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The Cuban Government’s Magic Statistics Erase Etecsa’s ‘Tarifazo’ in June’s Inflation Numbers
14ymedio
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July 8, 2025
Although the cost of communications multiplied by 13, ONEI places the increase at 0.38% year-on-year and 0.02% in June. The tomato is the product that rose the most in June, after eggs / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Madrid, July 8, 2025 — The Etecsa...
Flash Floods Wash Away Nepal-China Trade Route, Leave 8 Dead
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) At least eight people died and 19 have gone missing in the flash floods that struck Nepal's Rasuwa district, according to Nepal Police. The missing reportedly included 11 Nepali nationals, including two...
A New Sign: Torrid 2025 U.S. Trade Slows For Second Consecutive Month
Forbes
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President Trump announced retaliatory tariffs on April 2, which he dubbed "Liberation Day." His ... More self-imposed 90-day pause was supposed to end today, July 9 but negotiations remain open until Aug. 2, when the tariffs are supposed to go...
Rep. Tony Wied discusses legislative priorities and agricultural policy
Green Bay Reporter - Wisconsin
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July 8, 2025
Anthony Christian Wied, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin 8th Congressional District | Official WebsiteAnthony Christian Wied, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin 8th Congressional District | Official Website Rep. Tony Wied, a prominent political...
India News | Centre Invested Rs 38,572 Cr in Fisheries Sector Since 2015, Doubling Fish Production: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Central government has cumulatively invested Rs 38,572 crore in the fisheries sector since 2015, resulting in a doubling of fish production in the country, a press release stated. According to the press release...
77% of CEOs expect economic growth, but just 48% confident in revenue – PwC
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 9, 2025
More than 70 percent of Chief Executive Officers are optimistic that Ghana’s economy will grow in 2025, according to PwC’s 28th Annual Global CEO Survey, which highlights renewed confidence in the country’s macroeconomic environment. However, this...
India News | Trade Unions' Strike: Shops Closed, Private Buses, Autos off Roads in Puducherry
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
Puducherry, Jul 9 (PTI) Privately operated buses, autos and tempos were off the roads in Puducherry on Wednesday due to the nationwide strike called by 10 trade unions to oppose the central government's policies, including the four new labour...
Minister launches KL Creative and Merdeka 118 grants to boost cultural vibrancy in capital
Malay Mail
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July 9, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa yesterday launched the KL Creative and the Merdeka 118 Community Grants programme to support creative and cultural projects in...
Trade Unions stage Bharat Bandh across country, rail tracks blocked in Jadavpur
The News Mill
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July 9, 2025
Left parties’ trade unions are staging a ‘Bharat Bandh’ alleging that the central government is pushing economic reforms that weaken workers’ rights. 10 Central trade unions have called the Bandh. Defying police presence, members of the Left...
Import-Export Fraud Case: CBI Takes Custody of Alleged Economic Offender Monika Kapoor in US, Ends 20-Year Chase
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
New Delhi, July: Two decades chase of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) came to an end on Wednesday with the successful extradition of fugitive Monika Kapoor, an accused in a 2002 import-export fraud and was on run since then, from USA,...
Mongolia Economic Forum 2025: Government Commits to Investor-Friendly Policies and Economic Diversification
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 9, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Mongolia Economic Forum 2025 is being held on July 8-9, 2025, under the theme “Together for Tomorrow.” Organized annually since 2010, the two-day forum serves as a key platform to address pressing issues...
Petition on display as minister arrives
The Ensign
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July 9, 2025
A petition calling for the health system to be fixed has arrived in Gore. The Buller Declaration is a petition started in September last year following the closure of the Buller regional hospital on the West Coast. The petition states healthcare...
CBI Extradites Economic Offender Monika Kapoor From US, Ends Her 25-Year-Long Run
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 09:38 IST The flight is expected to land in India late on Wednesday night, the officials added. Monika Kapoor (extreme left) taken into custody by CBI officers, (Nw18)The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is...
‘Speaks for rights of workers’: Tripura CITU head Manik Dey hits back as minister Sudhangshu Das slams Bharat Bandh call
The Indian Express
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July 9, 2025
Tripura Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) president and CPI(M) central committee leader Manik Dey on Tuesday said the state government was “trying to confuse” people on Wednesday’s Bharat Bandh. The BJP-led governments at the Centre and the...
Trump escalates trade war with 50% tariff on copper, eyes levies on drugs and chips
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump said he would impose a 50% tariff on imported copper and soon introduce long-threatened levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, broadening his trade war that has rattled markets worldwide. One day after he pressured 14...
Trump prevented war between India and Pakistan: US Secretary of State Rubio
The Indian Express
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July 9, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, America “prevented and ended” a war between India and Pakistan.“Just going through a list here Mr President…and all these achievements that have happened...
Mark Isherwood MS calls on Government to stabilise charitable social care
The Leader
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MS for North Wales I called on the Welsh Government to ensure that funding is directed toward stabilising the charitable social care sector, referring to my meeting with the Chief Executive of a charity providing 24-hour supported living for 140...
Turkish foreign minister arrives in Islamabad, set to discuss bilateral issues
Dawn
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July 9, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has arrived in Islamabad on an official visit early Wednesday morning to hold discussions on bilateral issues, the Foreign Office said in a statement. A day ago, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs had...
Nissan Pulls Back In North America: EV Launch Delayed, Canada Shipments Suspended Amid Policy Shifts
myMotherLode - California
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Japanese peers, including Toyota and Honda, are also scaling back U.S. EV plans, while battery supplier AESC has paused a South Carolina plant tied to Nissan’s rollout. Nissan is slowing down parts of its North American growth plans, delaying the...
China economy to top $19.5trln this year, says state planner
Zawya
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BEIJING: The size of China's economy will exceed 140 trillion yuan ($19.5 trillion) this year, the head of the state planner said as policymakers look to steer the country beyond the current five-year policy plan, which concludes at the end of...