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It sounds abominable in every sense of the word that a woman would sleep with her own biological son just to test her fertility after failing to get pregnant for her husband in her second marriage. But that was exactly the case with Matina Agawua, a native of Yelwata, a remote settlement in Nasarawa State. She slept with the son she had from her first marriage to please her new husband who was threatening an end to their relationship if she would not conceive a baby. Matina, who lost her first husband to herdsmen attack after they were married for about two years, had just a son and decided to remarry after spending 13 years as a widow. But for more than six years after getting married to her second husband, an indigene of Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa state identified simply as Mr. James, she could not conceive a child for what she said was no fault of hers. “We had been married for more than six years but were still childless due to my husband’s fault, according to doctor’s report, and I was hearing from the grapevine that he was planning to take a second wife on the grounds that I could not give him a child” Matina told our correspondent.

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin toasted a friendship with "no limits" at a warm meeting in February, but just one month later that bond is being tested by the war in Ukraine. With international outrage and sanctions mounting against Russia, Beijing is scrambling to avoid being tainted by association with Moscow while also maintaining their increasingly close ties. Once bitter Cold War rivals, China and Russia have moved closer than ever since Xi Jinping took power nearly a decade ago, driven by their shared desire to confront US power. But China seems to have been caught flat-footed by Russia''s military offensive, fier… Keep on reading: Ukraine war tests China’s ‘no-limits’ bond with Russia

“This is not a very good macro set up and not just for the reasons that I have mentioned for the last five-six months, The shock is that suddenly crude is deviating dramatically from its trend line. Now we have been served a $60-70 billion bill by the rest of the world in the form of higher crude prices, higher fertiliser prices, coal prices and so on and so forth. Who is going to foot the bill? It is not going to be a good deal for both bond markets and equity markets.”

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin toasted a friendship with "no limits" at a warm meeting in February, but just one month later that bond is being tested by the war…

A jump in demand for U.S Treasuries weighed on U.S Treasury yields and mortgage rates as investors responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor Deepika Padukone share a great bond both professionally and off screen. Both have collaborated for three films — Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. All three films were box office hits. But for Gangubai Kathiawadi, which got released last week, Bhansali preferred Alia Bhatt over Deepika. Earlier, several … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Argentine sovereign bonds tumbled some 2.3% on Friday, a day after the government struck a $45 billion staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund, a painful reminder that investors remain wary of the country’s economic outlook. The government and IMF announced the agreement on Thursday for a 30-month extended fund … Read More

The impact of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on U.S. insurers'' direct investments to the two countries appears to be limited, as they have less than $2 billion bonds exposed to Russia and Ukraine. However, according to a new AM Best commentary, insurers'' indirect exposures may be more substantial. In its Best''s Commentary , "US Insurers'' Indirect Exposures to Russia May Be Significant," AM Best estimates that the largest exposure at any company is less than 2% of capital and surplus, with the vast majority of these bonds investment grade NAIC-2. The commentary notes that higher capital charges could result if the issues were to fall … Full story available on Benzinga.com

The impact of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on U.S. insurers'' direct investments to the two countries appears to be limited, as they have less than $2 billion bonds…

Bonds are increasingly suggesting that the Fed will be unable to constrain rising consumer prices without tipping the economy into a recession.

Investors in the debt of Russian companies registered abroad are poring over the details of bond contracts to figure out if the suspension of the firms’ shares means they can demand early repayment in full.

Russia’s next foreign-currency debt payment is due March 16, according to Bloomberg data, and pricing on that debt reflects substantial risk, as it was quoted around 30 cents on the dollar.

The issuance had a base issue size of ₹250 crore and green shoe option of 750 crore

The bonds carry coupon rate of 8.07 per cent per annum

Dow Jones futures dropped, bonds rallied Friday, as Russia seized a Ukrainian nuclear power plant. February''s jobs report is up next.