Iraq Bulletin

Month : April 2026

Business

South Korea FX reserves fall in March on stronger dollar

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SEOUL: South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves fell in March as a stronger U.S. dollar reduced the converted value of non-dollar assets and authorities used reserves in operations to ease currency-market strain, central bank data showed on Friday. Official reserves stood at $423.66 billion at the end of March, down $3.97 billion from......
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China expands digital yuan network with 12 new banks

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BEIJING: China’s central bank has added 12 banks to the roster of institutions authorized to operate the digital yuan, widening the reach of the e-CNY and lifting the total number of approved operators to 22. The People’s Bank of China said the newly admitted institutions will connect to the central bank’s digital......
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Datavault AI CEO Nathaniel Bradley to Present DataValue(R), DataScore(R), and Information Data Exchange(R) Technologies at XRP Tokyo 2026

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PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / April 2, 2026 / Datavault AI Inc. (“Datavault AI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:DVLT), a leader in data monetization, credentialing, digital engagement, and real-world asset (“RWA”) tokenization technologies, today announced that CEO Nathaniel (Nate) T. Bradley will present and exhibit the Company’s DataValue®, DataScore®, Data......
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Ternate earthquake triggers tsunami alert, leaves one dead

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TERNATE: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Molucca Sea off eastern Indonesia early Thursday, killing one person, damaging buildings and prompting a tsunami warning that was later lifted after small waves were recorded. The undersea quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometers about 127 kilometers west-northwest of Ternate, according to the U.S. Geological......
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South Korea inflation hits 2.2% in March on oil surge

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DAEJEON: South Korea’s consumer prices rose 2.2% in March from a year earlier, accelerating from 2.0% in February as higher oil costs pushed up transport-related prices, official data showed on Thursday. On a monthly basis, the consumer price index rose 0.3%, matching the pace seen in February. The reading placed inflation back......
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Northern China coal mine roof collapse kills four

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LVLIANG: Four workers were killed after a roof collapse late Wednesday at the Guanjiaya coal mine in Xingxian county in northern China’s Shanxi province, with local authorities confirming the deaths early Thursday after an overnight rescue operation. The accident happened at about 9:15 p.m. on April 1 and trapped four people underground. Emergency......
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Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT) and Demora Foundation Execute Technology Integration Agreement to Power the K-Entertainment & K-Wave Global Platform

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DVLT × Demora Foundation: Datavault AI’s Enterprise AI Stack Deployed as the Data Intelligence & RWA Tokenization Layer for K-Pop, K-Drama, K-Entertainment, and K-Culture IP – Serving 200M+ Hallyu Fans Across 156 Countries Through K2Global’s 500+ Korean SMB Network and Three US Innovation K-Wave Cities PHILADELPHIA, PA AND WILMINGTON, DE......
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Japan factory output drops 2.1 percent in February

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TOKYO: Japan’s industrial output fell 2.1% in February from the previous month, official preliminary data showed on Tuesday, as weaker production in autos, fabricated metals and electronic parts reversed some of January’s strength. The decline matched economists’ median forecast and marked the first monthly drop in three months. On a seasonally adjusted......
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Magnitude 5 earthquake hits eastern Japan without tsunami

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TOKYO: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan at 10:06 a.m. on Wednesday morning, shaking the Kanto region and causing buildings in Tokyo to sway, while authorities said there was no tsunami warning. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake was centered at a depth of 48 kilometers and......