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Equinor may scrap $2.5 billion Empire Wind project over US delays
Offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Norwegian energy company Equinor is on the brink of terminating its US$2.5 billion Empire Wind project in...

Trump reopens protected Cape Cod waters to fishing
Trump allows commercial fishing in New England marine monument

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On May 9, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to reopen nearly 5,000 square miles of protected ocean near...

US measles cases top 1,000 in worst outbreak in five years
US measles cases surpass 1,000 for first time in 5 years

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The number of measles cases in the U.S. has gone over 1,000 for the first time in five years, according to federal...

US launches national security probe into aircraft and engine imports
US opens national security probe of imported commercial jets, engines

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department said it has started a national security investigation into the import of commercial...

Microsoft bans Chinese AI app Deepseek over data security fears
Microsoft denies its employees use of China's Deepseek

REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft has prohibited its employees from using Deepseek, a Chinese artificial intelligence app, citing concerns...

Bristol Myers, Sanofi to pay $700 million in Hawaii Plavix lawsuit
Drug firms to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle blood thinner lawsuit

HONOLULU, Hawaii: Pharmaceutical giants Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi have agreed to pay $700 million to Hawaii to settle a lawsuit...

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Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis
Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis

(Athens, May 8, 2025) - Greece faces a media freedom crisis as a result of actions and failures by the Greek government, threatening...

"What India did was necessary": Afghan leader Mariam Solaimankhil on Op Sindoor
"What India did was necessary": Afghan leader Mariam Solaimankhil on Op Sindoor

California [US], May 15 (ANI): Mariam Solaimankhil, Member of Afghanistan's Parliament in exile, said that India's Operation Sindoor...

Afghan leader Solaimankhil condemns Pakistan's "military dictatorship and forced colonisation" in Balochistan
Afghan leader Solaimankhil condemns Pakistan's "military dictatorship and forced colonisation" in Balochistan

California [US], May 15 (ANI): Mariam Solaimankhil, a member of Afghanistan's Parliament in exile, has sharply criticised Pakistan's...

UAE, Turkmenistan discuss strengthening bilateral relations in vital sectors
UAE, Turkmenistan discuss strengthening bilateral relations in vital sectors

ASHGABAT, 14th May, 2025 (WAM) -- Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Managing Director and...

"We have taken this very seriously..": Ashoke Pandit on FWICE appeal to boycott Turkey for shooting locations
"We have taken this very seriously..": Ashoke Pandit on FWICE appeal to boycott Turkey for shooting locations

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 14 (ANI): Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit talked about the appeal made by Federation of Western India Cine...

JNU suspends MoU with Turkiye's Inonu University over National security "considerations"
JNU suspends MoU with Turkiye's Inonu University over National security "considerations"

New Delhi [India] May 14 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday announced the suspension of its Memorandum of Understanding...