Hindenburg shorts Jack Dorsey's payments firm Block; US Federal Reserve raises interest rates a quarter-point amid banking turmoil; Lebanon protests: 'Switzerland Of Middle East' engulfed by the worst economic crisis in decades; Prince William makes surprise trip to Poland border to thank British and Polish troops.
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Today, Accenture Plc said that it would cut about 19,000 jobs and lowered its annual revenue and profit projections, the latest sign that the worsening global economic outlook was sapping corporate spending on IT services.
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Tanzania has announced its first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), after five fatalities and three further cases were reported at a hospital in the country’s north-west Kagera region. Through contact tracing, approximately 161 people have been identified as at risk of infection, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday conferred 106 Padma awards to people hailing from different fields such as art, public affairs, science, etc - to honour their contributions for the betterment of the society. Among the Padma Shri awardees, a video of Hirbai Ibrahim Lobi of her interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being widely shared on social media - as the two shared a touching moment.
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China has predicted the growth rate for the country for the 2023 – 24 at 5 percent. The communist country has also increased the defence budget.
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US’ Energy department has said that the Covid-19 virus that brought the world to its knees in 2020 leaked from a lab in China.
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A latest report has suggested that nine states in India including, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh would be badly affected by climate change by 2050. The report further added that China, the US and India have 80..