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Last updated: 18 Feb, 2025  
 Americas


Trump signs memo to extend federal hiring freeze through July: White House
IANS | 18 Apr, 2025
US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum extending the federal hiring freeze through July 15, White House principal deputy press secretary Harrison Fields wrote in a post on social media platform X. The move is part of President Trump and Elon Musk's aggressive efforts to cut spending within the federal government, CNN reported.
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Latin America must choose unity over isolation, says Colombian president
IANS | 10 Apr, 2025
Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on Latin America and the Caribbean to act as a "guiding light" for multilateralism in a world increasingly troubled by division and unilateralism.
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18 bodies pulled out from Potomac River after Washington plane crash
IANS | 30 Jan, 2025
A mid-air collision over the Potomac River near Washington's Reagan National Airport has claimed at least 18 lives, as rescue teams continue to search for survivors, according to local media reports.
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'Highly Inflammatory Language':Trump blames Biden and Harris' 'rhetoric' for assassination plot
IANS | 17 Sep, 2024
Launching a fiery attack against Democrats, former US President Donald Trump has said that President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris' "rhetoric" is responsible
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US labour market surges by adding 336,000 jobs in September
IANS | 09 Oct, 2023
The US labour market surged in September, blowing expectations out of the water by adding 336,000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Friday, the media reported.
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Vietnam's GDP growth slows as global demand weighs on exports
IANS | 30 Mar, 2023
Vietnam's economy in the first quarter grew at the second lowest rate in the past 12 years as weakening global demand weighed on exports, official data showed on Wednesd
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Storage of renewable energy essential to net zero transition: Aus experts
IANS | 30 Mar, 2023
Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Wednesday called for significant investment in renewable energy storage to keep up with rising electricity demand.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in Senate to fix loopholes in H-1B, L-1 visas
IANS | 30 Mar, 2023
In a bid to fix America's broken immigration system, bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to reform and close loopholes in the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes.
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Brazil registers 314 new Covid-19 deaths
IANS | 04 Jan, 2021
Brazil has registered 314 new coronavirus fatalities, which increased the country's overall death toll to 195,725, the Ministry of Health said.
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US reports over 100k new Covid-19 cases for 27th consecutive day
IANS | 30 Nov, 2020
The US, currently the worst-hit country in the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has reported more than 100,000 new confirmed cases for the 27th consecutive day, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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UK Pound
106.35
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Euro
92.50
89.35
Japanese Yen 55.05 53.40
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