WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court yesterday gave President Joe Biden’s administration the green light to end the so-called Remain in Mexico policy instituted by Donald Trump as part of his hardline approach to immigration. Under the policy, some non-Mexicans who entered the United States illegally across the southern border were […]
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TOKYO : The dollar was little changed against major peers on Friday, but was on track for its best week in four as investors weighed the boost from tighter Federal Reserve policy and the risks of a U.S. recession. The dollar index, which measures the currency against six counterparts, inched […]
SEOUL: North Korea claimed today the country’s first Covid outbreak began with patients touching “alien things” near the border with South Korea, apparently shifting blame to the neighbour for the wave of infections that hit the isolated country. Announcing its probe results, the North ordered its people to “vigilantly deal […]
MADRID: The United States is changing its force posture in Europe based on threats coming from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine and other directions, US President Joe Biden said today during a Nato summit in Madrid. He confirmed the US will raise the number of destroyers in Spain to […]
Will Jordan became the sixth member of the All Blacks camp to test positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday but captain Sam Cane said the players were “rolling with the punches” ahead of Saturday’s test against Ireland. Outside back Jordan was in brilliant form in Super Rugby this season but joined […]
HONG KONG : Hong Kong private home prices eased in May after a short-lived bounce, latest official data showed on Tuesday, as potential homebuyers turned wary over higher borrowing costs. Home prices last month slipped 0.3 per cent from a month earlier, according to official data, compared with a revised […]
WASHINGTON: A series of blockbuster congressional hearings that have shocked Americans with eye-popping allegations of a plot by Donald Trump to steal the 2020 election went on a break this week as investigators began taking stock of new evidence. Legal experts say the damning testimony against Trump provided by figures […]
EL PASO: Diana Villanueva’s rapist took her to an abortion clinic when she was just 16 years old and told her to terminate her pregnancy. She wasn’t greeted by the crowds of protestors who often gather outside facilities in the United States to try to persuade women to change their […]
LONDON: Britain’s railway system once again came to a virtual standstill on Saturday (Jun 25) and flights in Europe were disrupted as strikes in the travel sector hit the continent. Tens of thousands of rail workers in the UK staged the latest day-long walkout over pay and job security, hampering […]
Global equity funds obtained capital inflows in the week ended June 22, following a heavy selling in the previous week, as a slide in commodity prices slightly assuaged investor fears over rapid inflation. According to Refinitiv Lipper, investors secured global equity funds of $7.51 billion in net purchases. That compares […]