Egypt’s central bank governor resigns as economic woes mount

CrimeTodayNews - 17/08/2022 0

[ad_1] CAIRO -- Egypt’s central bank governor resigned Wednesday as the Middle East's most populous nation struggles to curb inflation triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine, high oil prices and a drop in tourism.President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi accepted the resignation...

Soaring food and energy costs drive UK inflation to 10.1%

CrimeTodayNews - 17/08/2022 0

[ad_1] LONDON -- Britain’s inflation rate rose to a new 40-year high of 10.1% in July, as rising food prices tightened a cost-of-living squeeze fueled by soaring energy prices.The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer prices inflation hit...

US, Russia, China take part in talks with SE Asian nations

CrimeTodayNews - 05/08/2022 0

[ad_1] PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined the foreign ministers of Russia and China at a meeting Friday with top diplomats from Southeast Asia at a time when the global powers are riven by tensions....

Pelosi: China cannot stop US officials from visiting Taiwan

CrimeTodayNews - 05/08/2022 0

[ad_1] TOKYO -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing U.S. officials from traveling there.She made the remarks in Tokyo, the final leg of an Asia tour highlighted by a visit to...

Bank of England likely to raise interest rates — maybe a lot

CrimeTodayNews - 04/08/2022 0

[ad_1] LONDON -- The Bank of England is likely to announce its biggest interest rate increase in more than 27 years on Thursday as it seeks to rein in accelerating inflation driven by the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Most...

Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters

CrimeTodayNews - 04/08/2022 0

[ad_1] COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- An international human rights group says Sri Lanka's government is using emergency laws to harass and arbitrarily detain protesters who are seeking political reform and accountability amid the island country's economic crisis.New York-based Human Rights...

SE Asia urges US, China to avoid provocation over Taiwan

CrimeTodayNews - 04/08/2022 0

[ad_1] PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is calling for calm in the Taiwan Strait, urging against any “provocative action” in the wake of a visit to Taipei by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that has...

Kenya’s election rips open scars of inequality, corruption

CrimeTodayNews - 03/08/2022 0

[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya -- In the shadow of a glossy, thousand-dollar campaign billboard, one of many across Kenya’s capital, street vendors struggle to make even 200 shillings ($1.68) a day and often pocket none.Kenya’s Aug. 9 election is ripping open...

Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation

CrimeTodayNews - 03/08/2022 0

[ad_1] COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's new president said Wednesday that his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut public debt and turn the country into a competitive export economy...

US seeks possession of Venezuelan 747 grounded in Argentina

CrimeTodayNews - 02/08/2022 0

[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it is seeking possession of a Venezuelan cargo jet that has been grounded in Argentina since early June because it was previously owned by an Iranian airline that allegedly...

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