Tag Archives: Plunges

Police say no fewer than 44 people were killed when a passenger bus fell into a river in India’s northern mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. The bus rolled off the road and fell 500 metres into the Tons river in the Nerwa region, local police officer Narender Singh …

The naira plunged against the US dollar on Monday after Nigeria’s government scrapped its fixed exchange rate and allowed market forces to determine the currency’s value. “Trading started at 9:00 am (0800 GMT) this morning. All the 24 commercial banks are participating. The offer is 249 to 265 naira to …