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Three children injured after two earthquakes strike parts of Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): Three children were injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Battagram district after two earthquakes struck parts of ...


MINISO Celebrated the Grand Opening of Its Global Flagship Store at Times Square, New York

Lifestyle retailer MINISO (NYSE: MNSO; HKEX: 9896) officially opened its new global flagship store at New York's iconic Times Square ...


Customs clearing agents protest at Pakistan's Torkham

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): A protest sit-in at Torkham by the customs clearing agents, transporters and traders continued for ...


Pakistan: Two policemen killed in blast at training centre in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): Two police personnel were killed in an alleged grenade blast inside the police training centre ...


Roundup: Voting underway in Trkiye's presidential runoff

ANKARA, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Voting starts in Trkiye's presidential runoff on Sunday, with incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and ...


Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 jolts Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan on Sunday around 6.30 ...


Afghanistan: At least 42 people killed, 54 others injured due to natural disasters in past month

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): At least 42 people were killed and 54 others were injured in 13 provinces of ...


Meet Sandeep Raju, the unsung hero behind Gujarat Titans' immense IPL success

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 28 (ANI): Gujarat Titans has dominated the Indian Premier League (IPL) since their debut season last ...


Cannes 2023: 'Anatomy of a Fall', 'The Zone of Interest', 'Monster', among top winners

Cannes [France], May 28 (ANI): The 76th Cannes Film Festival's renowned top prize was given to Justine Triet's 'Anatomy of ...


Afghan police round up 62 pieces of arms in Wardak province

MAIDAN SHAR, Afghanistan, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police have discovered and seized 62 pieces of weapons in Afghanistan's eastern ...


Border Clashes Subside Between Iran, Afghanistan

Islamabad - Afghanistan's Taliban authorities and neighboring Iran said Sunday deadly clashes between their border security forces had subsided, with ...


2nd LD Writethru: Voting starts in Trkiye's presidential runoff

ANKARA, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Voting starts in Trkiye's presidential runoff on Sunday, with incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and ...


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Typhoon Mawar strikes Guam, much of island without power, water

GUAM: After Typhoon Mawar brought strong winds and torrential rains, large areas of the US Western Pacific territory of Guam ...

US government, business warned of Chinese spying on infrastructure

NEW YORK CITY, New York: In one of the largest known Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns against American critical infrastructure, a state-sponsored ...

After warnings from EU, ChatGPT said it could leave Europe

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, has said the company could consider leaving Europe if it could ...

Second Biden nominee for federal judge withdraws before hearings

WASHINGTON D.C.: Reuters has reported that US President Joe Biden's nominee for a federal judge position in Kansas, Jabari Wamble, ...

US seeks answers after six near misses at airports

WASHINGTON D.C.: Jennifer Homendy, head of the US National Transportation Safety Board, has said the US will investigate recent near ...

Florida sued for law saying some foreigners cannot purchase land

MIAMI, Florida: Four Chinese citizens living in Florida have sued the state over a new law barring citizens of China ...

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Software glitch causes Vietnam electric vehicle recall

WASHINGTON D.C.: In response to a safety warning issued by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vietnamese electric vehicle ...

As problems mount, electric truck maker Nikola warned of de-listing

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Electric truck manufacturer Nikola Corp said that Nasdaq has delivered a delisting notice for not ...

Target moving away from LGBTQ pride due to customer backlash

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Reuters reported that after facing a backlash from customers, Target is pulling some products from its Pride Collection ...

India's Tata chooses UK as site for new EV battery plant

LONDON, England: The BBC has reported that Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors is planning to build a multi-billion pound ...

Facebook nears completion of eliminating 10,000 jobs

MENLO Park, California: As part of the last stage of a three-series round of staff layoffs, part of a plan ...

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2nd LD-Writethru: China to launch Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship on May 30

JIUQUAN, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 9:31 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) ...


Turkish-made drones disappeared from Ukrainian skies media

Kiev lost almost entire fleet of ?once-prized? Bayraktar TB2s, according to Business InsiderTurkish Bayraktar UAVs were touted as wonder weapons, ...


Belarus Official: West Left Us No Choice but to Deploy Nuclear Arms

Western countries left Belarus no choice but to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons and had better take heed not to ...


French Open roundup: China's Zheng starts strong, Zhang knocked out

PARIS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Back at the place where she made her name well-known, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen started ...


Afghanistan wants good relations with all its neighbours: Taliban

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 29 (ANI): Taliban acting Prime Minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir in a meeting with the charge d'affaires of ...


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Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...

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