China targets economic growth of 6.5 to 7 percent
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China targets economic growth rate of 6.5 to 7 percent in 2016, and an average annual growth rate of at least 6.5 percent through 2020, according to a government work report…
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China announces 7.6-percent defence budget rise
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China on Saturday announced the country’s lowest defence budget increase in six years in the wake of rising economic headwinds and last year’s massive drawdown of service people. According to a…
US stocks extend gains after key jobs report
New York, March 5 (IANS) The US stocks traded in a narrow range on Friday, as investors digested the newly-released jobs report for indications of the economic conditions and the course of the US Federal…
US stocks extend gains after key jobs report
New York, March 5 (IANS) The US stocks traded in a narrow range on Friday, as investors digested the newly-released jobs report for indications of the economic conditions and the course of the US Federal…
China one step closer to Rio by beating Japan 2-1
Osaka (Japan), March 5 (IANS) China beat Japan 2-1 in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games women’s football qualifier here on Friday. Japan, which lost to Australia and drew with South Korea in previous matches, ranked…
China one step closer to Rio by beating Japan 2-1
Osaka (Japan), March 5 (IANS) China beat Japan 2-1 in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games women’s football qualifier here on Friday. Japan, which lost to Australia and drew with South Korea in previous matches, ranked…
Gold up on weaker US dollar
Chicago, March 5 (IANS) Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as the US dollar showed weakness. The most active gold contract for April delivery rose $12.5,…
Over 3,000 civilians killed in Yemen in a year: UN
United Nations, March 5 (IANS) The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has documented a total of 3,081 civilians killed in Yemen since March 26, 2015, a UN spokesman told reporters here…
Spanish stock market closes higher
Madrid, March 5 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 rose 0.5 percent on Friday to close at 8,811 points, up from the 8,767 points of Thursday. Share values were up 5.5 percent in the…
Oil prices gain amid upbeat job data
New York, March 5 (IANS) Oil prices rose on Friday as newly-released jobs US report came out better-than-expected. Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 242,000 in February, topping market expectations, and the unemployment rate was…
Lavrov, Kerry call for resumption of intra-Syrian talks
Moscow, March 5 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called for resuming quickly the intra-Syrian peace talks in Geneva. “The sides called for a quick…
US stocks rally after strong jobs report
New York, March 5 (IANS) The US stocks ended higher on Friday after volatile trading, with all three major indices on a four-day winning streak, as investors sifted through the upbeat jobs report for indications…
Hollande, Merkel express ‘same will’ to address migration crisis
Paris, March 5 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday showed united front to handle migration crisis after differences on how to curb migrants flows likely to strain ties between…
Indian nun among four Missionaries of Charity sisters killed in Yemen
Kolkata/Aden, March 4 (IANS) Four nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, including one from India, were killed by unidentified gunmen at a care home for the elderly in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, a…
Indian nun among four Missionaries of Charity sisters killed in Yemen
Aden/Kolkata/Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) Four nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, including one from India, were killed by unidentified gunmen at a care home for the elderly in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, a…
Malaysian government shrugs off joint declaration against PM
Kuala Lumpur, March 4 (IANS) The Malaysian government on Friday shrugged off a joint declaration call for the removal of Prime Minister Najib Razak, calling it an opportunistic and desperate move by former prime minister…
Over 1.2 million asylum seekers registered in EU in 2015
Brussels, March 4 (IANS) About 1,255,600 asylum seekers applied for international protection in the European Union (EU) member states in 2015, a number more than double that of the previous year. According to Eurostat, the…
China’s finance minister sees ample fiscal policy room
Beijing, March 4 (IANS) China still has ample room to expand its fiscal policy to tackle downward economic pressure and push supply-side structural reforms, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei has said. The country’s deficit-to-GDP ratio is…
Scores injured as ferry sinks in Bali strait
Jakarta, March 4 (IANS) Dozen of people were injured as a ferry sank in Indonesia’s Bali strait on Friday. At least 48 people were rescued while search for the remaining passengers continued, Xinhua quoted spokesman…
Denmark to send F-16s, troops to combat IS
Copenhagen, March 4 (IANS) The Danish government on Friday announced plans to send Special Forces and F-16 fighter jets into Iraq and Syria to join the fight against the Islamic State (IS). “The government wants…