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Asian markets struggle as Fed prepares faster taper

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Hong Kong, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):Asian markets mostly fell Wednesday as investors nervously awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting, where it is expected to announce a speedier withdrawal of its massive financial support just as the Omicron variant fans concerns about the […]

New York to have first female police chief ever

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New York, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):New York will appoint Keechant Sewell as its first-ever woman police chief to head the largest force in the country, US media reported Tuesday, at a time when the city’s trust in law enforcement has been shattered. Sewell, who will also […]

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

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Paris, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – First UK death from Omicron – Omicron has killed at least one person in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson reveals as he launches a large booster programme against the variant. – Norway […]

7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

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Jakarta, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with monitors briefly warning of the possibility of hazardous tsunami waves before lifting the threat. The epicentre was north of the island of Flores in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara […]

Guinea junta returns ex-leader’s residence to family

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Conakry, Dec 11 (AFP/APP):Guinea’s ruling military junta has returned the residence of the west African country’s first post-independence leader to his family more than three decades after the army first seized it. A previous military junta took power and seized the property in the capital […]

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