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Nirmala Sitharaman's Mexico, US Visit To Focus On G20, IMF, World Bank Meetings
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to Mexico and the USA to participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) and fund bank annual meeting.
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"Only Heartbreak": Israel Woman Killed While Shielding 9-Month-Old Son In Tel Aviv Shooting
Israeli officials reported that the brave woman shielded her child from harm, giving her life to protect her infant.
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Israeli Troops Shoot Turkish-American Woman Dead At West Bank Protest
Israeli troops shot and killed a Turkish-American woman who had been taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Turkish officials said.
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Israel Military Says Failed To Stop West Bank Attack That Killed 1 Palestinian
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had "failed" in its response to a settler attack in the occupied West Bank earlier this month that Palestinian officials said killed one man.
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2 Killed In West Bank Strike, Israel Says It Targeted "Terrorist Cell''
Palestinian officials said two people were killed in an Israeli air strike in the occupied West Bank on Saturday that the Israeli military said targeted a "terrorist cell" in the Jenin area.
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Bangladesh PM's Office, Police Websites Hacked Amid Unrest Over Job Quota
Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, the official websites of Bangladesh's Prime Minister's Office, Central Bank and police appeared to have been hacked by a group calling itself "THE R3SISTANC3".
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8 Die In Bangladesh Floods, Over 2 Million Affected
The death count from floods in Bangladesh this week has risen to eight, leaving more than two million affected after heavy rains caused major rivers to burst their banks, officials confirmed Saturday.
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Palestinian Teen Shot Dead During Israeli West Bank Raid: Report
Israeli forces shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Saturday, an incident which the Israeli military said was under review.
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Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinians In West Bank Raid After Deadly Night
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians during a raid in the occupied WestBank early on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, bringing to five the number of Palestinians killed in different incidents within several hours.
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Chinese Ex-Central Bank Officer Jailed For 16 Years For Corruption: Report
A former senior official at China's central bank has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for corruption, Chinese media reported on Thursday.
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Vietnam Property Tycoon Faces Trial Over $12.5 Billion Fraud
The chairwoman of major property developer Van Thinh Phat will go on trial in Vietnam, accused with accomplices of embezzling $12.5 billion from a bank "for personal purposes", the official government website said.
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US Wants Revitalized Palestinian Authority To Run Gaza After War Is Over
A succession of US officials have travelled to the West Bank in recent weeks to meet with Mahmoud Abbas in the hope the 88-year-old - a spectator in the war between Israel and Hamas - can overhaul his unpopular Palestinian Authority enough to run Gaz
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12 Palestinians Killed, West Bank Mosque Desecrated In Israel Raids
Israeli troops have killed 12 Palestinians in three days of raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, including one youth shot dead at a hospital, Palestinian officials and international health charities said on Thursday.
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4 Thai Officials Fired After Nearly $60 Million Found In Their Bank Accounts
Four Thai officials have been dismissed after authorities found more than two billion baht ($57 million) in their bank accounts, with investigators calling the group "unusually wealthy".
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US To Impose Visa Ban On Violent Israeli Settlers Soon: Official
The Biden administration has informed Israel that Washington will impose visa bans in the next few weeks on Israeli extremist settlers engaged in violence against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, a State Department official said.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Mexico, US Visit To Focus On G20, IMF, World Bank Meetings
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to Mexico and the USA to participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) and fund bank annual meeting.
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"Only Heartbreak": Israel Woman Killed While Shielding 9-Month-Old Son In Tel Aviv Shooting
Israeli officials reported that the brave woman shielded her child from harm, giving her life to protect her infant.
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Israeli Troops Shoot Turkish-American Woman Dead At West Bank Protest
Israeli troops shot and killed a Turkish-American woman who had been taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Turkish officials said.
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Israel Military Says Failed To Stop West Bank Attack That Killed 1 Palestinian
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had "failed" in its response to a settler attack in the occupied West Bank earlier this month that Palestinian officials said killed one man.
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2 Killed In West Bank Strike, Israel Says It Targeted "Terrorist Cell''
Palestinian officials said two people were killed in an Israeli air strike in the occupied West Bank on Saturday that the Israeli military said targeted a "terrorist cell" in the Jenin area.
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Bangladesh PM's Office, Police Websites Hacked Amid Unrest Over Job Quota
Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, the official websites of Bangladesh's Prime Minister's Office, Central Bank and police appeared to have been hacked by a group calling itself "THE R3SISTANC3".
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8 Die In Bangladesh Floods, Over 2 Million Affected
The death count from floods in Bangladesh this week has risen to eight, leaving more than two million affected after heavy rains caused major rivers to burst their banks, officials confirmed Saturday.
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Palestinian Teen Shot Dead During Israeli West Bank Raid: Report
Israeli forces shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Saturday, an incident which the Israeli military said was under review.
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Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinians In West Bank Raid After Deadly Night
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians during a raid in the occupied WestBank early on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, bringing to five the number of Palestinians killed in different incidents within several hours.
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Chinese Ex-Central Bank Officer Jailed For 16 Years For Corruption: Report
A former senior official at China's central bank has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for corruption, Chinese media reported on Thursday.
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Vietnam Property Tycoon Faces Trial Over $12.5 Billion Fraud
The chairwoman of major property developer Van Thinh Phat will go on trial in Vietnam, accused with accomplices of embezzling $12.5 billion from a bank "for personal purposes", the official government website said.
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US Wants Revitalized Palestinian Authority To Run Gaza After War Is Over
A succession of US officials have travelled to the West Bank in recent weeks to meet with Mahmoud Abbas in the hope the 88-year-old - a spectator in the war between Israel and Hamas - can overhaul his unpopular Palestinian Authority enough to run Gaz
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12 Palestinians Killed, West Bank Mosque Desecrated In Israel Raids
Israeli troops have killed 12 Palestinians in three days of raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, including one youth shot dead at a hospital, Palestinian officials and international health charities said on Thursday.
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4 Thai Officials Fired After Nearly $60 Million Found In Their Bank Accounts
Four Thai officials have been dismissed after authorities found more than two billion baht ($57 million) in their bank accounts, with investigators calling the group "unusually wealthy".
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US To Impose Visa Ban On Violent Israeli Settlers Soon: Official
The Biden administration has informed Israel that Washington will impose visa bans in the next few weeks on Israeli extremist settlers engaged in violence against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, a State Department official said.
