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US climate envoy John Podesta to visit China this week 03 Sep 2024 - 09:07 am

Beijing: US climate envoy John Podesta will visit China this week for talks with counterpart Liu Zhenmin, state media said Tuesday, ahead of...

Student's murder inflames immigration debate in southern US 03 Sep 2024 - 08:56 am

Athens, United States: Along the edge of a peaceful lake in the southern US state of Georgia, a pile of sneakers forms a...

Walz unharmed after Milwaukee motorcade crash 02 Sep 2024 - 11:37 pm

Washington: Several cars at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed while heading from the airport to...

At least 2 people shot at New York's West Indian American Day Parade, police say 02 Sep 2024 - 11:07 pm

New York:New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, one of the world’s largest celebrations of Caribbean culture, was marred by a shooting...

Thousands parade through Brooklyn in one of world’s largest Caribbean culture celebrations 02 Sep 2024 - 08:19 pm

New York: New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade kicked off Monday with thousands of revelers dancing and marching through Brooklyn in...

Police say 4 people fatally shot on Chicago-area subway train 02 Sep 2024 - 08:15 pm

Forest Park, Illinois:A shooting on a subway train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead, police said. Three people were...

Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide 02 Sep 2024 - 07:39 pm

Rio de Janeiro:A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s...

Mississippi bus crash kills 7, injures 37 31 Aug 2024 - 11:11 pm

BOVINA,Miss.: Seven people were killed and dozens were injured inMississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to...

NY man pleads guilty in pandemic loan fraud 31 Aug 2024 - 08:38 pm

Buffalo, New York:A politically active western New York businessman has admitted to a multimillion-dollar pandemic loan fraud that, prosecutors have said, went partly...

Prosecution, defense clash over timeline for Trump election case 31 Aug 2024 - 08:03 pm

Washington: The prosecutor pursuing US election interference charges against Donald Trump and the former president's lawyers have clashed over next steps in the...

UN releases $100 million for humanitarian emergencies in 10 countries around the world 30 Aug 2024 - 11:42 pm

New York: The United Nations released $100 million on Friday for humanitarian emergencies in 10 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and...

Worst drought in 40 years puts Brazil’s major crops at risk 30 Aug 2024 - 08:09 pm

First came wildfires that scorched sugar cane fields. Now, the worst drought in more than four decades is threatening coffee and soybean crops...

Venezuela reports power failure across country 30 Aug 2024 - 04:06 pm

Caracas: A blackout plunged most of Venezuela into darkness early Friday morning, according to Communications Minister Freddy Nanez, who blamed the event on...

Stop using our songs, ABBA tells Trump 29 Aug 2024 - 03:41 pm

Stockholm: The record label for iconic Swedish pop group ABBA said Thursday it has demanded that US presidential hopeful Donald Trump stop playing...

Swifties harness their power for Kamala Harris 29 Aug 2024 - 12:25 am

New York: Taylor Swift has yet to weigh in on the US presidential race, but some of her superfans are already stumping for...

Wildfires push Canada into top four CO2 emitters 28 Aug 2024 - 10:26 pm

Ottawa: Record wildfires last year bumped Canada into the top four CO2-emitting countries in the world, according to a study on Wednesday that...

Ex-gang leader accused of killing Tupac Shakur won't be released on bond, judge rules 27 Aug 2024 - 08:32 pm

Las Vegas: A judge on Tuesday again rejected a request to free an ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused in the 1996...

US consumer confidence up slightly in August 27 Aug 2024 - 05:49 pm

Washington: Consumer confidence in the United States rose slightly in August, according to survey data published Tuesday, beating expectations and extending a recent...