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World Singapore says visitor arrivals rise 21% in 2024 SINGAPORE: Singapore recorded a 21% increase in international visitor arrivals to 16.5 million last year, the... Published 05 Feb, 2025 10:38am
World China hits back with tariffs on US goods after Trump imposes new levies WASHINGTON/BEIJING: China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on... Updated 04 Feb, 2025 10:23pm
World Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, giving the... Published 28 Jan, 2025 08:34am
World India, China agree to resume flights 5 years after stoppage NEW DELHI: India and China agreed in principle on Monday to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly... Published 27 Jan, 2025 08:26pm
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World Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization NEW YORK/GENEVA: The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday,... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:45pm
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World Global air finance summit to take stock of jet shortages, trade risks DUBLIN: Financiers and lessors who make the global air travel industry tick gather for an annual meeting in Dublin... Published 13 Jan, 2025 08:30am
World India’s 2024 power output growth is slowest since pandemic, data shows SINGAPORE: India’s electricity generation grew at its slowest pace in 2024 since the COVID-19 pandemic, an analysis... Published 08 Jan, 2025 10:46am
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World UN says solutions exist to rapidly ease debt burden of poor nations GENEVA: The heavy debt weighing on developing countries can be alleviated through readily available measures, the... Published 18 Apr, 2024 01:32pm
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