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Germany cuts 2022 GDP growth forecast to 3.6 per cent amid COVID-19 woes-
By AFP FRANKFURT: The German government on Wednesday lowered its economic growth forecast for 2022 as an Omicron-fuelled surge in ...

Russia warns against ‘destructive’ US sanctions on president Vladmir Putin-
By AFP MOSCOW: Russia hit back on Wednesday at US threats of direct sanctions against President Vladimir Putin, saying moves ...

Media reports-
By PTI KATHMANDU: Nepal’s population has witnessed a growth of mere 0.93 per cent, the lowest in the last eight ...

California’s San Jose city becomes first to vote for gun insurance support in US-
By AFP LOS ANGELES: The city of San Jose voted Tuesday to pass a law that will compel gun owners ...

Police constable guarding polio team killed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province-
By PTI PESHAWAR: Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a police constable escorting a team of polio workers in northwest Pakistan’s ...

Republic Day 2022: British PM Boris Johnson flags COVID vaccine bond with India-
By PTI LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has extended greetings to the people of India on the Republic Day ...

Spanish artist Pablo Picasso’s heirs launch digital piece to ride ‘crypto’ wave-
By Associated Press GENEVA: Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling ...

Offshore 128 ton-crude oil spill threatens beaches in eastern Thailand-
By Associated Press BANGKOK: Thailand’s navy was helping on Wednesday to clean up a spill of as much as 128 tons ...

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Republic Day-
By PTI DHAKA: Bangladesh is keen to work with India towards realising the shared vision of building a peaceful and ...

Facebook charged users for free Internet in developing countries: Media report
Meta's Internet service, called Free Basics, is offered via Meta Connectivity and is supposed to provide users with 'access to ...