims in the United States last week fell to 200,000 amid a tight labor market, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday. In the week ending May 28, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits decreased by […]

Ethiopia thrashes Zanzibar in CECAFA Women’s Championship

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BUIKWE, Uganda, June 3 (Xinhua/APP): Ethiopia has gone top of Group B at the ongoing Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Women’s Championship after a 5-0 win against Zanzibar here on Thursday. The Ethiopian team took a 2-0 halftime lead as […]

Profiteers fined; cases registered

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KASUR, June 3 (APP): The district administration imposed fine of Rs 52,000 on several shopkeepers over profiteering and overcharging during May last. A spokesperson for district administration said on Friday that Price control magistrate Muhammad Amir inspected 160 shops in various markets and found 39 […]

Philippines detects 2 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.5

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MANILA, June 3 (Xinhua/APP): The Philippines has detected COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.5 from two people in the same household in a province north of the capital, an official from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that […]

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