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High energy prices possibly killed more Europeans than COVID in winter: Report
May 12, 2023 10:33The steep rise in energy prices across Europe following the bloc's anti-Russia sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine may have killed more Europeans in winter than the COVID-19 pandemic, The Economist has reported.
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Over 258 million need emergency food aid globally
May 05, 2023 02:39A new report suggests the number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent nutrition aid increased by 65 million across the globe in 2022.
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President: Strategic cooperation deal marks new chapter in Tehran-Damascus relations
May 04, 2023 10:50President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has lauded a comprehensive agreement on long-term strategic cooperation between Tehran and Damascus, saying the deal marks the beginning of a new chapter in “brotherly and friendly ties” between the two Muslim nations.
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Iron smuggling ban, small step toward economic stability in Afghanistan
May 04, 2023 10:45The Taliban have banned iron smuggling in Afghanistan since coming to power.
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Hundreds of thousands of Canadians flock to food banks as inflation soars
Apr 25, 2023 07:52Canadians have flocked to food banks as the country is facing a "food crisis" triggered by skyrocketing inflation and the rising cost of living, the CEO of Canada's largest food bank has warned.
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Iran, Venezuela sign new MoUs to expand oil cooperation
Apr 17, 2023 02:41Iran and Venezuela have signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to expand oil sector cooperation between the two countries, according to a report by Iranian oil ministry’s news service Shana.
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President Raeisi reshuffles economic team
Apr 12, 2023 02:18Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has ordered a government economic reshuffle amid his efforts to contain rising inflation in the country.
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ASEAN finance ministers consider ditching US dollar, euro for financial transactions
Apr 01, 2023 03:47Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have met and discussed ways to ditch the dollar and euro in their financial transactions and move to settlements in local currencies.
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Syria: EU conference to raise funds for quake victims 'theatrical'
Mar 21, 2023 08:20Syria has strongly denounced as “theatrical” an international conference in Brussels to purportedly raise funds for the victims of last month's devastating earthquake, stating that the United States and its Western allies would rather lift sanctions on the crisis-hit West Asian country than to organize such sham events.
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US sanctions responsible for political, economic crises in Lebanon: Hezbollah
Mar 18, 2023 10:34The head of the religious council of Hezbollah resistance movement has censured the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States on Lebanon, stating that the coercive measure are primarily responsible for the financial meltdown and political stalemate in the West Asian country.