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Citing history, US appeals court upholds ban on gun for felons
US appeals court upholds federal ban on felons owning guns

PASADENA, California: A U.S. appeals court late last week upheld a federal law that stops felons from owning guns. The court rejected...

Google to pay $1.4 billion in Texas data privacy settlement
Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion for collecting data illegally

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google will pay US$1.4 billion to settle allegations that it unlawfully collected user data in Texas without...

Poland tells Russia to close consulate in Krakow over fire allegations
Poland orders Russia to shut consulate in Krakow, citing arson attack

WARSAW, Poland: Poland has ordered Russia to shut down its consulate in Krakow following allegations that Moscow was involved in a...

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...

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AWS to invest $4 billion in first Chile data centers
Amazon to spend $4 billion on cloud infrastructure in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile: Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest US$4 billion to establish its first data centers in Chile, aiming to tap into...

Father of Pope Leo XIV was lieutenant in U.S. Navy
New pope's dad took part in D-Day landings in WWII

Pope Leo XIV's father, Louis Marius Prevost, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Prevost Snr. was born on July 28, 1920,...

India is installing warning system to boost Honduras' disaster management, says EAM Jaishankar
India is installing warning system to boost Honduras' disaster management, says EAM Jaishankar

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday at the inauguration of the Embassy of Honduras...

India is a 'key player in the world': Honduras FM bats for closer bilateral ties
India is a 'key player in the world': Honduras FM bats for closer bilateral ties

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Foreign Affairs Minister of Honduras, Eduardo Enrique Reina Garcia, has stressed the importance of...

"Only thing which remains to be discussed on Kashmir is vacating of illegally occupied PoK": Jaishankar
"Only thing which remains to be discussed on Kashmir is vacating of illegally occupied PoK": Jaishankar

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday strictly reaffirmed that the Kashmir issue is a...

"Laowai" in China | Venezuelan expat dedicated to promoting Xiangsheng in Spanish-speaking world
"Laowai" in China | Venezuelan expat dedicated to promoting Xiangsheng in Spanish-speaking world

TIANJIN, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Spanish teacher Raydis Franco from Venezuela works at the School of Foreign Studies in Nankai University...