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Japan says ready to act as yen hits 40-year low
TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister said on Tuesday (Jun 30) that authorities were ready to take “appropriate action” after the yen hit a 40-year low against the dollar.The currency has been sliding for years
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Paraguay stun Germany on penalties to reach World Cup last 16
FOXBOROUGH, Massachussets, June 29 : Paraguay stunned four-time world champions Germany 4-3 on penalties on Monday to advance to the World Cup round of 16 in one of the biggest upsets in the competition’s history, after the teams were tied 1-1 over 120 minutes.Jose Canale hit the decisive penalty to give the
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Argentina’s Romero back in full training before World Cup knockout clash
KANSAS CITY, Kansas, June 29 : Argentina defender Cristian Romero returned to full training on Monday and could be available for their World Cup Round-of-32 clash against Cape Verde on Friday after being sidelined in the reigning champions final Group J match with a knee injury.• Romero was forced off in th
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Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction
The judge also ordered Chinese business tycoon Guo Wengui to forfeit US$889 million in restitution.
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Japan’s Nikkei adds to record quarterly gain on tech rebound
TOKYO, June 30 : Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed on Tuesday, powered by a rebound in technology stocks that have helped drive the gauge’s record quarterly gains.The benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 1.36 per cent to 70,416.02 in early trading. The index is poised for a 36 per cent gain in the past three mont
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Germany coach Nagelsmann wants to stay on despite World Cup fiasco
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 29 : Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann wants to remain in charge of the four-time world champions despite their shock World Cup exit on penalties to outsiders Paraguay in the round of 32 on Monday.The 38-year-old, who took over in 2023, and on Monday became the youngest coach in
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Dovish premier’s 2nd appointee joins Bank of Japan board
TOKYO, June 30 : Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration appointed Ayano Sato, seen as an advocate of loose monetary policy, as Bank of Japan board member on Tuesday, adding an important voice to debates over further rate increases.Ayano, a former academic, would be the second board member to be appoin
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Japan ready to respond to yen moves at any time, finance minister says
TOKYO, June 30 : Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday authorities stood ready to respond appropriately against currency moves at any time, in the wake of the yen’s slide to a four-decade low.”This includes taking decisive action, as confirmed between Japan and the U.S.,” Katayama told a
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Oil falls as investors focus on potential Iran-US talks in Doha
June 30 : Oil prices dropped on Tuesday, with investors eyeing the outcome of potential U.S.-Iran talks in Doha amid weekend missile fire from both sides that tested an interim ceasefire to end the four-month-old war.Brent August crude futures, which expire on Tuesday, were down 1.03 per cent, or 75 cents, at
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Paraguay pull off World Cup penalty gamble at last in historic Germany win
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 29 : At the World Cup in 1998, Paraguay were clinging on for a 0-0 draw in a last-16 meeting with hosts France in the hope of some penalty shootout magic from goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert but a 114th-minute golden goal by Laurent Blanc dashed that strategy.Twenty-eight years
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