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Defying Trump, Powell ends term with rates on hold, keeps Fed board seat in break from tradition
WASHINGTON, April 30 — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell closed out eight years as head of the US central bank on Wednesday with interest rates on hold, rising concern about inflation, and an announcement that he would stay on as
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NYC mayor Mamdani urges King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond to India
NEW YORK, April 3000 — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Wednesday he encourages Britain’s King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond, with his comments coming during the British monarch’s ongoing US visit. “If I were to speak
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Trump warns Iran to ‘get smart’ and take nuclear deal, US naval blockade tightens
TEHRAN, April 30 — President Donald Trump warned Tehran on Wednesday that it should “get smart soon” and capitulate to Washington’s demands for tight controls on its nuclear programme, as a US naval blockade turned the screws on Iran’s economy.
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