Brasilia, April 3 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he cannot predict when the US-Israeli strikes against Iran might end, but vowed to shield Brazilians from the economic impact of the conflict.In an interview with local television station Record Bahia, Lula da Silva stressed the uncertainty surrounding the duration of the conflict.”The war goes on … The concrete fact I can offer is that we are making every possible effort to prevent the irresponsible war on…
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Barcelona, April 2 (IANS) Spanish football giant Barcelona’s president, Joan Laporta, has slammed FIFA over what he described as a congested and poorly planned international calendar after the team’s prime player, Raphinha, suffered a hamstring injury while representing Brazil.The injury occurred during an international friendly against France, leaving FC Barcelona without one of their most in-form attackers at a crucial stage of the season.Laporta did not hold back in his criticism of the sched…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) India’s manufacturing PMI eased to 53.9 in March as disruptions linked to the conflict in the Middle East are reverberating through the global economy and weighing on Indian manufacturers, the HSBC Flash India PMI data showed on Thursday.Firms also faced an intensification of cost pressures, the steepest since August 2022. That said, companies mostly absorbed added expenses, as indicated by a modest uptick in selling charges that was the least pronounced in two years,…
Brasilia, April 2 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told the press that the United States has fabricated a lie as a pretext to launch an “unnecessary war” against Iran. “The United States got involved in an unnecessary war in Iran, claiming that Iran had nuclear weapons or that they were trying to make nuclear weapons. That’s a lie!” Lula said during an interview in Brazil’s northeastern state of Ceara on Wednesday (local time).He said the United States has repeatedly waged wa…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday discussed the issue of strengthening India’s trade and investment relations with Africa at a meeting with the ministers and ambassadors of African countries on the sidelines of the WTO ministerial conference in Cameroon. “Had a meaningful engagement with ministers and ambassadors of the Africa Group members on the sidelines of the 14th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO MC14). Held substanti…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Cameroon, and reviewed progress on the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA).Both the leaders deliberated on key priorities under the MC14 agenda and “reviewed progress on the ongoing work towards the signing of the India-EU FTA, as announced by PM Naren…
Madrid, March 28 (IANS) FC Barcelona’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League title hopes have suffered a big setback after Raphinha suffered a hamstring injury while on international duty for Brazil, playing in a pre-World Cup friendly.The Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed on Friday that Raphinha suffered the injury in his right hamstring during Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to France in a friendly. The forward will leave the Brazilian squad to return to Barcelona for treatment, reports Xinhua.This…
Seoul, March 28 (IANS) The foreign ministers of South Korea and Ukraine have agreed to make efforts to resolve the issue of two North Korean soldiers captured during the Russia-Ukraine war in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles, Seoul’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, discussed the issue of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) and other matters during their talks in France on Friday (local time) o…
United Nations, March 27 (IANS) Maldives has withdrawn its surprise nomination of Virginia Gamba for secretary-general, and Chile has backed out of its nomination of Michelle Bachelet, according to the General Assembly president’s spokesperson, La Neice Collins.That would effectively leave only one woman, Rebeca Grynspan Mayufis, on the ballot amid a clamour for a woman to head the 80-year-old organisation.It also narrows the field of candidates from five to three, the other two being men.Coll…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS): The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Thursday pegged India’s GDP growth rate at 7.6 per cent for 2025-26, 6.1 per cent for 2026-27 and 6.4 per cent for 2027-28, with the country remaining the world’s fastest-growing major economy. The OECD’s interim Economic Outlook report states that conflict in the Middle East is testing the resilience of the global economy. The halt in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and the closure and dam…