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Indian workers return from Oman to tell of low food supplies and unpaid wages

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Federal Reserve faces critical week as crisis fears linger
Collapse of SVB and Signature and takeover of Credit Suisse upend hawkish US central bank's interest rate plans
The Federal Reserve faces a crucial meeting as it considers its next interest rate decision while inflation remains elevated and fears of a financial crisis persist. Reuters
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held discussions with high Russian officials, including Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on Tuesday. Reuters
Xi invites Putin to China this year

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Former US President Donald Trump. AFP
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Rupert Murdoch, 92, will marry San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith, 66. AFP
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Iraq 20 Years On podcast series, Episode 2: ‘My father was taken from us’

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Where are the best places for expats to start a new life?

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The period following the 2003 war was marked by unemployment, civil unrest, terrorism and years without reliable electricity and other public services. Reuters
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Paul Grant has died after collapsing outside a train station in London. Photo: Facebook
Paul Grant, Harry Potter and Star Wars actor, dies aged 56

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Former US president Donald Trump takes to the stage at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa, on March 13. Reuters
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Libyan chefs cook up giant couscous
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Manchester City's Erling Haaland, who admits he is at Manchester City to win the Champions League. PA
Champions League draw: Real Madrid face Chelsea, Man City take on Bayern
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire in action against Real Betis. AFP
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US regulators order states to accept East Palestine toxic waste
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US

California governor pledges 1,200 tiny homes for homeless
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US pregnancy deaths at six-decade high during Covid surge
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. AFP
Japanese PM Kishida heads to Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy

Europe

Ukraine suggests it hit Russian missiles in occupied Crimea

Europe

Arrest warrant for Putin marked 'sombre occasion', ICC chief prosecutor says

UK

EU agrees to $2.1bn ammunition plan for Ukraine

Europe

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World

BUSINESS
Sri Lankan banknotes at a market in Colombo. The IMF expects the country's inflation to come down to 28.5 per cent this year. AFP
IMF approves $3bn bailout loan for Sri Lanka

Economy

Federal Reserve faces critical week as crisis fears linger

Economy

Amazon to cut 9,000 more jobs in second round of layoffs

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Goldman Sachs no longer expects oil at $100 this year after market rout

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What analysts are saying about the US and Swiss banking crisis

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Harry Maguire exclusive: Man United in the Europa League to win it
The England defender was one of the star performers in Thursday's 1-0 win at Real Betis

Football

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire in action against Real Betis. AFP
Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati is being investigated by prosecutors in Monaco over allegations of money laundering. AFP
Monaco says its money laundering investigation of Najib Mikati will go on

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Agthia made a number of new acquisitions in the past two years to grow its business. Delores Johnson / The National
Agthia aims for 12% revenue growth in 2023 amid expansion push

Economy

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The Ultras behind Al Wasl FC's tifos

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HEALTH
New technique helps surgeons by lighting up children's cancer tumours
Great Ormond Street team develops treatment to ‘light up’ tumours, with aim of making operations more successful

UK

Scientists and surgeons hope the new technology will soon be used to help treat young cancer patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and beyond. PA
Scientists say new data suggests the Covid-19 pandemic may have originated from animals, not a laboratory. AP
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Orkney islands gene linked to cancer

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