HIROSHIMA, Japan — Japanese and U.S. high leaders on Thursday met in Hiroshima previous to the bigger gathering of Group of Seven (G7) nations, overshadowed by protests and a tense ambiance.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who holds the G7’s rotating presidency and is internet hosting the three-day G7 summit which begins Friday, held talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday night within the western Japanese metropolis. (Japan-U.S.-G7)
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MANILA — The Philippine central financial institution on Thursday determined to maintain the rate of interest on the in a single day reverse repurchase facility at 6.25 p.c, and the rate of interest on the in a single day deposit and lending amenities at 5.75 p.c and 6.75 p.c, respectively.
“Based on the sum of new information and its assessment of the impact of previous monetary policy actions, the Monetary Board decided that a pause in monetary policy tightening was appropriate,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla advised a news inference. (Philippines-Interest Rate)
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YANGON — The demise toll from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar has reached 48 as of Wednesday afternoon, state media reported on Thursday.
According to The Mirror Daily, Cyclone Mocha broken 44,928 homes, 376 non secular buildings, 59 monasteries, 439 faculties, 59 hospitals or clinics, 11 telecom towers, 119 lamp posts, two airports, and 158 departmental buildings. (Myanmar-Mocha-Death)
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KABUL — The Afghan caretaker authorities’s supreme chief Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has appointed Deputy Prime Minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir because the performing prime minister, chief authorities spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated.
“Since esteemed acting Prime Minister Mullah Hassan Akhund is sick and needs treatment and rest in Kandahar for some time, esteemed Mawlawi Abdul Kadir has been appointed to take charge of the Premier Office affairs,” Mujahid stated on his Twitter account on Wednesday. (Afghanistan-Acting PM)