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New pledges at Davos to unlock billions of dollars for climate finance
Date: 2024-01-16 22:23:42 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:81 - ID:10537035
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (MENA) - The World Economic Forum, supported by leading private sector and philanthropic partners of the Giving to Amplify Earth Action initiative (GAEA), announced Tuesday new commitments to unlock billions of dollars to ....
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Canada names 85 Chinese research groups that ‘may pose’ threat to national security
Date: 2024-01-16 21:59:48 GMT - Canada - World - SN:80 - ID:10537033
OTTAWA, Jan 16 (MENA) – The Canadian government is publicly naming 85 Chinese research institutions that “may pose” a threat to national security and sensitive research, Global News reported. The list, published Tuesday, also includes 12 Iranian ....
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Blinken asserts importance of continued global assistance to support Ukraine
Date: 2024-01-16 21:52:45 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:78 - ID:10537002
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the importance of continued global assistance to support Ukraine as it ....
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NATO chief says battlefield situation in Ukraine "extremely difficult"
Date: 2024-01-16 20:16:45 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:73 - ID:10536966
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine is extremely difficult, as the Russians are now pushing on many frontlines. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in ....
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Li Qiang says China's economy grew an 'estimated' 5.2% in 2023
Date: 2024-01-16 18:06:11 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:58 - ID:10536842
DAVOS, Jan 16 (MENA) – China's economy grew an "estimated" 5.2 per cent last year, beating the official target, Financial Times quoted the country's number two leader Premier Li Qiang as saying in Davos, as he sought to allay concerns over its ....
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European gas price dips to lowest level since August as storage levels hover near record high
Date: 2024-01-16 16:58:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:10536704
LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - Benchmark European gas prices have fallen below €30 per megawatt hour for the first time since August, spurred by high levels of natural gas in the EU's storages, Financial Times reported. The price of Title Transfer ....
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UK annual wage growth slows to 6.5%
Date: 2024-01-16 16:56:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:10536767
LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - UK wage growth slowed in the three months to November, according to official data that suggests inflationary pressures had already eased by more than the Bank of England thought when it published its most recent forecasts for ....
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Goldman Sachs reports lowest annual profits in four years
Date: 2024-01-16 16:51:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:10536757
NEW YORK, Jan 16 (MENA) - Goldman Sachs, a leading global investment banking, has reported its lowest annual profits in four years, as losses caused by its pullback from retail banking compounded a slowdown in its core business. Net income for ....
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Russia highly values North Korea’s backing regarding special operation in Ukraine: Lavrov
Date: 2024-01-16 16:02:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:10536668
MOSCOW, Jan 16 (MENA) - Moscow highly appreciates Pyongyang’s support in terms of its special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting in Moscow with his visiting counterpart, North Korean Foreign ....
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Zelensky invites big business to invest, rebuild Ukraine
Date: 2024-01-16 15:59:04 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:47 - ID:10536666
DAVOS, Jan 16 (MENA) - At a meeting in Davos, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited representatives of big business to invest in Ukraine and participate in its recovery, according to Ukrinform News Agency. Zelensky, on the sidelines of ....