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Environmental groups are calling on federal regulators to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant

AAP has said that there is an understanding within INDIA on fighting the 2024 Lok Sabha polls together, putting to rest all doubts about a tie-up with Congress and other members of the Opposition alliance. Following the pushback from its Punjab unit, where AAP had wrested power from Congress in February 2022, the party said that it would fight the Lok Sabha polls as part of the alliance. Speaking exclusively to ET, AAP national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak said, «The understanding is on the Lok Sabha elections and details about the seats and campaigns will be discussed and decided at an appropriate forum. But assembly elections are being fought separately.

FTSE 100 hit its highest in six weeks on Thursday after the European Central Bank signalled an end to its monetary tightening cycle, while industrial metal miners led the gains after a surge in iron ore prices. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 index rose the most in over 10 months, soaring 2.0%. The midcap index mirrored the moves and was up 1.8%. The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate to a record high of 4% on Thursday but, with the euro zone economy in the doldrums, signalled that the hike, its 10th in a 14-month-long fight against inflation, was likely to be its last. «The focus is now shifting from how high policy rates get to how long they stay there,» said Ann-Katrin Petersen, Senior Investment Strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute. «We see inflation remaining sufficiently high that the ECB will not cut until well into 2024 amid a tight labour market and subdued productivity.» Boosting sentiment, data from U.S.

G20 presidency has been a resounding success. With 112 outcomes and documents, India's presidency more than doubled the substantive work done under other presidencies.

dollar index hit its highest level in six months on Thursday, as economic data was mostly stronger than anticipated and the European Central Bank (ECB) signaled it was finished with its rate hike cycle. U.S. retail sales increased by 0.6% in August, more than the expected 0.2% rise, boosted by higher gasoline prices while weekly initial jobless claims rose to 220,000 but were below the 225,000 forecast. Rising gasoline prices also affected the latest inflation data, as the producer price index for final demand rose by 0.7% last month, the most in more than a year, and higher than the 0.4% estimate. The dollar index was last up 0.5% at 105.18, just off the 105.31 level hit earlier in the day, its highest since March 10. The euro slumped against the dollar after ECB raised its key interest rate to a record high of 4% on Thursday but indicated this was likely to be its final move in a more than year-long fight against inflation as the euro zone economy continues to stagger.

G20 summit in New Delhi, which accepted the African Union as a full-fledged group member in a historic decision, pushed this agenda forward. In Paris, we asked for a world where poverty is eliminated, the health of our planet is preserved and vulnerable countries are better equipped to face the crises that arise from climate change and conflicts. To meet these goals, we must leverage all sources of finance and remain united.

By Diane Bartz

U.S. wholesale prices increases accelerated in August, a sign that inflation remains stubbornly persistent despite a series of sharp interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi

Cambodia's new prime minister, Hun Manet, has arrived in Beijing on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month

European Central Bank raises interest rates for the 10th time in a row to fight inflation despite weak economic growth

The European Central Bank has piled on a 10th straight interest rate increase

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Nipah in Kerala: With India on high alert after a resurgence of the potentially deadly Nipah virus (NiV), which has killed at least two people in recent days. The virus strain seen in the state was the Bangladesh variant that spreads from human to human and has a high mortality rate, though it is less infectious. Now Former Health Minister and senior ruling CPI(M) MLA K K Shailaja has shared an update saying that the state has nothing to worry about the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode as the situation is not as scary as it was in 2018.

Mumbai eatery after a dead rat was found in a dish, the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has reportedly closed another renowned hotel in the city after cockroaches and rats were found in its kitchen during a raid. FDA officials raided the popular kebab establishment in Mumbai, Bademiya, following a series of complaints regarding hygiene standards at the 76-year-old eatery. During the inspection, FDA officials allegedly unearthed distressing evidence of cockroaches and rats infesting the restaurant's kitchen. Reportedly, the eatery does not have even an official licence issued by the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The restaurant owner, in response, acknowledged the absence of an FSSAI licence but asserted that all other necessary permits were in place. They further mentioned that the process of obtaining the missing license from the authority was already underway. «The license until Covid lockdown has been renewed, and for the latter period, we have applied for our license,» the owner told India Today.

Elon Musk’s X Corp. has agreed to try to settle claims by thousands of former Twitter employees who say they were cheated of severance pay when the billionaire laid them off after acquiring the social media platform last year, according to a memo by a lawyer for the workers seen by Bloomberg News.

ANI. In the briefing, Miller also added that there is a "possibility" of weapons flowing two ways between Russia and North Korea, as he underlined how war unleashed by Russia President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine resulted in the loss of billions of dollars as well as thousands of Russian soldiers.

Biden late on Wednesday brushed off the House Republicans' impeachment inquiry, saying the way he sees it, they launched the investigation against him because they want to shut down the federal government. Biden, speaking at a Democratic fundraiser in Virginia, said that instead of being concerned about the probe, «I'm focused on the things the American people want me focused on». The president's remarks were the first since Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the launch of a Biden impeachment inquiry while the Republican House leader is also struggling to shore up votes to fund the government and prevent a federal shutdown. «The best I can tell is they want to impeach me because they want to shut down the government,» Biden said. He also made a reference to Rep.

Russia and North Korea as Kim Jong Un arrived in Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin recently, giving rise to the concerns of a possible arms deal between the two countries, which has remained the talk of the town for quite sometime now. In a press briefing on Wednesday, the official spokesperson of the US Department of State, Matthew Miller said, «And then I want to speak specifically for a second about the idea of North Korea providing weapons to Russia, which I spoke to the other day but I don't think you were here. One, just the overall context, and one thing it's important to restate again, that a year and a half ago Vladimir Putin launched this war thinking he was going to restore the glory of the Russian empire, failed in all of his maximalist, imperialist aims, and now a year and a half later, after losing tens of thousands of Russian soldiers and spending billions and billions of dollars, here he is begging Kim Jong-un for help.» «So it says something about the overall context of how this war is going for Russia.

By Divya Rajagopal

upcoming horror flick, "Totally Killer," which offers a unique twist on the slasher genre. Here's what you may want to know about this new movie!