Новости за 09.05.2024

The US-led bloc is using ?hypocrisy and lies? to drive a false narrative, the Russian president has said at Moscow's Victory Day parade

NEW YORK, New York - A climb in the weekly U.S. jobless rate to the highest level in nine months perversely sent stocks higher on Thursday. Bad news in this case is driving markets as it means the Fed is given some incentive to opt towards a rate cut later in the year.

WASHINGTON - North Macedonia elected its first woman president Wednesday as the ruling Social Democratic Union of Macedonia suffered historic losses in presidential and parliamentary elections.

AMMAN, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to provide Jordan with 129 million U.S. dollars under an existing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support its economy.

harare, zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's prosecutor general - the former head of the country's anti-corruption commission - says corruption is costing the country nearly $2 billion annually, devastating the economy and ordinary citizens. It is the first time a senior Zimbabwean official has made such an accusation publicly.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: After a federal investigation found it illegally hired children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities in Iowa and Virginia, Tennessee-based Fayette Janitorial Service LLC has been fined more than half a million dollars.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: On May 6, officials with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management said a fertilizer tank leak caused a miles-long fish kill in central Indiana.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: According to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released this week, an improving U.S. economy has delayed the go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security.

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], May 9 (ANI): A man has been arrested in the Bharuch district of Gujarat for allegedly spying for the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, police said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Pravin Mishra, who, according to police, was honey-trapped by an ISI handler. Police said that Mishra divulged vital information related to drones manufactured by the Defence Research and Developmen

Munich [Germany], May 9 (ANI): Former Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has expressed support for the Uyghur community and condemned their persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The statement titled 'EU Keep High Attention On Rights Violations In Xinjiang' shared on 'X' referenced the ongoing visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping's to Europe and the atrocities suffered by Uyghurs at the hands of Chinese aut

SKOPJE -- Longtime university professor Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova is preparing for the transition from teaching politics to practicing it following her landslide victory to unseat incumbent North Macedonia President Stevo Pendarovski.

The ex-partner of Mossack Fonseca was 71 and had been on trial for money laundering

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) located in GIFT City, Gujarat. Named "IREDA Global Green Energy Finance IFSC Limited," the subsidiary was officially incorporated on May 7, 2024, after receiving the No Objection letter from the Reserve Bank of India on February 8, 2024, to

NAIROBI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto launched mediation talks on Thursday between parties in South Sudan's peace process, calling for their strong commitment to achieving sustainable peace.

BEIRUT -- Three Hezbollah fighters and a civilian were killed on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon's southern village of Bafliyeh in the district of Tyre, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.

KINSHASA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has risen to 35 in the recent bombing of several sites for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with 37 others injured, local officials said on Thursday. The provincial government put the death toll at 12 last Saturday.

ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said Thursday that its foreign exchange reserves had increased by 1.1 billion U.S. dollars.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 9 (ANI): Aiming to work at the grassroots level in Bengal cricket, Siliguri Strikers has been unveiled as the newest franchise in the upcoming Bengal Pro T20 League, which is set to get underway from June 11 at the majestic Eden Gardens. Siliguri Strikers is one of the eight franchises going head to head in the much-awaited tournament in June. Servotech Power Systems has recently come on

(Photo credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia Union signed 14-year-old midfielder Cavan Sullivan in a record contract for a Major League Soccer homegrown deal. The club touted the landmark agreement without complete financial details, but reports frame the unique agreement as separate contract with Manchester City of the English Premier League, which Sullivan will join once he turns 18. Once the transfer

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, has reported an 18 percent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 21,384 crore for the quarter that ended in March, aided by strong credit growth. SBI reported a net profit of Rs 18,094 crore in the year-ago period. Consolidated net profit during the entire financial year 2023-24 rose by 20.55 per cent to Rs 67,085 crore as against

LONDON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of England (BoE), the United Kingdom's (UK) central bank, announced on Thursday that it will maintain its benchmark interest rate at 5.25 percent for the sixth consecutive time.

NAIROBI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) late Wednesday launched a fertilizer and soil health hub to enhance productivity of arable land in West Africa and the Sahel region.

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hongli, former vice president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) over serious violations of Party discipline and laws.

The country's strategic forces are always ?on alert? against potential threats, the Russian president has said at the Victory Day parade

Israeli officials objected Thursday to U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to pause a shipment of some weapons to Israel amid concern over Israel's plan to expand a military operation in Rafah that the United States does not support.