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MUMBAI, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee was expected to open little change against the U.S. currency on Wednesday amid surging U.S. yields and a flat dollar. The Rupee is seen around 82.75-82.80 per dollar in early trades from its previous close of 82.8475. The currency could even gain slightly at the open, following … Read more

One-kilo gold bars are pictured at the factory of gold and silver refiner and bullion manufacturer Argor-Heraeus in Mendrisio, Switzerland, July 13, 2022. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Gold prices fell on Wednesday under pressure from an uptick in the US dollar, after rising 2% in the previous session following China’s decision to further ease Covid … Read more

For more than two years, foreign travelers have had to self-quarantine upon arrival in China due to Covid restrictions. Pictured, at Beijing International Airport on June 18, 2022, passengers wait to be taken to designated quarantine destinations. Leo Ramirez | AFP | Getty Images The US government is considering imposing new Covid rules on travelers … Read more

US airline passengers face continued disruption following a deadly blizzard that swept across the country over the Christmas period, with thousands of flights still canceled on Tuesday. According to flight tracking site FlightAware, more than 3,000 US flights were canceled as of Tuesday night and more than 6,000 were delayed. The majority of canceled flights … Read more

Donald Trump’s redacted tax returns will be made public on Friday after a powerful congressional committee voted last week to release them. A spokesperson for the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee confirmed the timing of the release in a statement to Reuters on Tuesday. The Democratic-controlled committee obtained the statements last month … Read more

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Scientists will receive $25 million to study salt lake ecosystems in the drought-stricken American West, as President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed legislation allocating the funds to address existential threats without previous caused by lack of water. The funding enables the United States Geological Survey to study the hydrology of … Read more

Dec 27 (Reuters) – Popular Chinese video app TikTok has been banned from all devices operated by the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the House of Representatives administration, mimicking a soon-to-be-enacted law banning the app for US government devices. The app is considered “high risk due to a number of security issues,” the House’s … Read more

NEW YORK, Dec 27 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have filed criminal charges of fraud and commodity manipulation against a man accused of attempting to steal an estimated $110 million in October by rigging the crypto exchange -Mango Markets currency. Avraham Eisenberg’s trading in futures contracts linked to Mango’s MNGO crypto token allowed him to withdraw … Read more

Dec 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place for the time being a pandemic-era order allowing U.S. authorities to quickly deport migrants captured at the U.S.-Mexico border to determine whether 19 states could challenge the end of the policy. The court, by a 5-4 vote, granted a request by a … Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was heading to a place very familiar to him on Tuesday — the U.S. Virgin Islands — to enjoy downtime and warmer weather and to ring in a new year with family. The White House announced Monday night that the president and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, will … Read more