Economy
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UK’s new minimum wage sets millions of workers up for pay rise
Millions of workers throughout the United Kingdom are set to receive a wage increase starting Monday as the minimum wage…
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UKMTO receives report of incident northwest of Yemen’s Hodeidah
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Monday it received a report of an incident 150 nautical…
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IMF ties Egypt’s $8 billion program to currency market reform
The IMF will tie payments to Egypt under an $8 billion financial program to Cairo’s letting market conditions determine the price of its currency…
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Qatar signs deals for more ships ahead of massive LNG expansion
QatarEnergy has signed four agreements to charter 19 liquefied natural gas carriers from Asian ship operators as it prepares to ramp…
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Schengen admission: Bulgaria, Romania take first steps into Europe’s visa-free zone
Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe’s vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without border…
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Harvard applications drop five percent after rocky campus year for US institution
Applications to Harvard College fell five percent from a year ago after a tumultuous period that included the resignation of its president…
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US mining uranium near Grand Canyon amid rising demand, push for nuclear power
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested…
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Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser says energy transition strategy ‘visibly failing’
Pointing to the still paltry share of renewable energy in global supply, the head of Saudi Aramco described the current energy transition…
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Xi tells Dutch PM Rutte ‘no force can stop’ China tech progress
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that China’s technological progress could not be held…
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Foreign companies that exited Russia in 2022 see over $107 bln in lost revenue
The corporate exodus from Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine has cost foreign companies more than $107 billion in writedowns and…
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