The central bank of China surprised markets on Thursday by reducing borrowing costs for the first time since April 2020. In a Reuters survey, economists said that most participants expected the rate on one-year MLF to remain unchanged. Eight said…
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Migrants have prevailed in a High Court battle against illegal age determinations.
Migrants from Sudan and Iran have won a legal battle against the Home Office after the court ruled that their age assessments are illegitimate. The judge said that detaining and assessing young people upon arrival is illegal. The judge also…
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Drones Seen Over Nuclear Power Plants in Sweden are still being sought.
There have been reports of mystery drones being spotted over nuclear plants in Sweden. Police have started an investigation after two rogue aircraft were seen flying over Forsmark nuclear power plant in the country’s northwest. The authorities have since switched…
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COVID-19’s Pandemic Phase Could End with Omicron, Fauci Believes.
President Biden’s top medical adviser, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, said Omicron might be the last wave of COVID’s pandemic phase. He said this while testifying before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on January 11 in Washington,…
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Sherlyn Chopra Sees Cocaine Usage Among Cricketers’ Wives at an IPL After-Party.
Actress Sherlyn Chopra has revealed that she saw drug use amongst cricketers’ wives at an IPL after-party. The actress, who was invited to the post-match party of the Kolkata Knight Riders, says that she noticed a lot of people, including…
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Abu Dhabi’s drone strike claimed the lives of three persons, including two Indians.
The UAE authorities have confirmed that two Indians were among the three killed in a suspected Houthi drone attack on three petroleum tankers in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The attacks may have been sparked by tensions between the US…
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What is Ambergris?
The question, “What is ambergris?” is a popular one among collectors of fine art. The eponymous substance floats on the ocean’s surface and changes over time into a greyish-white substance. In the Middle French language, it means “grey amber”. The…
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Who is Aung San Suu Kyi?
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She had just finished her term as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar. She has served as the State Counselor of the country since…
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Mesopotamia’s civilization was a sotry of desert life and daily needs to survive.
This historical region in Western Asia lies within the Tigris-Euphrates river system and is part of the northern Fertile Crescent. Most of present-day, known as Iraq and parts of Kuwait are included. However, the area’s ancient civilizations spanned a wider…
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From an army family to the world of the letter’s. Keller’s story never ends.
The Story of My Life was written by Helen Keller in 1903. It details her early life and her experiences with Anne Sullivan. Some of the books were adapted by William Gibson for various projects, including a 1957 Playhouse 90…
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