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G7 pledge 1 billion vaccine doses to poorer nations: Boris Johnson

CARBIS BAY (UK): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the G7 countries have pledged over 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses…

3 years ago

Forex reserves cross $600bn for first time

MUMBAI: The country’s forex reserves crossed the $600-billion mark for the first time on the back of continued foreign investment…

3 years ago

Senators eye $579 billion in new infrastructure spending, $1 trillion plan

WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in new spending as part of…

3 years ago

Gujarat tally of firms with $5bn-plus m-cap up 3 times

AHMEDABAD: It is not just billion dollars, Gujarat's tally of companies with mcap of five-billion-dollar (Rs 36,500 crore) and more…

3 years ago

Explained: How US plans to counter China’s global industrial influence

NEW DELHI: The US Senate passed a sweeping industrial policy bill on Tuesday aimed at countering the surging economic threat…

3 years ago

Senate passes bill to boost US tech industry, counter rivals

WASHINGTON: The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill on Tuesday that aims to boost US semiconductor production and the development of…

3 years ago

Israel budget deficit narrows to 10.5% of GDP in May as tax income jumps

JERUSALEM: Israel posted a budget deficit of 10.5% of the gross domestic product in May, down from 11.2% in April,…

3 years ago

One in 10 Europeans has bought a fake product: Study

MADRID: One in every 10 Europeans has been duped into buying counterfeit products, mostly coming from Asia, a study by…

3 years ago

‘Flipkart in talks to raise $3bn from SoftBank, others’

NEW DELHI: Walmart Inc-owned e-commerce firm Flipkart is in talks to raise at least $3 billion from investors including Japan's…

3 years ago

UK’s Boris Johnson faces aid cut rebellion on eve of G7

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing his first possible parliamentary defeat since his 2019 landslide election on Monday,…

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