March2024
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Dollars flow back into banks through RFCD accounts
Mar 2, 2024Given that resident foreign currency deposit (RFCD) accounts can earn up to 7% interest on dollar deposits, dollars and other foreign currencies that were previously kept at homes have begun to return to the banks. Additionally,... -
Adele postpones Las Vegas residency shows
Mar 2, 2024Singer-songwriter Adele has postponed the upcoming dates of her Las Vegas residency ‘Weekends with Adele’ due to illness, CNN reported. “Sadly, I have to take a beat and pause my Vegas residency,” she wrote on her... -
Rihanna sets stage on fire at Anant Ambani’s pre-wedding festivities
Mar 2, 2024On the first day of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding celebrations, pop queen Rihanna ignited the stage on her maiden trip to India. Rihanna is seen sporting a sparkly gown and a sheer fluorescent green... -
Chad junta chief says to contest May 6 presidential vote
Mar 2, 2024Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the head of the Chad junta, who came to power in 2021 upon the passing of his father, the longtime ruler, declared on Saturday that he would run in the much awaited... -
Disney and India’s Reliance agree to merger
Mar 2, 2024Reliance Industries of India and Walt Disney’s local unit have inked a “binding pact” for a merger, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. This development represents a significant upheaval for the multibillion dollar entertainment sector in India.... -
US military cargo planes begin airdrop to Gaza
Mar 2, 2024According to an American official, three US military cargo planes airdropped food into the beleaguered Gaza Strip on Saturday. Following months of conflict, the coastal region is now experiencing a worsening humanitarian catastrophe. “We conducted a... -
African Union chief accuses Israel of ‘mass killing of Palestinians’ seeking aid
Mar 2, 2024In the wake of a rush on an aid convoy in war-torn Gaza that left scores dead, African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday accused Israel of “the mass killing of Palestinians” and called for... -
Gaza famine ‘almost inevitable’: UN
Mar 2, 2024According to the UN on Friday, unless the Israel-Hamas conflict changes, famine in the Gaza Strip is all but certain. Even while conditions in the Palestinian territory have gotten worse since the war began on October... -
Polling stations open in Iran for legislative elections: ministry
Mar 2, 2024According to state TV, which cited the interior ministry, polling places for elections to choose parliamentarians and a significant ecclesiastical body in Iran opened on Friday. “Voting for the 12th term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly... -
WTO ends conference in UAE after failing to reach major agreements
Mar 2, 2024The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) officially came to a close at the early hours of this Saturday in Abu Dhabi, having lasted until Friday at midnight. No agreement was also...
