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Новости за 18.12.2024

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Indian firms borrowing intentions at $5.5 bn in October

ECB registrations through combined automatic and approval route in October was higher sequentially from $4.8 billion in September as well as year on year basis from $765 million last October.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Congress worker dies during protest near UP Assembly, party alleges 'police brutality'

During a Congress protest near the Uttar Pradesh Assembly against government policies, a party worker, Prabhat Pandey, died. UP Congress chief Ajay Rai alleges police brutality, while police report Pandey was brought dead to the hospital with no visible injuries. A post-mortem will determine the cause of death. Congress demands compensation and a government job for Pandey's family.

France24.com (en) 

Activist tells Saudi-hosted UN forum of 'silencing' of dissent

Lina al-Hathloul's appearance at the Internet Governance Forum was a rare instance of an outspoken critic of Prince Mohammed, the de facto ruler, addressing a gathering on Saudi soil. Human Rights Watch researcher Joey Shea described the panel and Hathloul's speech as "historic". The session opened with a moment of silence for government critics "arbitrarily detained" in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East. An empty chair beside the moderator bore a nametag with Hathloul's name. "For today... Читать дальше...

France24.com (en) 

'Ordinary and out of the ordinary': covering France's mass rape trial

Details of the case have horrified audiences in France and abroad since the trial began on September 2, drawing renewed attention on the widespread crime of rape and the issue of consent. But it has also catapulted its main victim, 72-year-old Gisele Pelicot, into the limelight as a feminist hero demanding a patriarchal society change its attitude to sex crimes. Dominique Pelicot, 72, has admitted sedating his then wife with sleeping pills from 2011 to 2020 so that men he recruited online could rape her in her own bed... Читать дальше...

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

US stocks muted as caution prevails ahead of Fed decision

Wall Street's main indexes opened flat Wednesday, as investors turned cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's final rate decision of the year and awaited signals on whether policymakers will take a more cautious stance in 2025.

Voice of America 

Chadian election officials ask military for protection ahead of vote

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Chad's electoral commission has asked the central African state’s military to help protect election officials and candidates amid a spike in attacks ahead of Dec. 29 elections. Witnesses say opposition supporters have used clubs and iron bars to prevent the ruling MPS party from holding rallies in several cities and towns. The National Election Management Agency in Chad, known as ANGE, said campaigning for the parliamentary, local council and regional elections has been plagued... Читать дальше...