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Philippines removes Chinese barrier at shoal in South China Sea

MANILA, The Philippines: The Philippines remains steadfast in its resolve not to yield to Chinese efforts to obstruct its fishermen ...

Biden's $15 minimum wage for federal contractors blocked by US judge

VICTORIA, Texas: This week, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in Victoria, Texas, ruled that President Joe Biden did not have ...

NTSB probes JetBlue flight for turbulence that injured 8

WASHINGTON D.C.: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it is investigating a JetBlue flight on Monday that experienced sudden ...

S. Korea sends signal to north with large military parade

SEOUL, South Korea: Marking a tougher stand against North Korea, South Korea held its first large-scale military parade in over ...

US FDA warns healthcare companies, exporters of cough syrups

WASHINGTON D.C. After hundreds of deaths overseas from contaminated cough syrups, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cracked ...

Migrant surge has pushed El Paso to 'breaking point', says mayor

EL PASO, Texas: Over the weekend, Oscar Leeser, Mayor of El Paso, said that the surge in migrants crossing the ...

Hong Kong court jails journalists' group chief for obstructing police

HONG KONG: This week, Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, was sentenced to five days jail for ...

US plans hotline with China to prevent crisis in space

WASHINGTON D.C.: In an interview with Reuters this week, U.S. commander General Chance Saltzman said the United States Space Force ...

Fifty world leaders call on UN to bring about peace in Ukraine

As it did last year, the 2023 United Nations General Assembly has been debating what role the United Nations and ...

Criminal from Louisiana caught in Mexico after 32 years

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana: Authorities said that Greg Lawson, who fled his 1991 trial in Louisiana for attempted murder 32 years ...

Trudeau promises to continue support to Ukraine

OTTAWA, Canada: During a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Canada's capital, Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...

Famous Uyghur scholar gets life sentence from court in China

BEIJING, China: A respected Uyghur scholar, known for her extensive work in studying Uyghur folklore and traditions, has been sentenced ...

Coal mine fire in Guizhou province, China, kills 16 people

BEIJING, China: Local authorities said a fire at the Shanjiaoshu coal mine in Guizhou province, southern China, killed 16 people ...

Flamingos cause a flutter at Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wisconsin: Last week, five flamingos were seen along a Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin, attracting a large crowd of ...

UK government may truncate over-budget high-speed rail project

LONDON, UK: The UK government said over the weekend that it could downscale the scope of the High Speed 2 ...

Lahaina officials lift restrictions for residents to return after wildfire

LAHAINA, Hawaii: This week, officials are expected to begin lifting restrictions on entry to the burn zone in Lahaina, Hawaii, ...

Bus carrying high school band crashes in New York, two dead

LONG ISLAND, New York: On Thursday, a bus carrying members of a high school marching band traveling to a music ...

US children, age 10, 11, stopped while driving 200 miles from home

GAINESVILLE, Florida: Local police report stopping children, ages 10 and 11, who had driven their family car 200 miles, in ...

Chinese paddlers sail into canoe sprint final at Hangzhou Asiad

© Provided by Xinhua Chinese paddlers had a good Saturday in the the Asian Games' canoe sprint competition, sailing into ...

Feature: Women's badminton 'Big 4' shine at Asian Games

© Provided by Xinhua The world's top four badminton players, including China's Olympic champion Chen Yufei, world No.1 An Se-young ...

Raja Kumari excited to start 'The Bridge World Tour' from her ancestral hometown Hyderabad

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Grammy Award-nominated rapper Raja Kumari is all set to kickstart her 'The Bridge World' ...

Russian language ambassadors visit India for ongoing culture exchange programme

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Language Ambassadors from Russia are now on their first educational and awareness expedition to ...

"For me, this gathering is no less than G20," says PM Modi

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that people who are taking care of ...

PM Modi took country forward on the path of progress: Amit Shah in Gujarat

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took ...

India to host PATA Travel Mart 2023 in New Delhi

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, will be organising the 46th edition of ...

World Insights: Clock ticks as U.S. gov't shutdown looms

© Provided by Xinhua The government shutdown could be the last straw that tips the U.S. economy into recession, beginning ...

Ukraine conflict a Slavic fraternal war Hungary

Prime Minister Viktor Orban says Budapest wants to isolate the conflict, while the rest of the West wants to globalize ...

Team Europe extends Ryder Cup lead to 7 points over U.S.

(Photo credit: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Sports) Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg trampled Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka 9 and 7 ...

Supporting Ukraine is tough and painful UK foreign secretary

James Cleverly claims, however, that the West would be courting even more trouble for itself by cutting aidBritish Foreign Secretary ...

Putin Meets with Former Wagner Group Chief of Staff

Russian officials have released footage of President Vladimir Putin meeting with former Wagner Group Chief of Staff Andrei Troshev and ...

Shanti Yatra-2023 to promote peace in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar ((Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 30 (ANI): With the vision to promote peace and Gandhian philosophy across the state ...

Karishma Tanna gets nominated for 'Scoop' at Busan Film Festival

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30 (ANI): Actor Karishma Tanna is on cloud nine as she has bagged a nomination for ...

Subroto Cup Sub-Junior (U 14) Boys to start tomorrow in Bengaluru

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 30 (ANI): The Sub-Junior (U 14) Boys category of the 62nd edition of the Subroto Cup ...

World Bank approves USD 365 mn for advancing girls, women empowerment in Western, Central Africa

Washington DC [US], September 30 (ANI/WAM): The World Bank Board of Directors today approved USD 365 million in International Development ...

IMF Executive Board approves USD 1.3 bn for Morocco under Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement

Washington DC [US], September 30 (ANI/WAM): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved a Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) ...

Asian Games weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu finishes 4th in women's 49 kg

Hangzhou [China], September 30 (ANI): Olympic silver medalist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu could not get a podium finish in the women's ...

Padres, White Sox have more than pride on line in last set

(Photo credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports) The San Diego Padres will try to make the most of the final weekend ...

Handicraft wooden fans from east China spark vitality overseas

© Provided by Xinhua NANCHANG, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- In a wooden fan workshop in Jiangxi Province, east China, Yu ...

"He knocks over big batters...": Dale Steyn picks up Siraj as one of pacers to watch out for in World Cup

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): South African pace legend Dale Steyn on Saturday picked up five pacers he thinks ...

Confident that Aspirational Block Program will be 100 per cent successful just like Aspirational District Program: PM Modi

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Aspirational Block Program (ADP) will be ...

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First US state tax on firearms, ammunition adopted by California

SACRAMENTO, California: Intending to raise some US$160 million per year to help prevent gun violence, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed ...

Philippines removes Chinese barrier at shoal in South China Sea

MANILA, The Philippines: The Philippines remains steadfast in its resolve not to yield to Chinese efforts to obstruct its fishermen ...

Biden's $15 minimum wage for federal contractors blocked by US judge

VICTORIA, Texas: This week, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in Victoria, Texas, ruled that President Joe Biden did not have ...

NTSB probes JetBlue flight for turbulence that injured 8

WASHINGTON D.C.: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it is investigating a JetBlue flight on Monday that experienced sudden ...

S. Korea sends signal to north with large military parade

SEOUL, South Korea: Marking a tougher stand against North Korea, South Korea held its first large-scale military parade in over ...

US FDA warns healthcare companies, exporters of cough syrups

WASHINGTON D.C. After hundreds of deaths overseas from contaminated cough syrups, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cracked ...

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