Новости за 23.08.2024

by Xinhua writer Xiong Maoling

CHICAGO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said the "time has come" for monetary policy to adjust, noting that the timing and pace of rate cuts will depend on incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks.

Speaking at the Kansas City Fed's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell sent a straightforward me

© Provided by Xinhua A freight train carrying 100 TEUs of goods departs from Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, for Minsk in Belarus, Oct. 21, 2020, marking the 1,000th

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A research house has foreseen Malaysia's healthy economic fundamentals and narrowing rate differentials to drive a firmer ringgit, the local currency.

SAN FRANCISCO, California: A group of authors have sued a San Francisco-based company, which called itself a more responsible and safety-focused AI developer, for copyright infringement of pirated books.

Guns swinging from their hips, two soldiers in black combat boots and green tactical clothing appear to wire explosives to pumps at the Canada Water reservoir in Rafah, southern Gaza.

BEIRUT, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Two Hezbollah members were killed and a third was injured on Friday in an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.

Mediators will reportedly try to find a compromise on the conditions for ending hostilities in the Palestinian enclave

President Vladimir Putin had previously signed a law that creates an open registry of people who are behind on their payments

The move will help to address Pretoria's trade turnover shortfall with Moscow, a South African diplomat has said

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): India's foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 4.546 billion, reaching USD 674.664 billion, just below their all-time high, during the week ending August 16, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. The previous record high was USD 674.919 billion. The reserves have been fluctuating for some time. In 2024 alone, they have risen by approximately USD 45

LONDON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brighton and Manchester United kick off matchday two in the Premier League on Saturday in what looks to be just one of a host of interesting games, with some coaches already under early-season pressure to deliver.

MOGADISHU, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the execution of four juveniles in Somalia allegedly associated with the al-Shabab extremist group.

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): A collective of Indian climate and energy transition industries is set to convene in London for a series of dialogues with global investors and the international finance community, at a time when the world is striving to mitigate climate-related challenges. The event, to be organized by the Climate and Energy Transition Finance Initiative (CETFI), will take place from September 25-27, 2

(240823) -- BEIJING, Aug. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping shakes hands with a family member of Zhou Guangzhao to express deep condolences in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 23, 2024. The remains of Zhou Guangzhao, former president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, were cremated in Beijing on Friday.

Mediators will reportedly try to find a compromise on the conditions for ending hostilities in Gaza

TOKYO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japan's core consumer prices rose 2.7 percent in July from a year earlier, with the size of increase expanding for the third straight month on higher energy costs following the end of government subsidies, government data showed Friday.

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The stock market closed flat on the last trading day of the week after a volatile session, as investors awaited Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. During the final minutes of the trade before it closed, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex was up by 80.12 points at 81,133.31, and the Nifty was up by 11.70 points at 24,823.20. Du

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): State-owned energy giant, GAIL (India) and US-based Petron Scientech Inc (Petron) will start exploration for setting up a 500 Kilo Tons per Annum (KTA) bio-ethylene plant along with its downstream unit(s) in India, the PSU said in a statement. This will be a joint venture (JV) mode between both companies, as per the statement. Sumit Kishore, Executive Director (Business Development and

The mediators will reportedly use the two days of meetings to persuade the warring factions to compromise on conditions for ending hostilities in Gaza

Lahore [Pakistan], August 23 (ANI): Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Joint Action Committee of Pakistan (JAC) have issued a powerful statement urging the government to take immediate action to alleviate the worsening economic crisis that has left millions of Pakistani citizens struggling to meet basic needs. The groups called for swift implementation of relief measures to address the rapidly escalating c

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: A week after Tropical Storm Ernesto brushed past Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of residents remain without power.

NEWCASTLE, Australia: An ambitious solar energy project in northern Australia took a significant step forward on August 21 as the Australian government granted environmental approvals for what will become the world's largest solar farm.

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The markets around the globe will be eying the speech given by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium later today. The central bankers and experts will be actively listening to the most influencing monetary policymakers, amid high expectations of lowering of policy repo rates by the American central bank in September this year. This annual meet

by Yilun Zhang

"Black Myth: Wukong" has been the most trending topic in China and the global gaming industry in recent days. The game is widely regarded as a groundbreaking milestone for the Chinese gaming industry. It is the first mainstream video game to feature an in-depth adaptation of "Journey to the West," a 16th-century great novel rooted in traditional Chinese mythology. The classic is so well-known in E

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): To mark the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, the British High Commission has offered Indian women between the ages of 18 to 23 an opportunity to experience a day as one of UK's top diplomats. The annual 'High Commissioner for a Day' competition invites exceptional young women from India to demonstrate their skills and leadership on an international stage, the British H