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US major stocks fall after Fed's interest-rate decision
Date: 2022-11-02 22:27:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:9855553
NEW YORK, Nov 2 (MENA) - Major US stock indexes fell after the Federal Reserve lifted interest rates by 0.75 percentage point to combat inflation, WSJ reported Wednesday The major stock indexes, which had been trading modestly lower for much of ....
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Schools discuss moving lessons online in desperate ploy to survive cost of living crisis
Date: 2022-11-02 21:50:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:9855552
LONDON, Nov 2 (MENA) - UK schools are grasping at straws to find ways to tackle out-of-control bills, including considering moving lessons online for one day every week, the Express reported. Other alternatives being looked at include children ....
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US Special Envoy for Biodiversity & Water to join US delegation to COP27
Date: 2022-11-02 21:07:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9855490
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (MENA) - Assistant US Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica P. Medina will join the UN delegation to the 2022 UN Climate ....
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US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 75 basis points for fourth time this year
Date: 2022-11-02 19:37:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9855423
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (MENA) - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point, pressing even harder on the brakes of the economy in a scramble to slow inflation, The Hill reported. The Federal Open ....
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Portuguese PM hopes COP27 would contribute to ensuring balanced distribution of climate finance
Date: 2022-11-02 09:03:56 GMT - France - World - SN:17 - ID:9853900
PARIS, Nov 2 (MENA) - Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa hoped that the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh can be a moment that leads to an inclusive transition, ensuring a more balanced distribution of climate ....
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7.447 million Ukrainian refugees cross into Poland since Feb.
Date: 2022-11-02 08:49:57 GMT - Poland - World - SN:15 - ID:9853915
WARSAW, Nov 2 (MENA) - Some 7.447 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation in February, announced Poland's Border Guard on Wednesday. As many as 18,700 refugees crossed ....
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Japan protests on N Korea launching of missiles from east, west coasts
Date: 2022-11-02 07:44:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9853681
TOKYO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Japan lodged a protest with North Korea via its embassy in Beijing on North Korea launching at least 10 missiles from its east and west coasts on Wednesday morning, Kyodo quoted the Japanese Defense Ministry as saying. On ....
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S. Korea fires three air-to-ground missiles after N. Korea launch
Date: 2022-11-02 07:11:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:9853717
SEOUL, Nov 2 (MENA)- South Korea's military said Wednesday it had fired three precision air-to-ground missiles near the spot on the maritime border where a North Korean ballistic missile landed earlier in the day, Yonhap News Agency reported. ....
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Philippines storm death toll jumps to 121
Date: 2022-11-02 07:02:59 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:8 - ID:9853690
MANILA, Nov 2 (MENA) - The death toll from Tropical Storm Paeng rose to 121 on Wednesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. The tropical storm also left 103 people hurt and 36 others missing, the council ....
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US commits to "steady" presence in Okinawa as F-15 jets retired
Date: 2022-11-02 06:58:22 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9853678
TOKYO, Nov 2 (MENA) - The United States on Tuesday vowed to ensure a "steady-state" military presence in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa, as it withdraws its F-15 fighter jets based at the US Kadena Air Base and replaces them with a ....
