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Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector’s CO2 emissions

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Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector’s CO2 emissions

Representational image of cargo ships at a harbour. Carbon tax on shipping will cut developing countries’ GDP by 0.13% | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on the international shipping sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, documents reviewed by Reuters showed….

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Ukraine digs in for an extended war with Russia after failed counteroffensive

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Ukraine digs in for an extended war with Russia after failed counteroffensive

A prosecutor examines fragments of Russian missiles that were collected to investigate Russia’s military crimes in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian forces facing a lack of munitions and manpower are digging in to resist Russian attack, mirroring the invaders’ strategy and showing Kyiv expects a drawn-out war. President Volodymyr…

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Shatrughan Sinha’s Chanda Ka Dhanda Jab At BJP Over Poll Bonds

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Shatrughan Sinha’s Chanda Ka Dhanda Jab At BJP Over Poll Bonds

Shatrughan Sinha is contesting Lok Sabha election from Bengal’s Asansol Patna: Opposition parties received donations through the electoral bonds scheme, but it was the BJP who used the system for extortion and blackmail, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha has told NDTV. The Trinamool Congress MP, who is gearing up for the Lok Sabha battle in West Bengal’s Asansol,…

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Sensex, Nifty tank in early trade amid weak Asian markets, foreign fund outflows

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Sensex, Nifty tank in early trade amid weak Asian markets, foreign fund outflows

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in-tandem with weak Asian markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. Also, investors turned cautious ahead of the US Fed interest rate decision this week. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 420.56 points to 72,327.86 after opening on a weak note. The…

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Gangs unleash attacks in Haiti’s capital, at least a dozen killed

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Gangs unleash attacks in Haiti’s capital, at least a dozen killed

People walk past the body of a man who, along with others, was shot dead earlier in the morning, amid an escalation in gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Gangs attacked two upscale neighbourhoods in Haiti’s capital early Monday, March 18, 2024, in a rampage that left at least…

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Rupee declines 5 paise to 82.95 against U.S. dollar on firm crude prices

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Rupee declines 5 paise to 82.95 against U.S. dollar on firm crude prices

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The rupee declined 5 paise at 82.95 against the U.S. dollar on March 19 due to firm crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 82.94 to a dollar, down 4 paise over the previous close…

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UP Woman Dies By Suicide, Family Sets In-Laws’ House On Fire, 2 Dead

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UP Woman Dies By Suicide, Family Sets In-Laws’ House On Fire, 2 Dead

The woman had married in February last year New Delhi: Hours after a woman died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, her family allegedly set her husband’s house on fire, killing her parents-in-law, the police said on Tuesday.  Three more people, including the woman’s husband, were injured in the fire, they said. The woman, Anshika…

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New Kate Middleton Video, Photos Spark Conspiracy Theories, Again

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New Kate Middleton Video, Photos Spark Conspiracy Theories, Again

Kate Middleton has not been seen in public since her surgery in January. (File) New Delhi: Where is Kate Middleton? This question has dominated social media for the last two weeks, but no clear answer yet. British media, though, seem to have found the answer as they published new visuals of the Princess of Wales…

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Cricket Australia Finalises Venues For 5 Tests vs India

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Cricket Australia Finalises Venues For 5 Tests vs India

File photo of Indian team in Australia Cricket Australia announced the venues for the upcoming five-match Test series against India with Perth’s Optus Stadium to host the first Test likely to take place in November despite having a low attendance in a recently concluded match against Pakistan. Cricket Australia along with Western Australia will work…

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5.4 magnitude quake hits Pakistan’s Balochistan province

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5.4 magnitude quake hits Pakistan’s Balochistan province

Residents gather next to the debris of their houses that collapsed following an earthquake in the remote mountainous district of Harna northeast of Balochistan province. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP A 5.4-magnitude moderate earthquake struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, and there were no immediate reports of any causalities, authorities said. “The…

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