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Stocks plunge, oil rockets, gold tops $2,000 on Ukraine fears

HONG KONG, March 7, 2022 (AFP) - Equity markets plunged Monday, while oil prices soared to a near 14-year high and safe-haven gold broke $2,000 as investors grew increasingly fearful about the impact of the Ukraine war on the global economy. Trading floors were a sea of red in early exchanges

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Visa, Mastercard suspend operations in Russia

NEW YORK (AFP) – Card payment giants Visa and Mastercard announced Saturday they will suspend operations in Russia, the latest

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Ukraine shares footage that appears to show a Russian helicopter…

Footage appears to show the moment a Russian gunship helicopter was shot down by a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) in

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‘Ratification of the MCC Compact enables work to continue’

KATHMANDU: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has acknowledged the Federal Parliament of Nepal’s decision to ratify the $500 million compact

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US President Jo Biden slams ‘dictator’ Putin and his war…

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2022 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden on Tuesday branded his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “dictator”

Russia-Ukraine conflict: 244 Nepali reach several destinations safely

Two-hundred and forty-four Nepali affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict have safely reached their destinations. A high-level committee formed the

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Ukraine in fierce fight against advancing Russian forces

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the larger and more powerful

British Gurkha Army to benefit from new immigration rules in…

With the new immigration rules in place in the UK, the British Government has waived visa fees to the foreigners

All Nepalis in Ukraine safe: NRNA

Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has expressed concerns over the safety of Nepalis in Ukraine following the recent developments there. Issuing

Russia attacks Ukraine as defiant Putin warns US, NATO

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international