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US stocks rally hard first time in week since Omicron variant spike

New York, Dec 22 (UNI/Sputnik) Wall Street rallied hard for the first time in a week, with buyers scooping up stocks cheapened by a series of selloffs triggered by fear about the coronavirus’ resurgence via the Omicron variant.
Adding to the positivity of US equity markets was President Joe Biden’s assurance that he was trying to salvage his signature
1.75 trillion infrastructure bill that had been opposed by a key Democratic lawmaker. The significance of the bill was underscored by Goldman Sachs’ decision on Monday to slash US growth projections for 2022.
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8 Kenyan military officers killed in plane crash

18 Apr 2024 | 10:55 PM

Nairobi, Apr 18 (UNI) A military helicopter crashed in northwestern Kenya on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of at least eight senior officers, a security source has confirmed.

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Zambia, WHO seek to strengthen cooperation to fight cervical cancer

18 Apr 2024 | 9:22 PM

Lusaka, Apr 18 (UNI) Zambia and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday pledged to strengthen cooperation in the fight against cervical cancer in the southern African country.

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Iran vows tit-for-tat response should Israel attack its nuke sites

18 Apr 2024 | 9:19 PM

Tehran, Apr 18 (UNI) A senior Iranian military commander threatened on Thursday to target Israel's "nuclear facilities" should it attack Iran's nuclear sites.

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4 gov't officials killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan

18 Apr 2024 | 9:13 PM

Islamabad, Apr 18 (UNI) Four officials of Pakistan Customs were killed and two other people injured in a terrorist attack in the country's northwest Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday, police officials said.

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Iran may reconsider nuclear policy over threats from Israel

18 Apr 2024 | 5:34 PM

Tehran, April 18 (UNI) Iran may reconsider its nuclear policy in the light of the threat from Israel, Iran's a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Ahmad Haghtalab said on Thursday.

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