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Quebec seeks to tax the unvaxxed as Omicron hits

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Montreal, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):The Canadian province of Quebec, struggling to control the Omicron variant, will impose a new health tax in the coming weeks on those who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. “We are working on a health contribution for all the adults who are […]

Markets rally with Wall St as Powell eases inflation fears

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Hong Kong, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):Asian and European equities rallied Wednesday, tracking a strong performance on Wall Street as Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell said he was determined to rein in runaway inflation but pledged to maintain the healthy recovery in the world’s top economy. Global […]

KP food safety authority raids jaggery-making unit

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PESHAWAR, Jan 12 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Food Safety Authority raided a jaggery-making unit at Bachgai Road and seized 1,400 substandard jaggery (gur) here on Wednesday. According to details, the authority received secret information that unscrupulous business elements in a house at Backhagai road were involved […]

Chinese shares close higher Wednesday

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BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua/APP):Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.84 percent, at 3,597.43 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.39 percent higher at 14,421.2 points. The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 1.061 […]

European stocks climb at open before US inflation data

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London, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):Europe’s main stock markets rose at the open Wednesday with all eyes on the latest US inflation reading. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.5 percent to 7,529.64 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX index gained 0.6 percent to 16,039.80 points and […]

Armenia says three dead in border clashes with Azerbaijan

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Yerevan, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):Armenia said Wednesday that the number of its soldiers killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan had risen to three, in the most serious outbreak of fighting between the ex-Soviet adversaries in months. Azerbaijan previously said one of its soldiers died in the […]

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