Новости за 17.01.2024

The Russian president has commented on Latvia's announced deportation of pensioners

The country's GDP expanded above expectations last year

Russia has not only withstood the pressure of Western sanctions and outside risks but has also managed to steer its economy toward sustainable growth, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday.

Every sector of industry registered positive developments over the past year, according to the official.

"We have managed to neutr

HONG KONG - China's population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of COVID-19 deaths when strict lockdowns ended accelerated a downturn that will have profound long-term effects on the economy's growth potential.

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign currency deposit rose for the third successive month in December last year due to strong demand for the U.S. currency, central bank data showed Wednesday.

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Trump had a very big victory in Iowa, so he remains the odds-on favorite for the GOP nomination, Brookings Institution senior fellow Darrell West told Xinhua. He needs to follow this with strong showings in New Hampshire and Sout

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's money supply has grown for the sixth consecutive month due to robust demand for deposits and securities, central bank data showed Wednesday.

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 17 (ANI): The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, stated that his party, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) will run in the 2024 general elections with a programme aimed at putting the country on the path to progress and prosperity, ARY News reported. In an interview with a private news station, Shehbaz Sharif stated that the PML (N) won elections in 2018 with a clear majority, but

The annual inflation in the euro area hit 2.9 percent in December 2023, data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, showed on Wednesday.

HARBIN, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- With the temperature outside nearing minus 25 degrees Celsius, Jin Lei could recently be seen driving down a test road on a frozen river, turning and braking occasionally as snow flew up behind the wheels.

Davos [Switzerland], January 17 (ANI): The recent Chief Economist Outlook survey indicates a continuing ease in global inflation in 2024, prompting speculation about the trajectory of interest rates for the year. Central banks worldwide, over the last two years, implemented their steepest interest-rate increases in two decades to counter inflation. While expectations for high inflation are diminishing globally, the persis

Davos [Switzerland], January 17 (ANI): The World Economic Forum's Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Initiative has unveiled groundbreaking progress in the drive to mobilize USD 10 billion, enabling 1,000 businesses in frontier markets to scale operations by 2030. Over 40 partners associated with the initiative announced more than 50 commitments aimed at boosting impact investment in these markets, potentially un

TOKYO, Japan: This week, the Nikkei reported that Toyota plans to produce some 10.3 million vehicles globally in 2024, again hitting its record annual production for the second straight year.

TOKYO, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the powerful earthquake which struck central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa rose to 232 on Wednesday, according to local authorities.

Thrissur (Kerala) [India], January 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed puja and darshan at Guruvayur Sri Krishna Swamy Temple in Kerala's Thrissur on Wednesday morning. Guruvayur Devaswom is a temple dedicated to Lord Guruvayurappan and is one of the most important places of worship for Hindus and often referred to as Bhuloka Vaikuntham (Holy Abode of Vishnu on Earth). The Prime Minister arrived in Kerala on

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BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's gross domestic product (GDP) posted a growth of 5.2 percent year on year in 2023, higher than the annual target of around 5 percent, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday.

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on energy and oil prices provided by London Stock Exchange Group at 0200 GMT, Jan. 17.

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on agriculture prices provided by London Stock Exchange Group at 0200 GMT, Jan. 17.

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on metals prices provided by London Stock Exchange Group at 0200 GMT, Jan. 17.

MIAMI, Florida: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said over the weekend that it was investigating two crashes involving Florida's high-speed Brightline train that happened at the same railroad crossing between Miami and Orlando.

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Tehran has reportedly launched a strike on the Pakistan-based group Jaish al-Adl

After much delay, Bernardo Arevalo and Karin Herrera were officially sworn in as Guatemala's new president and vice president for a four-year term in the early hours of January 15. Civic mobilizat

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks lost on Tuesday, as higher Treasury bond yields, mixed bank earnings as well as woes with Apple and Boeing dampened sentiment.

Davos [Switzerland], January 17 (ANI): Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has highlighted the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in science. Nadella said science is probably the place where they will start witnessing "real acceleration."Speaking in conversation with World Economic Forum Chairperson Klaus Schwab, Nadella said, "What AI will do to science is probably the most interesting thing to me because, in fact, just

A new wrinkle has been reported in Lloyd Austin's efforts to keep his hospital stay and medical condition secret