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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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De-escalations in India, Pakistan, China and U.S. fuel Asian stocks rally
Stocks in Asia surge on India-Pakistan, China-U.S. ceasefires

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia and the pacific have closed significantly higher following ceasefires in India-Pakistan hostilities,...

Delhi Metro to regulate Yellow Line service between Kashmere Gate & Central Secretariat tomorrow
Delhi Metro to regulate Yellow Line service between Kashmere Gate & Central Secretariat tomorrow

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will regulate metro services on the Yellow line between Kashmere...

Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates new Multi-Agency Centre at North Block
Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates new Multi-Agency Centre at North Block

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the new Multi-Agency Centre (MAC) at North Block here on...

Pakistan and India extend ceasefire - Islamabad
Pakistan and India extend ceasefire - Islamabad

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry has called for a composite dialogue to resolve tensions with its neighbor ...

Pakistan and India extend ceasefire Islamabad
Pakistan and India extend ceasefire  Islamabad

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry has called for a composite dialogue to resolve tensions with its neighbor Pakistan and India have...

"Testament to resilience, spirit of Gujarat": Rajnath Singh on Smritivan Earthquake Memorial in Bhuj
"Testament to resilience, spirit of Gujarat": Rajnath Singh on Smritivan Earthquake Memorial in Bhuj

Kachchh (Gujarat) [India], May 16 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum in Bhuj...