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BCCI releases central contract list, former skipper M S Dhoni dropped

The BCCI announced the central contracts for the period of October 2019 to September 2020. Dhoni was in the A category, which fetches a player Rs 5 crore, until last year

Australia to lose billions as raging bushfires deter tourists: Report

The number of travellers booking visits to Australia has fallen 10-20 per cent since the fires began in September and the slump will cost the economy an estimated 4.5 billion Australian dollars

Suicides in Japan hit record low in 2019; 70% of the deaths are of men

Preliminary data released by the health ministry showed 19,959 people died by suicide in 2019, a 4.2 percent drop for the country of 127 million people. Seventy percent of those were men

China birth rate lowest in 2019 since 1949 as workforce continues to shrink

To avoid a demographic crisis, the government relaxed its one-child policy in 2016 to allow people to have two children, but the change has not resulted in more pregnancies

Trump announces he will nominate two allies for Fed reserve board

Trump had originally tweeted in July he would nominate Christopher Waller, a director of the Fed's satellite office in St. Louis, Missouri, and conservative economist Judy Shelton

US prepares for cyber threats from Iran as military clash fears recede

The simmering tensions since the US drone attack that killed Qasem Soleimani, who was by some measures the second most influential person in Iran, make it likely that Iran will seek retaliation

Sebi exonerates Ravi Narain, 8 other officials in NSE 'dark fibre' case

It was alleged that Sampark provided latency advantage to a few brokers, which resulted in a substantial increase in their turnover during the period from April-August 2015

Nestle to invest $2.1 bn in 5 yrs to switch to food-grade recycled plastics

"No plastic should end up in landfill or as litter," Nestle chief executive Mark Schneider said in the statement.

Qatar scraps mandatory exit permits for migrant domestic staff, others

Qatar has made a series of reforms to its employment regulations since being selected to host the 2022 World Cup.

Iran Prez says no limit to uranium enrichment after it exited nuclear deal

In a speech before the heads of banks, Rouhani said the nuclear program is in a better situation than it was before the nuclear agreement with world powers.

Major threat to oil supplies seems to have receded: IEA on US-Iran tensions

The IEA's forecasts see faster growth in demand for oil this year thanks to expectations that global growth will pick up as trade tensions diminish.

China's Belt and Road projects lack transparency, say European firms

Only 20 out of 132 firms polled said they have bid for projects related to the BRI, a massive global network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks spanning Asia, Africa, West Asia and Europe

US House delivers articles of impeachment against Trump to Senate

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed the articles, which charge Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

Govt plans restrictions on imports of products categorised as 'others'

Piyush Goyal said India is facing 'big' problem in imports of a category called "others" and in that category, all sorts of stuff is being imported into the country

Huawei likely to conduct trial runs of 5G waves for Airtel, Vodafone

Sources said both Airtel and Vodafone have also joined ZTE, Nokia and Ericsson, apart from Huawei, for conducting the 5G trials

More nations may face US travel bans as Trump renews focus on immigration

The most recent iteration of the ban includes restrictions on five majority-Muslim nations: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, as well as Venezuela and North Korea

Ukraine demands punishment, compensation for airliner downed by Iran

This came after Tehran admitted accidentally downing the plane and killing all 176 people on board

Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou can be extradited to US: Canada attorney general

The United States accuses Meng of lying to banks about violating Iran sanctions.

Ousted Boeing CEO to walk away with $62 mn, but lose some benefits

Muilenburg was fired in late December after failing to get the company's 737 Max jetliner back in the air.

Taiwan's independence on the line as 19 mn voters to decide island's future

Tsai said at a final campaign rally Friday night that the election was a chance to protect Taiwan's democracy.