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Uzbek capital Tashkent hit by blast, one dead, 162 injured

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan: Uzbek authorities said a powerful explosion on September 28 at a warehouse near Tashkent's airport killed one person ...

Unidentified winner claims Florida's $1.6 billion lottery

TALLAHASSEE, Florida: The Florida Lottery said this week that the second-largest lottery winner in U.S. history has come forward to ...

Survey retains New York as world's top financial center, London second

LONDON, UK: This week, the Global Financial Centers index showed that New York remains the world's leading financial center, with ...

Taiwan develops first domestically-made submarine

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: In a significant milestone for its defense capabilities, Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically developed submarine. Although it ...

To avoid 'lecture', Solomon Islands PM says he did not meet with Biden

HONIARA, Solomon Islands: Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare revealed that he opted out of a Pacific Islands leaders' summit at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

President of Paraguay receives UAE Foreign Minister to discuss climate action

ASUNCION, Paraguay, 2nd October, 2023 (WAM) -- President Santiago Pena of Paraguay has received in the capital, Asuncion, H.H. Sheikh ...

"Take a bow for our Champions": Anurag Thakur lauds Sutirtha, Ayhika for winning bronze in Table Tennis

New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): After winning the bronze medal in the Women's Doubles Table Tennis event at the ...

Asian Games: Indian archery team advances to quarterfinals

Hangzhou [China], October 2 (ANI): Four Indian archers Aditi Swami, Jyothi Vennam, Ojas Deotale and Abhishek Verma are through to ...

Pakistan Apex court to hear 1090 pleas against inflated power bills on October 16

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 2 (ANI): The Pakistan supreme court scheduled the date to hear 1090 petitions against inflated electricity bills ...

Indian Army's Chief of Staff strengthens defence ties with Tanzania

New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, has ...

UP: Non-violence is the biggest strength of democracy, says CM Yogi

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 2 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and ...

Kristalina Georgieva and Ajay Banga to address debt resilience in developing countries

Marrakech [Morocco], October 2 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are set to lead discussions on ...

Ukraine welcomes EU foreign ministers for meeting in Kyiv

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 2 (ANI): Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba on Monday welcomed European Union Foreign Ministers for ...

Jaipur Jaguars wins title of Real Kabaddi Season 3

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 2 (ANI): In an electrifying and heart-pounding atmosphere, Jaipur Jaguars triumphed over Singh Soorma's to win ...

Vidhu Vinod Chopra unveils motion poster of '12th Fail', trailer to be out on this date

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 2 (ANI): Director-producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra on Monday shared a motion poster of his film'12th Fail' ...

Gehlot takes on BJP says centre must extend Rajasthan schemes nationwide

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 2 (ANI): Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti paid floral tributes to ...

Chinese scientists collect snow, ice samples from Mt. Cho Oyu for 1st time

© Provided by Xinhua MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP, Tibet, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Snow and ice samples were collected ...

Ukraine must mobilize younger people ex-UK defense minister

Ben Wallace, who once called Ukraine a British ?battle lab,? has urged Kiev to ?reassess the scale? of its mobilizationFormer ...

Pakistan: Police detain 800 Afghan refugees in Islamabad suburbs

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 2 (ANI): The police detained 800 Afghan refugees in the suburbs of Islamabad, out of which 375 ...

Tibetans in-exile celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, say "China needs to learn from Mahatma Gandhi"

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 2 (ANI): The Central Tibetan administration organised an official ceremony on the occasion of the ...

Hockey India announces 20-member sub-junior men and women squads for Netherlands tour

New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Hockey India on Monday announced the 20-member sub-junior men and women squads that will ...

Anupam Kher to Sidharth Malhotra, celebs pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 2 (ANI): On the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Bollywood celebs including Anupam Kher, Sidharth Malhotra, ...

Asian Games: India wins bronze medal in table tennis women's doubles

Hangzhou [China], October 2 (ANI): India scripted history at the Asian Games after Ahyika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee secured the ...

Technology and Bharatiya Bhasha summit concludes: NEP 2020 paving the way for Bharatiya language education

New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): The two-day Technology and Bharatiya Bhasha Summit, held as part of the Bharatiya Bhasha ...

Ukraine must mobilize youths ex-UK defense chief

Ben Wallace, who once called Ukraine a British ?battle lab,? has urged Kiev to ?reassess the scale? of mobilizationFormer UK ...

Chinese payment service aiming to enter Russian market RBK

Helipay wants to simplify cross-border settlements between businessesChinese payment company Helipay is in talks with Russian banks to set up ...

UN Security Council to Vote on Force to Support Haiti's Police

The U.N. Security council is set to vote Monday on whether to authorize an international force to support Haiti's police ...

Things to Know About the Nobel Prizes

STOCKHOLM - Fall has arrived in Scandinavia, which means Nobel Prize season is here.The start of October is when the ...

SKorea Women Take Gold in Badminton, Beating China at Asian Games

South Korea won the women's team singles in badminton Sunday at the Asian Games, defeating China 3-0. An Seyoung and ...

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Slow economy means fewer Chinese travel abroad for holidays

SHANGHAI, China: Chinese officials report that 100 million people are traveling daily during the ongoing Golden Week holiday. Three times ...

New $5.2 billion battery factory to be built in Canada

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt announced this week that it would build a $5.2 billion gigafactory in the ...

California fast food restaurants ordered to pay staff $20 an hour

SACRAMENTO, California: Fast food workers will now receive $20 per hour in California, after the governor signed a fast food ...

In $10 billion deal, China Eastern Airlines to acquire 100 more planes

BEIJING, China: In a deal worth US$10 billion at list prices this week, state-owned carrier China Eastern Airlines announced that ...

China says Evergrande chairman being investigated for 'illegal crimes'

BEIJING, China: This week, China Evergrande Group said its founder and chairman, Hui Ka Yan, is being investigated over suspected ...

Trial starts in California of Tesla Model 3 Autopilot fatality

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California: In his opening statement this week in the first U.S. trial over allegations that a car autopilot ...

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