Day: February 28, 2019

Eiffel Tower replica in Las Vegas debuts new light show

  LAS VEGAS  — The half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower on the Las Vegas Strip is debuting a new light show. The landmark at the Paris Las Vegas casino-resort on Wednesday unveiled the new show featuring synchronized twinkling and colored lights. Casino operator Caesars Entertainment says 6,000 […]

Farm loan delinquencies highest in 9 years as prices slump

WICHITA, Kan. — The nation’s farmers are struggling to pay back loans after years of low crop prices and export markets hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with a key government program showing the highest default rate in at least nine years. Many agricultural loans come due around […]

Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

  A look at where investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him: WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT? Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed the investigation. Trump also plays a […]

Survey: China factory activity sinks to 3-year low

BEIJING  — Chinese manufacturing activity fell to a three-year low in February amid a tariff battle with Washington and weak global demand, a survey showed Thursday. The monthly purchasing managers’ index by the government statistics bureau and an industry group fell 0.3 points to 49.2 on a 100-point […]

Closure of Pakistan air space snarls flights across Asia

BANGKOK  — A temporary closure of air space over Pakistan snarled air traffic Thursday, especially between Asia and Europe, though some airlines adjusted by rerouting their flights. In Bangkok, an important and busy hub for transcontinental flights, thousands of travelers were stranded. Bangkok airport officials said over 4,000 […]

The Latest: No deal reached between Trump, Kim at 2nd summit

HANOI, Vietnam  : — The Latest on the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local): 1:40 p.m. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have failed to reach an agreement at their second summit in Vietnam, […]

Time for Modi govt to introspect: Yechury

New Delhi : CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday reacted strongly to the BJP’s critique of the joint statement by the Opposition, saying that it was time for the Centre to introspect. “It is time for the Modi govt to introspect on the statement by 21 Opposition parties. […]

NDMC approves new policy for household industrial units

New Delhi :  Household industrial units in residential zones of north Delhi can now have a maximum of nine workers with a power cap of 11 KW, as the area’s civic body approved a new policy on Wednesday. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), in a meeting of its […]

Rupee opens 10 paise higher against US dollar

Mumbai :  The rupee rose 10 paise to 71.14 against the US dollar in opening trade at the interbank forex market Thursday on mild selling of the greenback by exporters and a higher opening in the domestic equity market. Traders said unabated foreign fund inflows too supported the recovery […]

Sensex, Nifty open positive ahead of F&O expiry

Mumbai :  The benchmark BSE Sensex opened on a positive note Thursday amid buying by domestic as well as foreign institutional investors ahead of February derivatives expiry. Investors, however, were cautious on concerns over the tension between India and Pakistan . The 30-share index was trading higher by 81.45 […]

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