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Tough choice for foreign workers in Middle East – to leave or stay
Tough choice for foreign workers in Middle East – to leave or stay

HANOI, Vietnam: Millions of foreign workers have helped build the rich Gulf economies, but many have not fully shared in that wealth....

Myanmar sends Suu Kyi under house arrest in new amnesty
Myanmar sends Suu Kyi under house arrest in new amnesty

BANGKOK, Thailand: In a move that was part of a prisoner pardon tied to a Buddhist religious holiday, Myanmar's military-backed government...

Markets open lower as renewed Hormuz tensions weigh on sentiment, oil surges to USD 113
Markets open lower as renewed Hormuz tensions weigh on sentiment, oil surges to USD 113

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 (ANI): The equity markets came under pressure on Tuesday, with benchmark indices opening lower...

US Apache attack helicopters deployed in operation against Iranian boats: CENTCOM
US Apache attack helicopters deployed in operation against Iranian boats: CENTCOM

Florida [US], May 5 (ANI): The US Central Command has announced the destruction of six Iranian fast boats as Washington intensifies...

"People of Bengal gave befitting reply": BJP leader Peeyush Mohanty calls West Bengal win a turning point for development
"People of Bengal gave befitting reply": BJP leader Peeyush Mohanty calls West Bengal win a turning point for development

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 5 (ANI): Calling the West Bengal Assembly election outcome a 'befitting reply' from the people, BJP...

Sports Focus: China's Wu Yize wins World Snooker Championship in Crucible thriller
Sports Focus: China's Wu Yize wins World Snooker Championship in Crucible thriller

LONDON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Wu Yize became the second Chinese to win World Snooker Championship following Zhao Xintong's triumph last...

International

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Ireland’s trade unions to push for above-inflation pay increases
Ireland’s trade unions to push for above-inflation pay increases

DUBLIN, Ireland: Trade unions are expected to push for above-inflation pay increases as talks on a new public-sector pay agreement...

Tough choice for foreign workers in Middle East – to leave or stay
Tough choice for foreign workers in Middle East – to leave or stay

HANOI, Vietnam: Millions of foreign workers have helped build the rich Gulf economies, but many have not fully shared in that wealth....

Oil prices surge as Gulf tensions escalate
Oil prices surge as Gulf tensions escalate

TEHRAN, Iran - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces are in the early stages of Project Freedom, an initiative launched Monday by U.S....

3 years jail for ATM thief who targeted tourists in Dublin
3 years jail for ATM thief who targeted tourists in Dublin

DUBLIN, Ireland: The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court judge sentenced a man to three years in jail for stealing a tourist's bank card...

Appeals court halts mailing of abortion drug Mifepristone
Appeals court halts mailing of abortion drug Mifepristone

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. appeals court has temporarily blocked a federal rule allowing the abortion drug mifepristone to be distributed...

Wreckage of WWI US Coast Guard ship found by British diving team
Wreckage of WWI US Coast Guard ship found by British diving team

LONDON, UK: The wreck of a U.S. Coast Guard ship, USCGC Tampa, that sank in a deadly attack by the Germans during World War I, has...