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US stocks see worst first half drop in over 50 yrs amid inflation woes

US stocks have seen their worst first half of a year since 1970, as concerns grow over how steps to curb inflation will affect economic growth.

Google rolls out new update for its password manager for ease of use

The new update allows users to add a shortcut to Google Password Manager to their Android home screen

Meta warns employees 'to expect a tough second half' in internal memo

The Meta executive added that the company is in "serious times here and the headwinds are fierce", underscoring that its challenges aren't likely to vanish anytime soon

Nadal makes it past Berankis to secure place in third round at Wimbledon

The second seed will next play 27th seed Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who reached the fourth round at SW19 last year

Victory for Hindutva ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray: Maha CM Eknath Shinde

The rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena, who forced Uddhav Thackeray to resign as Chief Minister, will continue camping in Goa and may go back before the floor test

NATO summit in Madrid concludes amid criticisms of bloc's aggression

NATO leaders agreed to strengthen the alliance's forward defenses, enhance the bloc's battlegroups on its eastern flank and increase the number of high readiness forces to more than 300,000

Ketanji Jackson becomes first African-American woman judge in US top court

Jackson, in a statement, said that she will administer justice "without fear or favour"

Wimbledon: Swiatek fends off Kerkhove's challenge; Boulter stuns Pliskova

World No 1 Iga Swiatek recorded her 37th successive victory while local youngster Katie Boulter rallied from a set down to beat last year's finalist Karolina Pliskova at the Wimbledon

Respect for human rights inherent in Indian way of life: Minister RK Singh

Union power minister Energy RK Singh said that respecting human rights has been inherent in the Indian way of life since time immemorial, and much before these were defined by the West

Informal summit of European Union to be held in Prague in October

Never has our Union faced such great challenges: Charles Michel, European Council President

Canada confirms 278 cases of monkeypox; 202 in Quebec, 67 in Ontario

According to Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam, the latest epidemiological data show that the majority of the cases are male and range between 20 and 69 years of age

US charges Indian-origin tech entrepreneur in $45mn investment fraud

An Indian-origin entrepreneur has been arrested and charged by federal prosecutors in an alleged $45 million investment fraud scheme that targeted more than 10,000 people

Nuclear power can help countries secure energy transitions: IEA reports

A total of 32 countries have nuclear plants and nuclear power is the second largest source of low emissions power after hydropower, the IEA said

Inflation to exceed official target ceiling in 2022: Brazil's central bank

For 2022, the official inflation target was set at 3.5 per cent, with a margin of tolerance of 1.5 percentage points

Colombian Prez-elect confirms economist Jose Ocampo as Finance Minister

"Jose Antonio Ocampo will be our Finance Minister. Let's build a productive economy and an economy for life," President-elect Gustavo Petro posted on Twitter on Thursday

Despite regional disparities, June rainfall ends 'normal' for all India

Despite tremendous disparities in the rainfall received regionwise - excess in the northeast and dry in the northwest, India, as a whole registered 'normal' rainfall in the month of June.

Jasprit Bumrah to lead India in Edgbaston Test, Rishabh Pant to be deputy

Bumrah becoming India's captain for the Edgbaston Test comes after regular skipper Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 on the second day of the warm-up match against Leicestershire last week

Global smartphone sales fall below 100 mn units for 2nd time in 10 yrs

The global smartphone sales declined to 96 million units in May, only the second time in the last 10 years that it fell below the 100-million mark, a new report showed on Thursday.

Hyundai to create new US affiliate after $10.5 bn investment pledge

Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it is setting up a new investment affiliate in the US, in a follow-up to its pledge to invest $10.5 billion in the world's largest economy.

Apple lets app developers use 3rd-party payment systems in South Korea

Tech giant Apple on Thursday said that the developers in South Korea can now use a third-party payment system, with certain riders.