Fed pledges to keep interest rates near zero for years

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The Federal funds rate remained unchanged at zero to a quarter percentage point, and will stay there until America’s labor market has recovered “consistent with the Committee’s assessments of maximum employment” and the inflation rate has risen to 2%, and is on track to exceed that level for some time. Given the country is still … Read more

iOS 14 compatible devices list: Will you be able to install it on your iPhone today?

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Will your iPhone be compatible with iOS 14? Celso Bulgatti/CNET This story is part of WWDC 2020. All the latest coverage from Apple’s WWDC annual developers conference. Apple’s Tuesday event included, among a slew of new product releases (see everything announced here), the announcement of iOS 14’s official release date. Starting today, owners of compatible … Read more

Amnesty International calls for investigation into video showing execution of woman in Mozambique

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In the nearly two-minute-long video, men wearing military uniforms are seen chasing down a naked woman, surrounding and verbally harassing her along a rural road. One of the men repeatedly beats her with a stick before another man shoots her at close range. She is then repeatedly shot by the men while lying on the … Read more

Maharashtra: Will give relief to Maratha community till SC verdict on reservation is out, says CM Uddhav Thackeray

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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has said that the state government will some kind of relief to the Maratha community till the final SC verdict on the reservation issue comes out. File photo Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray | PTI Amidst the growing clamour for bringing an ordinance to restore the reservation for the Maratha community, the … Read more

EU may not be acting in good faith – Johnson

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAsked if the EU is negotiating a trade deal with the UK in good faith, Boris Johnson says: “I don’t believe they are”. Boris Johnson has told MPs he believes the EU may not be negotiating with the UK in good faith. The PM was explaining why … Read more