Новости за 06.08.2024

BUCHAREST -- It's been nearly half a century since Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu decided to build the House of the Republic in the heart of Bucharest. It was to be Europe's largest building at that time. Over 10,000 houses were razed, transforming a project initially conceived by Romanian King Carol II into a North Korean-style megalomaniacal endeavor.

New Delhi [India] August 6 (ANI): Amid political unrest in Bangladesh, the two-day BIMSTEC Business Summit held in New Delhi said that BIMSTEC must together add more areas of cooperation to its ambit. The Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation group was first established in June 1997 and in 2004, it was expanded to include Bhutan, Myanmar, and Nepal to become the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sector

KANGDING, Sichuan, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll resulting from a rain-triggered flash flood and mudslide in the city of Kangding, southwest China's Sichuan Province, has risen to 12, local authorities said on Tuesday.

(240806) -- TIELING, Aug. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work to repair a breached embankment near Fanjia Village in the city of Tieling, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 6, 2024.

ISTANBUL, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye introduced a new tax regulation on overseas e-commerce purchases, aiming to support local businesses and protect domestic industries.

Dhaka - Bangladesh's uncompromising ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia has been released from years of house arrest after her bitter enemy Sheikh Hasina was ousted as premier and fled as protesters stormed her palace.

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has invested USD 100 million in Fourth Partner Energy to help India's commercial and industrial sectors switch to cleaner energy through large-scale solar, solar-wind hybrid, and rooftop solar projects, the ADB said in a press release on Tuesday. The funding includes USD 70 million from ADB's own resources and $30 million from a special fund (LEAP 2) mana

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): In an affirmation of the growing Indo-US partnership, Jonathan Heimer, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the US Foreign Commercial Service (FCS), highlighted the United States' dedication to supporting India's ambitious energy transition goals. Speaking at the 2nd Energy Summit organized by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Heimer emphasized the significant opportu

By Ayushi AgarwalNew Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Iranian Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi said the current situation in West Asia is deteriorating amid escalating conflict between Israel and Lebanon, adding that there is no horizon in sight for the end of the "tragic trend" in Gaza. Criticizing operations by Israel, Elahi alleged that Israel's "crimes" in Gaza and Lebanon are continuing while terming the recent assassin

(240806) -- TOKYO, Aug. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian passes a screen showing stock market information in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 6, 2024. Tokyo stocks saw sharp rebounds on Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index closing with its largest single-day rise in history, after a record drop of 4,451 points the previous day. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

BRASILIA, 6th August, 2024 (WAM) -- Brazil's central bank said it will not hesitate to hike the benchmark interest rate due to a more challenging inflation outlook in Latin America's largest economy, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined the plea filed by Sameer Kulkarni, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, challenging the sanction taken to prosecute him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was not proper. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar said it was not inclined to interfere with the Bombay High Court order which dismissed his plea. Th

(240806) -- BEIJING, Aug. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A trader works on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

BEIRUT, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and four others injured on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes on two Lebanese villages, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 6 (ANI): The stock market again ended in the negative territory on Tuesday after extreme losses faced at the end of Monday trading and then gaining over 1 per cent on Tuesday opening. The Sensex fell by 166.33 points to settle at 78,593.07, while the Nifty dropped by 63.05 points, closing at 23,992.55. Among the Nifty companies, 21 stocks advanced while 29 declined. The top gainers inc

Israeli forces carried out airstrikes Tuesday in southern Lebanon that killed four people, according to Lebanese health officials.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media giant of illegally collecting data from children under 13 and violating a settlement agreement with another federal agency.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Two U.S. officials have warned this week that the recently confirmed famine at a sprawling camp for war-displaced people in Sudan's Darfur region, threatens to grow bigger and deadlier than the world's last major famine 13 years ago.

LONDON, 6th August, 2024 (WAM) -- Euro zone government bond yields were mixed on Tuesday after hitting a seven-month low the day before as firmer U.S. data helped ease worries about an imminent recession, but concerns about market volatility remained.

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Terming India as a "big power" and "important country" Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi on Tuesday said that there is an expectation that New Delhi can and should play a more active role in the current crisis in West Asia. Speaking to ANI, Elahi stated that India has good ties with Israel and can use its influence to stop the genocide in this region and Gaza and keep the peace in P

HANOI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's capital Hanoi reported the first death of streptococcus suis so far this year, a bacterium that comes from pigs, local media reported Tuesday.

Bloomberg staff have reportedly been reprimanded for prematurely breaking the news of a US-Russia exchange

Washington, DC [US], August 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday stated that he has been briefed in the Situation Room on developments in West Asia, amid escalating tensions in the region. Vice President Kamala Harris was also present during the discussions. Due to the rise in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, the situation in West Asia continues to remain complicated. "Earlier, @VP and I were briefed in the Si

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SHENYANG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A section of a river embankment was breached on Tuesday due to rising water levels from continuous heavy rains in northeast China's L

Stocks routed in Asia, continued in Europe and tumbled in the US. Analysts said the global market turmoil was mainly triggered by worrying figures from the U.S., which fueled fears of a hard landing for the U.S. economy and undermined investor confidence worldwide.