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Chinese firms look to cash in on Western exodus from Russia
"Chinese companies in some niche sectors will especially benefit from the EU and US (companies) leaving Russian markets, such as in auto parts, foods, medical supplies and infrastructure components," said Zhuang Bo, a China economist at investment firm Loomis, Sayles & Company, as quoted by SCMP, RT reported.
Moscow to cut military activity near Kiev to create mutual trust
Russia has "drastically" reduced its military activity near Kiev and Chernigov as talks with Ukraine enter the "practical" stage, the deputy minister of defense Alexander Fomin announced on Tuesday. Speaking to the press following the talks with the Ukrainian delegation, Fomin said that "a decision was made to drastically, in several times, reduce the military activity on the approaches to Kiev and Chernigov."
Russia has described Istanbul talks as 'constructive'
Previously, Moscow had insisted that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky could only be set after the deal would be finalized, RT reported. Vladimir Medinsky described the talks in Turkey as "constructive" and said his delegation had received a clearly outlined position on what Kiev sought to achieve.
Intensive consultations between Russia, Ukraine in Istanbul
Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak at an interim briefing in Turkey said: "Intensive consultations are underway on several important issues. The key one is the agreement on international security guarantees for Ukraine. Only with this agreement can we end the war as Ukraine needs it. An equally important issue is the ceasefire so that we can address the humanitarian problems that have accumulated", Ukrayinska Pravda reported.
Russia, Ukraine start new round of peace talks
Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday kicked off a fresh round of peace talks here in yet another attempt to reach a ceasefire in the ongoing Moscow-Kiev war. Shortly before the meeting started at the Dolmabahce Presidential Working Office in Istabul's Besiktas district, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the time had come for talks to yield concrete results, reports Xinhua news agency.
Growing political tension in Pak poses risks for economy
The political situation in Pakistan is one of the main domestic risks to the economy due to uncertainty over the growing tensions between the government and opposition alliance, endangering a fragile economic recovery, the Ministry of Finance warned. "The domestic and international scenario has begun to change which may have implications for the economic recovery
Time has come for the final push: Maryam to Imran
Maryam Nawaz, Vice President of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has said the time for giving Prime Minister Imran Khan the "final push" towards his defeat has come, Geo News reported. While addressing a 'jalsa' (gathering) of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Islamabad on Monday.
White House proposes $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023
The White House has requested a $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023, which is about $2 billion more than the space agency received for the current fiscal year. The budget would enable NASA to fund Artemis moon landings, Earth science, address climate change, drive economic growth, and more as the agency aims to send people to Mars by 2040, NASA officials said.
US Covid vaccinations hit 2-yr low amid Omicron sub-variant surge
Amid a resurgence due to the new Omicron sub-variant, the number of daily Covid-19 vaccinations in the US has fallen to the lowest level since the early days of the inoculation campaign in 2020. The seven-day average of vaccine doses of all types administered in the country dipped to 127,000 per day this week, Xinhua news agency reported citing data tracked by The Hill news outlet. This marked a steady decline since January, when more than 1 million shots per day were being administered.
Approval of Biden's handling of economy declining: Poll
The new NBC News poll said the other issues besides handling of the economy had topped January's survey, reports Xinhua news agency. Sixty-two per cent of respondents said their family incomes are falling behind the cost of living, 31 per cent said they were staying even, and 6 per cent said their incomes are going up faster than the cost of living, according to the poll conducted on March 18-22
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