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Cash-strapped Pakistan welcomes arrival of first shipment of discounted crude from Russia
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani government on Monday welcomed the arrival of the first shipment of discounted crude from Russia under a key deal between Islamabad and Moscow. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif hailed it as a “fulfillment of promises” to the…
Stock market today: Wall Street rises, and S&P 500 hits highest level in more than a year
NEW YORK — Wall Street climbed Monday ahead of a big week for central banks around the world, vaulting the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 40.07 points, or 0.9%, to…
Stock market today: Wall Street rises, and S&P 500 hits highest level in more than a year
NEW YORK — Wall Street climbed Monday ahead of a big week for central banks around the world, vaulting the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 40.07 points, or 0.9%, to…
Iraq’s parliament approves budget, ending dispute over oil revenue sharing with Kurdish region
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s parliament belatedly approved a record $152 billion budget for 2023 on Monday, after months of wrangling over the sharing of oil revenue between the central government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region in the north.…
The Great Grift: 5 things to know about how COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
WASHINGTON — The greatest grift in U.S. history was brazen, even simple. Criminals and gangs grabbed the money. So did an U.S. soldier in Georgia, the pastors of a defunct church in Texas, a former state lawmaker in Missouri and…