Wed, 29 Mar 2023

In first, US tribal university to offer PhD degree

CROWNPOINT, New Mexico: Navajo Technical University, located on the largest Native American reservation in the US, has become the first ...

Seven dead, ten injured after chocolate factory explodes

WEST READING, Pennsylvania: An explosion occurred at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania, killing seven people and seeing ten staff members ...

US, Canada looks to close border roads to migrants

OTTAWA, Canada: US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced a plan to close a loophole ...

Migrants found in hot Texas freight train; two die, 10 hospitalized

UVLADE, Texas: Texas police stopped a Florida-bound freight train this week and discovered two migrants had died in a freight ...

Officials confirm 25 dead in Mississippi tornadoes, dozens injured

ROLLING FORK, Mississippi: A powerful tornado has struck Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, flattening entire blocks and ...

Honduras to end diplomatic relations with Taiwan

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: In what could signal the end of his country's decades-long relations with Taiwan, Honduran foreign minister Eduardo Enrique ...

Focus on Chinese abuse of Uyghurs by US House

WASHINGTON D.C.: A new US Congressional committee focusing on China held its second hearing on the alleged abuses of the ...

Latest California storm causes 5 deaths in Bay area

SAN FRANCISCO, California: A new round of extreme winter weather that hit California, also drifted into neighboring Southwest states, with ...

Near-misses causes US to warn airlines, pilots to be on greater alert

WASHINGTON D.C.: After several high-profile near collision incidents, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a safety alerts to ...

In rare move, Cambodia arrests two for insulting king

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Two Cambodian opposition figures--- Yim Sinorn and Hun Kosal--- have been charged under the country's rarely used ...

Deaf student can sue for denial of education, says US Supreme Court

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US Supreme Court has ruled that a deaf student in Michigan can sue his public school district, ...

Following Chinese aggression, four US bases coming to Philippines

MANILA, Philippines: Under a defense agreement with the U.S., four new military bases will be located in various parts of ...

Jump in reporting of new fungus found in US hospitals

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that infections by the potentially deadly fungus ...

Copyright law to be decided by Supreme Court in Jack Daniel's toy case

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US Supreme Court will hear a trademark dispute over a dog toy shaped like a Jack Daniel's ...

Pentagon prints playing cards to train Ukrainians NYT

Deck of cards shows NATO-made weapons systems, including those shipped to Kiev to fight Russia, the newspaper saidThe US Army ...

Australia holds 1st Tibetan Buddhist Centres' conference, concern over violations of religious freedom in Tibet

Canberra [Australia], March 29 (ANI): The first conference of Tibetan Buddhist Centres in Australia was held at Aerial Function Centre, ...

Litton Das smashes fastest fifty by Bangladesh batter in T20Is

Chattogram [Bangladesh], March 29 (ANI): Opener Litton Das smashed the fastest half-century by a Bangladesh batter in T20Is on Wednesday. ...

Customs seizes gold worth Rs 48 lakh at Kochi airport

Kochi (Kerala) [India], March 29 (ANI): The Customs department has seized 951.65 grams of gold worth Rs 48,85,562 at Kochi ...

An introduction to the work of Kenzaburō Ōe in five books

Kenzaburō Ōe, the last of Japan's great post second world war Japanese writers, died in early March. When he was ...

2nd edition of India-Africa AFINDEX joint military exercise culminates in Pune

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 29 (ANI): The second edition of the joint military exercise, 'The Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-2023)', ...

Female cheetah brought from Namibia gives birth to 4 cubs

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 29 (ANI): The three-year-old female cheetah 'Siyaya', translocated to India from Namibia on September 17, ...

Himachal Pradesh's Kangra tea gets European GI tag

New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh's Kangra Tea on Wednesday got a European Union Geographical Indication Tag (GI ...

Sri Lankan envoy meets RBI governor, discusses bilateral economic cooperation

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 29 (ANI): Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda, met the Reserve Bank of India ...

India considering investment in Russian Arctic shipping

The countries want to use the Northern Sea Route to transport cargo reliably and safely, a Russian official saysMoscow and ...

Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara opens for Marlins vs. Mets

The New York Mets, who won 101 regular-season games last season and now have the largest payroll in Major League ...

WATCH: Virat Kohli names two cricketers he considers 'Greatest of All Time'

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 29 (ANI): Star India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli on Wednesday revealed two ...

Russia regrets lack of UNSC support on probe into Nord Stream blasts

Moscow [Russia], March 29 (ANI): The Kremlin on Tuesday regretted the decision by the UN Security Council (UNSC) to reject ...

Blue Jays, Cardinals eye fresh starts after early playoff exits

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday afternoon for an Opening Day matchup between playoff contenders. The ...

Cooperation between India, Russia payment systems to boost tourism: Russian minister Sergey Cheryomin

By Sahil PandeyNew Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Sergey Cheryomin, Minister of the Moscow City Government and Head of the ...

"Ukraine conflict taught us to be self-reliant in energy needs": Rajnath Singh

New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): The energy crisis faced during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has drawn the world's attention ...

Has the Putin-Xi summit hurt India-Russia ties

Some experts and analysts have sounded the alarm, but pragmatic policies will prevailLast week's meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Drone incident a set back for US intelligence gathering CNN

The Pentagon has rerouted its surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea following an encounter with a Russian jetThe decision by ...

Poland not ready to ditch zloty for euro

Keeping the national currency allows Warsaw to maintain independence and sovereignty, according to the central bankPoland's central bank governor, Adam ...

BWF rankings: PV Sindhu drops out of women's singles top 10 for first time since November 2016

New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Indian shuttler and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu dropped out of the top 10 of ...

Xinhua Commentary: America's democracy is too sick to serve

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The United States always loves to brand itself as the "beacon ...

The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off

It is almost impossible nowadays to listen to the radio, watch TV or scroll through social media without being exposed ...

Great Mysteries of Physics 4: does objective reality exist?

It is hard to shake the intuition that there's a real and objective physical world out there. If I see ...

"Greatest scope for enhancement of defence cooperation between India and Africa", says Army chief Gen Manoj Pande

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 29 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande on Wednesday said that India recognizes the ...

Shanghai Group Meet: NSA Doval raises concern over terror financing, calls it "serious threat" to international peace

New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday said that terrorism in all of ...

Jeremy Renner set to attend 'Rennervations' in person, first press event post snow plow accident

Washington [US], March 29 (ANI): Hollywood star Jeremy Renner is all set to appear in person at the 'Rennervations' world ...

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Security concerns behind proposed US ban of TikTok

WASHINGTON D.C.: US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that lawmakers will move forward on legislation aimed at ...

In first, US tribal university to offer PhD degree

CROWNPOINT, New Mexico: Navajo Technical University, located on the largest Native American reservation in the US, has become the first ...

Seven dead, ten injured after chocolate factory explodes

WEST READING, Pennsylvania: An explosion occurred at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania, killing seven people and seeing ten staff members ...

US, Canada looks to close border roads to migrants

OTTAWA, Canada: US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced a plan to close a loophole ...

Migrants found in hot Texas freight train; two die, 10 hospitalized

UVLADE, Texas: Texas police stopped a Florida-bound freight train this week and discovered two migrants had died in a freight ...

Officials confirm 25 dead in Mississippi tornadoes, dozens injured

ROLLING FORK, Mississippi: A powerful tornado has struck Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, flattening entire blocks and ...

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