16-04-2024 BEIJING: Oil prices fell at Asia’s open on Monday, as market participants dialed back risk premiums following Iran’s attack on Israel late on Saturday which the Israeli government said caused limited damage. Brent futures for June delivery fell 24 cents to $90.21 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) …
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16-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Commanding higher pricing for technology contracts will be one of the ways Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS), opens new tab looks to “further enhance” its operating margin that is already at a 12-quarter high, its chief financial officer said on Saturday. “One way …
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16-04-2024 JERUSALEM: Israel is weighing possible responses to Iran’s attack with hundreds of drones and missiles, amid growing calls for restraint to avert a wider war. Israel and its allies shot down nearly all projectiles fired in the first ever direct Iranian attack on Israel. The US has said it …
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16-04-2024 MOGADISHU/ DUBAI: Somali pirates have released a Bangladesh-flagged vessel and its 23-member crew after a ransom was reportedly paid. The MV Abdullah was carrying coal from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when it was hijacked off Somalia’s coast about a month ago. The pirates alleged that they …
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16-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: The White House has warned Israel that the US will not participate in any retaliatory strikes on Iran, senior administration officials have said. Over 300 drones and missiles were fired at Israel overnight, which Iran said was in response to a 1 April strike on its consulate …
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15-04-2024 LONDON: A recent survey report has revealed that Muslims residing in the United Kingdom have donated more in charity than any other religious community living in the country. The study titled “British Muslim Giving Behaviors”, conducted by Blue State, shows that the Muslim community donated as much as four …
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15-04-2024 TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israelis rallied against their government on Saturday, with some demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu call off the half-year-old war in Gaza amid a deadlock in diplomatic efforts to retrieve hostages held there by Hamas. Hamas-led gunmen seized 253 people during an Oct. 7 attack on …
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15-04-2024 NIAMEY: Hundreds took to the streets of Niger’s capital, Niamey, on Saturday to demand the departure of US troops. It comes after the West African country’s military leadership said it was withdrawing from a military agreement with the US. Several prominent figures from the junta were present at the …
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15-04-2024 Thousands of reproductive rights supporters rallied on Saturday in Florida to support a voter referendum that would enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution, an effort Democrats hope will boost their chances to win the Southern state in November’s presidential election. Activists in Arizona where a similar ballot measure …
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15-04-2024 JERUSALEM: Israel says it and its allies have intercepted the vast majority of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran. It says there were a small number of hits on its territory, including at an IDF base in southern Israel, while one person has been injured. Iran’s …
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