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                <title><![CDATA[With elections over India raises petrol, diesel prices for second time in a week]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Fraud charges against Indian billionaire Adani dropped after a $10 billion US investment pledge]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Kuwait real estate deals rise 15% despite drop in transaction value]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[‘Paperless Government’ project gets green light]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Stocks fall and oil prices gain after Trump warns the Iran 'clock is ticking']]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[War insurance gains momentum across UAE amidst regional conflicts]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Kuwait Finance Minister and UK Ambassador explore expanded investment and economic partnership]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Action Energy Company Secures KWD 40.9 Million in Credit Facilities to Support Contracted Rig Expansion]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Kuwait Insurance Regulatory Unit reports KD 5.6 mln profit]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Oil prices are stable despite closure of Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[MEWRE refers tender to erect 5 transformer stations to SAB]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Starbucks to cut 300 US corporate jobs, shut regional offices]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Indian Rupee Falls Sharply Against Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Afghan Currencies]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[ADPIC Brings Together Abu Dhabi's Infrastructure Elite to Set the Stage for a Landmark Edition of the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Bloom Holding champions future-ready communities in Abu Dhabi]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[MoSA launches ‘new vision’ for Jahra popular cafés redevelopment project]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trojan Construction Holding eyes the future with innovation, integration and regional expansion]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Dar AlMuhama Law Firm strengthens Kuwaiti legal presence at the largest International Intellectual Property gathering in London]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[US set to drop fraud cases against India's Billionaire Gautam Adani: Bloomberg]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Action Energy Co. Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Asian stocks mixed as investors watch takeaways from Trump-Xi summit]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[India’s gold tax rise opens GCC market opportunities]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Civil Aviation secures KD 238.5m allocation]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, May 13: The General Budget Report for fiscal 2026/2027 revealed an allocation of KD238.53 million for the Directorate of General Civil Aviation (DGCA). The largest por...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Asian shares trade mixed as AI excitement fades and war worries continue]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Skyrocketing Prices, Job Losses Push Iran Toward Deepening Economic Crisis, While Iranian Regime Urges Public to Endure]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[UAE Plans Massive Infrastructure Spending Wave Led by Abu Dhabi at ADIS 2026]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Why Everything You Learned About Markets Might Be Failing You in 2026]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[BANGKOK, May 12, (AP): Ship operators  rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels  running. The Iran war 's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Snoonu Arrives in Kuwait: A New Era of Everyday Technology]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Kuwait economy to dip as crisis disrupts oil exports]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, May 11: Officials and economists warned that the war in the Middle East has transformed from a geopolitical crisis into a “protracted economic shock”, threatening grow...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Asian shares mixed and oil jumps 3% after Trump rejects Iran's response to ceasefire proposal]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[HONG KONG, May 11, (AP): Asian stocks  were mixed Monday after Wall Street set more records, and oil surged  more than 3% following US President Donald Trump’s rejection of  Tehran...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Spending on development projects stable despite oil revenue pressure]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Amid the financial pressures resulting from the war in the Middle East and their impact on the financial situation in Kuwait and other Gulf states, particularl...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Kuwait Signs Deal with Limak to Complete Major Kuwait International Airport T2 Project]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, May 10: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, attended the signing of contracts between three government entities and the Turkish co...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Action Energy Co. Holds FY25 Annual General Meeting]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Action Energy Company K.S.C.P (KSE Symbol: ALFTAQA), Kuwait's leading local partner for integrated upstream services, owner and operator of one of the youngest...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 15:31:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[CA Sri Lanka Kuwait Chapter Welcomes Nandana Kalubowila as the President for term 2026/27]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[CA Sri Lanka Kuwait Chapter, the Sri Lankan Chartered Accountants’ Association in Kuwait, (“The Chapter”) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year 2025 at the Marina Hote...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[WRPro Wins the “Best Education Tools MEA” Award 2026 and Strengthens Its Tech Infrastructure with MT5]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Petroleum products caught between gasoline & jet fuel]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Consumers in the United States are facing two challenges: high motor gasoline prices and high jet fuel costs. Both products are essential for the summer travel season, yet both are...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Spike Amid US-Iran Strikes Before Cooling Off]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[KGOC announces major organizational changes]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[$5 billion trade goal for Türkiye, Kuwait; Stronger ties hailed]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, May 6: Turkish Ambassador to Kuwait Tuba Sönmez expressed her satisfaction over the development of Turkish-Kuwaiti relations, stressing that this progress is an embodi...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[8 Kuwaitis on Forbes Middle East’s most influential real estate leaders list]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[ABK-UAE becomes first Kuwaiti and GCC bank to obtain ADREC license as real estate escrow agent in Abu Dhabi]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[AI boom drives a rally in buying of tech shares, pushing South Korea's Kospi to a record]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Asian shares slip and oil prices retreat from latest flare in Iran tensions]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[CAPT backs tender award for key Doha desalination project]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:27:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[KOTC offers jobs as fleet of oil tankers sees climb]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC) announced job opportunities for Kuwaiti citizens with maritime qualifications and experience to work on board oil tankers. App...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gold in delicate repricing phase amid rate pressures]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, May 3: Gold expert Alaa Behbehani says the gold market is currently undergoing a delicate repricing phase, directly influenced by global interest rate policies. He exp...