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Cautious approach: Banks are reluctant to lend to housing projects fearing more bad loans. File | Photo Credit: Reuters When China’s local governments began compiling a “whitelist” of housing projects for loans earlier this year, troubled developers hoped it would open a spigot of credit for a sector that remains a major stumbling block to…
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The researchers also shared some other ways to curb the use of cell phones. One of the riskiest things a driver may do while operating a vehicle is text while driving. This causes three types of distractions- visual, manual, and cognitive. That is because using your phone while driving can have dangerous consequences since it…
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People taking part in a march in support of the Palestinian people ahead of the Nakba day at the Al Kasayir village, in Haifa on May 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the…
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European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The euro has resisted falling to parity with the dollar for now, thanks to a rosier economic backdrop, to the relief of European Central Bank policymakers who could be struggling to detach themselves from the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy outlook. Just a…
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Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. A private school in the US is making news for giving assignments to Class 8 students on Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. According to Fox5 Atlanta, the students were given a series of questions asking them to…
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A 22-year-old man charged with the murder of a 66-year-old Indian-origin woman as she waited at a bus stop in north-west London has been remanded in custody at a hearing on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Anita Mukhey, who worked part-time for the National Health Service (NHS) as a medical secretary, was waiting at the Burnt…
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Attempts to access the YouTube videos from Hong Kong on Wednesday showed that they were unavailable [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong, days after a court approved an injunction banning the song in the city. “Glory to Hong Kong” was an anthem of…
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This handout picture taken and released on May 14, 2024 by the Taiwanese coast guard shows a Chinese coast guard ship (background right) seen past a Taiwanese coast guard vessel (foreground) in the waters off Kinmen. “Five Chinese coast guard ships sailed through Taiwan’s “restricted waters” for three hours on May 14 before they were…
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King Charles first painted portrait King Charles III revealed his first official painted portrait on Tuesday, marking the first since his coronation a little more than a year ago. The captivating oil artwork depicts him gazing directly ahead, set against various shades of red, pink, and fuchsia. The royal family announced the unveiling of the…
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The national disaster and management agency will search for the missing people near rivers. (File) Jakarta, Indonesia: The search for 35 people who are still missing from flash floods and mudslides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province continued on Wednesday, authorities said, as the casualties from the weekend disaster rose to 58. Heavy rain on Saturday…
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