Will study retaliatory tariffs proposed by US Trade Representative: Officials

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The government will examine the United States’ proposed retaliatory tariffs on up to 25% on around 40 Indian products in response to India’s equalisation levy on non-resident ecommerce operators and take measures in line with public and commercial interests, officials have said. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed to impose retaliatory tariffs on … Read more

Stimulus check qualifications: How to know if you’re eligible for $1,400 or more

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Stimulus check requirements for the third round are more generous and stringent at the same time. We’ll explain. Sarah Tew/CNET Roughly 127 million people have already received the third stimulus check for up to $1,400 per person, through methods of direct deposit and by mail as a paper check or EIP card, with nearly 30 million more expected to … Read more

Tugs, dredgers still struggle to free ship blocking Suez Canal

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Suez Canal salvage teams were alternating between dredging and tugging on Sunday to dislodge a massive container ship blocking the busy waterway, while two sources said efforts had been complicated by rock under the ship’s bow. Dredgers working to dislodge the stranded vessel have so far shifted 27,000 cubic metres of sand, to a depth … Read more

India win series despite Curran heroics

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Sam Curran equalled the record score for an ODI batsman coming in at number eight or lower Third one-day international, Pune India 329 all out (48.2 overs): Pant 78 (62); Wood 3-34 England 322-9 (50 overs): Curran 95* (83), Thakur 4-67 India won by seven runs Scorecard England were beaten in a thrilling one-day series … Read more

Lankan president says his govt will not succumb to UNHRC pressure

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday said the recent UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka was the doing of “local and foreign forces” which do not want the country to progress, and vowed that his government would not succumb to such pressures. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution against Sri Lanka’s rights record on … Read more

14 people injured in suspected suicide bombing outside Catholic church in Indonesia

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The two suspected bombers both died, according to Indonesian police, and so far no other deaths have been reported. A security guard who tried to stop two suspected bombers from entering the churchyard is among the injured, Indonesian Police Inspector General Argo Yuwono told media. The suspects used a motorbike and detonated outside the church … Read more

Evacuation of people trapped by militant attack in Mozambique runs into ambush, reports say

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The town of Palma in Cabo Delgado province was attacked by Islamist insurgents on Wednesday, according to multiple sources contacted by CNN. Witnesses reported seeing bodies in the streets after the insurgents, believed to be affiliated with the terrorist group ISIS, attacked Palma from three directions, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. According to several … Read more