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:31:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Power line tender sent for approval]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, May 3: The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy referred the tender for the supply and installation of the 400kV overhead power line from Shagaya solar...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran Warns Currency Buyers as Rial Hits Record Low as Global Tensions Add Pressure]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Emirates is out of OPEC!]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Spirit Airlines says it’s going out of business after 34 years, ending operations immediately]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Singapore Economy Set to Slow as Hormuz Closure Disrupts Global Supply Chains, PM Warns]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Real Estate in Kuwait enters new phase as land hoarding curbed]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Kuwait rolls out recipe to invigorate economy]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[How a Reliable Trading App Helps Saudi Residents Catch Fast Moves in Oil Linked Currency Pairs]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Brent crude surges to $123 barrel on Iran war worries, while world stocks retreat]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump blasts Powell over decision to stay on as Fed governor]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[SAB gives conditional approval for KD 74.7m Shuwaikh water project]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, April 29: The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy obtained conditional approval from the State Audit Bureau (SAB) to proceed with the KD74.703 million...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[CMS approves 7% cash dividend at AGM]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iranian Rial Hits Record Low Amid Ongoing US Blockade]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Elevatus Announces Strategic Partnership with Union Trading Company (UTC) to Pioneer Agentic AI-Driven Hiring in Kuwait’s Retail Sector]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump pursues new import taxes to replace tariffs Supreme Court rejected]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Amazon touts 'major expansion' with OpenAI as Microsoft ties loosen]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, (AP): Amazon  announced what it called a "major expansion” of its partnership with  ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Tuesday, a day after the artificial intelligenc...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:37:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Arab Energy report flags war’s toll on petrochemicals]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:06:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[KPC-backed Nghi Son Refinery generates $7.13 billion in revenue]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, April 28: The Nghi Son Refinery in Vietnam, in which Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) holds a 35.1 percent stake, generated revenues of approximately 188 trillion Vi...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gulf energy shakeup as UAE quits OPEC]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ABU DHABI, April 28: The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday its decision to withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+, with the mo...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[India’s Airline Industry on the Brink of Collapse Amidst Exploding Fuel Bills]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI, Apr 28: India’s domestic aviation sector is facing mounting financial strain as surging fuel costs threaten to disrupt operations, prompting urgent appeals from leading...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Bangladesh Set to Overtake India in Per Capita Income: IMF]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Apr 28: A new forecast by the International Monetary Fund suggests that Bangladesh is set to surpass India in per capita gross domestic product (GDP) measured in curren...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Venezuela's leader visits Barbados seeking oil and gas investments]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, April 28, (AP): Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, met Monday with Barbados’  Prime Minister Mia Mottley and invited her administration to inve...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Shares fall in Asia and oil prices gain as talks stall on ending Iran war]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[TOKYO, April 28, (AP): Shares retreated in  Asia and oil prices gained on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to end the  Iran war once again appeared to stall.  Despite a tenuous ceasef...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Court awards KD11.6mn to Agility in ‘PAI’ dispute]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, April 27: On April 23, the Court of Cassation ruled o.n Appeals Nos. 13, 187, and 374/2022 Commercial/4 in the dispute between the Public Authority for Industry (PAI)...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Musk and OpenAI CEO Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif, April 27, (AP): Technology  tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a  high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and  unbri...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Prediction markets under pressure to crack down on rogue bettors and stop insider trading]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[KPI eyes Sharjah expansion via ENOC talks]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY, April 26: Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI), acting through its Q8 Aviation subsidiary, is currently in talks with the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) in Dubai...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[India Considers Divesting Stake in Iran's Chabahar Port Ahead of US Sanctions Deadline]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Morocco opens $700M skyscraper as it boosts global ambitions]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[US Freezes $344 Million in Iran-Linked Cryptocurrency]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jazeera Airways to Resume Direct Flights From Terminal 5 on Sunday After 55-Day Airspace Closure]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump’s unpredictability turns prediction markets into a billion-dollar political betting engine]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Samsung workers rally in South Korea, demanding higher pay and threatening to strike]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, April 23, (AP): Thousands of Samsung Electronics workers rallied Thursday at its  computer chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, demanding higher  bonus...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Canada’s prime minister says US does not get to dictate terms for trade agreement]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Asian stocks retreat and oil tops $100 despite fresh records on Wall St]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[KPMG Report Highlights Eight Critical Cybersecurity Priorities Shaping 2026]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan Hosts RES 2026 Regional Ecological Summit in Astana]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ASTANA, Apr 22: The Regional Ecological Summit 2026 (RES 2026), being held in Astana from 22–24 April 2026, is a high-level international gathering aimed at strengthening coordinat...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Japan records 5th straight fiscal year of trade deficits]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[TOKYO, April 22, (AP): Japan’s trade deficit was 1.7 trillion yen ($10.7 billion) in the fiscal year that ended in March, the government said Wednesday, the fifth straight fiscal y...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Asian benchmarks mixed in cautious trading amid uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talks]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Cook to step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to iPhone maker's hardware leader]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[China, India Growth Hit as UN Cuts Asia Economic Growth Over Iran War]]></title>
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