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China launches live-fire drills after Vietnam's territorial claim
China holds exercises in Gulf of Tonkin after Vietnam dispute

BANGKOK, Thailand: Chinese authorities said they started live-fire military exercises in the Gulf of Tonkin this week, just days after...

Monkey business has global health authorities hopping
Multi-billion-dollar monkey-laundering industry exposed

Ramadewa looked at the numerous troops of monkeys. They were at ease and happy and showed their liveliness. All their movements, their...

Bela Bajaria's Sabyasachi saree to Lalisa Manoban's Rahul Mishra leotard: Indian Designers make a statement at the 97th Academy Awards
Bela Bajaria's Sabyasachi saree to Lalisa Manoban's Rahul Mishra leotard: Indian Designers make a statement at the 97th Academy Awards

Los Angeles (California) [US], March 3 (ANI): The 97th Academy Awards were not just about the films but also about fashion, and this...

Bangladesh denies Trump's allegations of receiving USD 29 million fund for 'political' project
Bangladesh denies Trump's allegations of receiving USD 29 million fund for 'political' project

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 3 (ANI): Bangladesh has denied US President Donald Trump's allegations of Dhaka receiving USD 29 million...

India set to host World Para Athletics Grand Prix from March 11 to 13
India set to host World Para Athletics Grand Prix from March 11 to 13

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): India is set to mark a historic moment in athletics by hosting its first-ever new World Para Athletics...

World Hearing Day: WHO South-East Asia promotes hearing health with 5 key strategies
World Hearing Day: WHO South-East Asia promotes hearing health with 5 key strategies

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): On the occasion of World Hearing Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia region...

International

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US military given 30 days to plan transgender troop removals
Transgender troops being identified for removal under Pentagon orders

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  The U.S. military has 30 days to decide how it will find and remove transgender service members. This may involve...

Iowa first to pass law stripping gender identity protections
Iowa removes gender identity from civil rights code amid protests

DES MOINES, Iowa: Iowa lawmakers have passed a new law that removes protections for gender identity from the state's civil rights code....

Rare boost for South Korea as births rise after nearly a decade
South Korea sees first birth rate increase in nine years

SEOUL, South Korea: For the first time in nine years, South Korea recorded a rise in births, offering a rare positive sign in the country's...

US overdose deaths drop 24% to 87,000 in one year
CDC: US drug overdose deaths drop to lowest levels since June 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12 months ending September 2024, a 24 percent drop from the...

US dockworkers approve six-year contract, securing major pay hikes
US East and Gulf Coast dockworkers ratify new six-year contract

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey: More than 45,000 U.S. dockworkers have approved a new six-year contract, securing higher wages and preventing...

DOJ: Woman charged for trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s family
Missouri woman admits to multimillion-dollar Graceland fraud scheme

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A Missouri woman admitted to a scheme to cheat Elvis Presley's family out of millions and take control of Graceland,...

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