London: The First Minister for Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, delivered a message of starting a freedom movement for Scotland saying, ‘the British parliamentary system has collapsed, and Scotland will be forced to decide on its future independently’. Sturgeon indicated that in case Scotland was separated and became free, the British Pound would be scrapped and a […]
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Tehran: The Iranian government seems to have chosen the option of Bitcoin, to try and support the economy, crumbling under the weight of the US sanctions. It has been revealed that the first ATM of cryptocurrency Bitcoin, has started in capital Tehran. This ATM was installed at an international exhibition being held in Tehran. There […]
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Tokyo/Beijing/Washington: The major agencies of the world have been warning that the global economy has been heading towards a recession. This recession could hit all the major economies of the world, and all the concerned countries have initiated measures to counter the threat. Japan, the third largest economy of the world has started taking rapid […]
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London: The crude oil rates have risen, in light of the raging conflict in Libya and the US sanctions against Iran and Venezuela. The crude prices jumped to $70 per barrel, in the international market, on Monday and the US crude also rose to $63 per barrel. These rates are the highest, in the last […]
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Tokyo/London: The Global stock markets saw a sharp decline, against the backdrop of the increasing uncertainty over the Brexit issue and the growing shadows of slowdown on the global economy. The US Dow Jones index had declined by a whopping 460 points on Friday. Its reflections were seen in the Asian and European markets. Japanese […]
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Beijing: Against the backdrop of repeated jolts received by the economy and the uncertainty in the trade war with the United States; China has increased its Gold purchases. The Chinese Central Bank has purchased Gold for the third successive month, taking the total official gold holdings to 1,874 Tonnes. This consistent purchase of gold by […]
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United Nations: The United States urged the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran over its recent ballistic-missile test and launches of two satellites as it could be capable of delivering nuclear weapons and risks a regional arms race. Iran has already been economically cornered because of the sanctions imposed by the United States and has appealed to […]
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Beijing: Analysts have claimed that the challenges faced by Chinese President Xi Jinping are increasing because of the slide in the economy, trade war with the United States and the international criticism on the issues of Huawei and Xinjiang. Meeting of the ruling Communist party started on Sunday, and the parliamentary session is scheduled to […]
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New Delhi: The Indian Enforcement Directorate (ED) has complained against the said voluntary organisation ‘Falah-e-Insaniat’ based in Pakistan. The ED complaint says that the organisation is involved in money laundering. ‘Falah-e-Insaniat’ is based out of Lahore in Pakistan and is said to be headed by the Hafeez Saeed. This increases the importance of ED action. […]
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