February 6, 2025 6:09 PM February 6, 2025 6:09 PM

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Oil Prices Rise as Brent Hits $75, WTI Nears $72

Oil prices rose today. Brent Crude was trading 0.7 percent up at 75 dollars and 13 cents per barrel, and WTI Crude gained almost 0.8 percent to trade at around 71 dollars and 59 cents per barrel when reports last came in. Meanwhile, US commercial crude oil inventories increased by 8.7 million barrel...

February 6, 2025 5:57 PM February 6, 2025 5:57 PM

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Asian-European Major Indices End in positive territory

Major Asian indices ended in positive territory today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged over 1.4 percent, China's Shanghai Composite index rose over 1.2 percent, South Korea's Kospi increased over one percent, Japan's Nikkei added 0.6 percent, and Singapore's Straits Times index gained almost 0.4 percen...

February 6, 2025 5:49 PM February 6, 2025 5:49 PM

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Nigeria: Fire Kills 17 Children, Injures 17 Others In Zamfara Islamic School

In Nigeria, at least 17 children were killed in a fire that erupted in an Islamic school in the northwestern part of the country. The country's emergency response agency said about 100 children were at the school when the fire broke out in the Kaura Namoda district of Zamfara state yesterday. Sevent...

February 6, 2025 5:26 PM February 6, 2025 5:26 PM

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Rupee Hits Record Low of 87.57 Against US Dollar

In the Forex market, the rupee today depreciated by 11 paise to settle at a record low of 87 rupees and 57 paise against the US dollar as rising odds of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India in its monetary policy meeting tomorrow pressurised the rupee. The dollar index, which indicates the US dol...

February 6, 2025 4:30 PM February 6, 2025 4:30 PM

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Recent Wildfires in Los Angeles County Cause Estimated Losses of Up to $164 Billion

In the United States, the two most recent largest wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles County are estimated to have caused total property and capital losses of as much as 164 billion dollars. The report published recently by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) suggests total property and ...

February 6, 2025 4:27 PM February 6, 2025 4:27 PM

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FICCI & Expo City Dubai Forge Partnership Ahead of 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit

In a significant move to strengthen international urban cooperation, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Expo City Dubai. The agreement, formalised during the Cities in Action Forum 2025, aims to facilitate Indian participa...