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Pakistan inflation rises to 48-year high as IMF visits

Pakistan inflation rises to 48-year high as IMF visits

Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on Wednesday by the country's statistics bureau.

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Eurozone inflation falls but uncertainty remains

Eurozone inflation falls but uncertainty remains

The eurozone's annual inflation rate has fallen for a third consecutive month, official data showed on Wednesday, but uncertainty over the figures and continued price growth cooled optimism.

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Norway not a war profiteer, PM says

Norway not a war profiteer, PM says

Norway has grown richer by the minute as the conflict in Ukraine boosts its gas revenues, but the country is not a war profiteer, its prime minister told AFP in an interview.

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Syrians fear IS resurgence as Kurdish-led forces sweep Raqa

Syrians fear IS resurgence as Kurdish-led forces sweep Raqa

From his rooftop in the Syrian city of Raqa, Youssef Nasser watches nervously as hundreds of heavily armed Kurdish-led fighters sweep the streets of what was once the de facto capital of the Islamic State group.

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PSG appeal to French league to approve Ziyech loan deal

PSG appeal to French league to approve Ziyech loan deal

Paris Saint-Germain have asked the French league to approve the loan signing of Morocco star Hakim Ziyech from Chelsea despite the necessary paperwork for the deal arriving after Tuesday's January transfer deadline, the club told AFP.

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Ozzy Osbourne cancels UK, Europe tour over poor health

Ozzy Osbourne cancels UK, Europe tour over poor health

Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne on Wednesday announced he was cancelling tour dates in his native UK and Europe, saying his body was "still physically weak" after a spinal injury.

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Chelsea confirm signing of Fernandez from Benfica

Chelsea confirm signing of Fernandez from Benfica

Chelsea on Wednesday confirmed the signing of Argentina's World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a record British transfer fee of 121 million euros (£106.8 million).

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Half a million strike in UK's largest walkout in 12 years

Half a million strike in UK's largest walkout in 12 years

Half a million workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, calling for higher wages in the largest such walkout in over a decade, closing schools and severely disrupting transport.

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Hong Kong economy shrank 3.5 percent in 2022

Hong Kong economy shrank 3.5 percent in 2022

Hong Kong's economy shrank by 3.5 percent in 2022, with exports plunging and the city's worst-ever coronavirus outbreak battering businesses, the government announced Wednesday, while saying it hoped China's reopening would spur a recovery.

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Adani shares nosedive as Indian tycoon drops down rich list

Adani shares nosedive as Indian tycoon drops down rich list

Shares in the Indian tycoon Gautam Adani's flagship firm nosedived again on Wednesday as its owner dropped out of the Forbes top 10 rich list following allegations of massive accounting fraud.

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