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21 killed, 35 injured as bus plunges off cliff in Sri Lanka
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21, injuring 35

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A passenger bus carrying nearly 50 people skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's central highlands, killing 21 and...

Trump signs order to cut US drug prices to global levels
Trump executive order demands pharmaceutical industry price cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the United...

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...

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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...

Israel Def Ministry DG affirms support to Indian Defence Secy on Op Sindoor
Israel Def Ministry DG affirms support to Indian Defence Secy on Op Sindoor

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Director General of Israel Ministry of Defence Major General (Res) Amir Baram on Thursday spoke with...

EAM Jaishankar appreciates Afghan counterpart's firm stance on Pahalgam terror attack, false reports creating "distrust"
EAM Jaishankar appreciates Afghan counterpart's firm stance on Pahalgam terror attack, false reports creating "distrust"

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister...

UN forecasts global economic growth to drop to 2.4% in 2025, China's economy to 4.6%
UN forecasts global economic growth to drop to 2.4% in 2025, China's economy to 4.6%

New York [US], May 16 (ANI): The global economy is under growing pressure, with growth expected to slow to 2.4 per cent in 2025, down...

EAM Jaishankar appreciates Honduras' solidarity in opposing terrorism
EAM Jaishankar appreciates Honduras' solidarity in opposing terrorism

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

"It's clear who wanted cessation of firing": EAM after India 'achieved' its goals in Op Sindoor
"It's clear who wanted cessation of firing": EAM after India 'achieved' its goals in Op Sindoor

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted that India achieved its objectives in Operation...