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Tunisia gets new government, appoints record number of women-
By PTI TUNIS: Tunisia got a new government Monday after more than two months without one, with the prime minister ...
Nobel prize given to three US-based economists
A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize for economics Monday for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage ...
Sri Lanka president admits ‘not delivering’ as prices soar-
By AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa admitted his government is “not delivering” as shortages persist of food, medicines ...
Israeli archaeologists discover ancient winemaking complex-
By Associated Press JERUSALEM: Israeli archaeologists on Monday said they have unearthed a massive ancient winemaking complex dating back some ...
Official says journalist Ressa’s Nobel Prize not a slap on President Duterte-
By Associated Press MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration belatedly congratulated journalist Maria Ressa Monday for being one of two ...
Still no decision on whether IMF chief keeps her job-
By AFP WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said Sunday it still had not decided whether its embattled chief would keep ...
Austria gets new leader after graft crisis claims chancellor’s job-
By AFP VIENNA: Austria’s top diplomat Alexander Schallenberg takes over as chancellor on Monday as the ruling party tries to ...
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add ...
PM Modi, Boris Johnson connect to discuss vaccine certification, trade, climate-
By PTI LONDON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Monday held a telephonic conversation during ...
US-based economists receive economics Nobel Prize-
By Associated Press STOCKHOLM: Three U.S-based economists have won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics for work on drawing conclusions ...
