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5.1-magnitude earthquake hits northwest China

China, Sep 20 - An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the junction area of northwest China's Gansu and Qinghai Provinces on...

Rupee hits record low of 59.99

Mumbai, June 26 - Rupee hits record low of 59.99 on Wednesday breaching the previous low of 59.98 hit last week.   Persistent capital outflows from...

Sensex up by 206 points

Mumbai, July 5 - The BSE benchmark Sensex today surged by over 206 points in early trade on sustained buying by funds and retail...

Rupee drops by 8 paise against dollar

Mumbai, August 21 - The rupee dropped by 8 paise to 63.33 against the American currency in the late morning trade on mild dollar...

More than 5,000 flee erupting Indonesian volcano

Jakarta, Nov 12 -  More than 5,000 people have fled their homes in western Indonesia in recent days following a series of violent volcanic...

WTO reaches its first ever trade deal at Bali meeting

Indonesia,  Dec 9 - The World Trade Organization reached its first ever trade reform deal on Saturday to the roar of approval from nearly...

Writedowns put Microsoft in the red

July-22 Microsoft has reported a $3.2bn net loss for the three months to 30 June after posting $8.4bn of writedowns. Earlier this month the company...

Death toll in China oil pipeline blasts rises to 52

Beijing, Nov 24 -  Rescuers have found more bodies at the scene of oil pipeline blasts in eastern China, bringing the death toll in...

Rupee gains 99 paise

Mumbai, Sep 10 -The rupee continued to rule firm for the fourth straight day by surging further by 99 paise to 64.25 per dollar...

Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Probably Rose to Three-Year High

May 22 - Sales of existing homes probably climbed in April to the highest level in more than three years, giving a lift to...

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