Mon, 02 Oct 2023

Survey retains New York as world's top financial center, London second

LONDON, UK: This week, the Global Financial Centers index showed that New York remains the world's leading financial center, with ...

Taiwan develops first domestically-made submarine

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: In a significant milestone for its defense capabilities, Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically developed submarine. Although it ...

To avoid 'lecture', Solomon Islands PM says he did not meet with Biden

HONIARA, Solomon Islands: Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare revealed that he opted out of a Pacific Islands leaders' summit at the ...

First US state tax on firearms, ammunition adopted by California

SACRAMENTO, California: Intending to raise some US$160 million per year to help prevent gun violence, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed ...

Philippines removes Chinese barrier at shoal in South China Sea

MANILA, The Philippines: The Philippines remains steadfast in its resolve not to yield to Chinese efforts to obstruct its fishermen ...

Biden's $15 minimum wage for federal contractors blocked by US judge

VICTORIA, Texas: This week, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in Victoria, Texas, ruled that President Joe Biden did not have ...

NTSB probes JetBlue flight for turbulence that injured 8

WASHINGTON D.C.: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it is investigating a JetBlue flight on Monday that experienced sudden ...

S. Korea sends signal to north with large military parade

SEOUL, South Korea: Marking a tougher stand against North Korea, South Korea held its first large-scale military parade in over ...

US FDA warns healthcare companies, exporters of cough syrups

WASHINGTON D.C. After hundreds of deaths overseas from contaminated cough syrups, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cracked ...

Migrant surge has pushed El Paso to 'breaking point', says mayor

EL PASO, Texas: Over the weekend, Oscar Leeser, Mayor of El Paso, said that the surge in migrants crossing the ...

Hong Kong court jails journalists' group chief for obstructing police

HONG KONG: This week, Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, was sentenced to five days jail for ...

US plans hotline with China to prevent crisis in space

WASHINGTON D.C.: In an interview with Reuters this week, U.S. commander General Chance Saltzman said the United States Space Force ...

Fifty world leaders call on UN to bring about peace in Ukraine

As it did last year, the 2023 United Nations General Assembly has been debating what role the United Nations and ...

Criminal from Louisiana caught in Mexico after 32 years

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana: Authorities said that Greg Lawson, who fled his 1991 trial in Louisiana for attempted murder 32 years ...

Trudeau promises to continue support to Ukraine

OTTAWA, Canada: During a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Canada's capital, Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...

Famous Uyghur scholar gets life sentence from court in China

BEIJING, China: A respected Uyghur scholar, known for her extensive work in studying Uyghur folklore and traditions, has been sentenced ...

Braves open postseason as World Series favorites

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) After finishing the regular season with the best record in the majors, the Atlanta ...

Türkiye bombs Iraq after terrorist attack

Ankara claims ?20 targets used by terrorists? were destroyed in Iraqi KurdistanTurkish warplanes have conducted airstrikes against the suspected Kurdistan ...

'PAW Patrol' Sequel Is Top Dog at Box Office

After several quiet weeks in movie theaters, four films entered wide release over the weekend. 'PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie' ...

CISF official injured after being hit by speeding car at Mumbai Airport, driver held

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 2 (ANI): A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official was seriously injured after being allegedly hit ...

UK: World Sindhi Congress protest against Pak atrocities outside PM residence

London [UK], October 2 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) expressed solidarity with the ongoing struggle against the Marhi Jalbani ...

Astros earn bye over Rangers as MLB playoff field set

(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) The Houston Astros used the final day of the regular season to defeat the ...

The Northern Sea Route: Why is it so important to Russia

The shortest route from Europe to the Far East and China through the Arctic Ocean has, since the Middle Ages, ...

Warrant Issued for Ex-Nagorno-Karabakh Leader as UN Mission Arrives

Yerevan, Armenia - Azerbaijan's prosecutor general issued an arrest warrant for ex-Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arayik Harutyunyan Sunday as the first United ...

Celebrated Syrian Author Khaled Khalifa Dead at 59

Damascus, Syria - Syrian writer and veteran government critic Khaled Khalifa has died of cardiac arrest at the age of ...

New Gabon President Gets Show of Support in Congo Trip

Oyo, Congo - Gabon's transitional president, who ousted the leader of the central African country at the end of August, ...

Phillies pound Mets, face Marlins in wild-card round

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) Nick Nelson tossed 5 1/3 solid innings of bulk relief Sunday afternoon for the ...

Red Sox close season with combined two-hitter to beat O's

(Photo credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports) Tanner Houck and three relievers combined on a two-hitter and the visiting Boston Red ...

Iran Slams Normalization With Israel as 'Reactionary'

Tehran, Iran - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi denounced Sunday any attempts by regional countries to normalize relations with its arch-enemy ...

Indonesians Mark First Anniversary of Stadium Crush That Killed 135

Malang, Indonesia - Hundreds of Indonesians paid tribute Sunday to the victims of a football stadium crush a year ago ...

Mariners' Cal Raleigh apologizes for calling out team

(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) A day after strongly calling out the team's commitment to winning, Seattle Mariners catcher ...

Yemen's National Airline to Suspend Flights From Sanaa to Jordan

Aden, Yemen - Yemen's national airline will suspend the only international commercial flight from Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in response to ...

Australia provides USD 5 million aid to Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 2 (ANI): Amid the escalating challenges of poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan, the United Nations Office for ...

Pro-China Winner Vows to Unite Maldives, Releases Ex-Leader

MALE, Maldives - The president-elect of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, secured the release of his jailed mentor on Sunday, a ...

Scottish companies set to showcase world-leading energy transition innovations at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, 1st October, 2023 (WAM) -- Twenty-four innovative Scottish companies will showcase Scotland's outstanding strengths in delivering energy transition ...

Energy world to come together at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi to showcase cutting-edge innovations accelerating energy transition

ABU DHABI, 1st October, 2023 (WAM) -- ADIPEC 2023 will open its doors on Monday, 2 October, gathering the global ...

Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia's energy transition.When I was first ...

UAE participates in Dushanbe International Investment Forum

DUSHANBE, 1st October, 2023 (WAM) - Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, led the UAE delegation ...

Global exhibitors applaud organisation of Watch & Jewellery Middle East Show in Sharjah

SHARJAH, 1st October, 2023 (WAM) - The 52nd Watch & Jewellery Middle East Show, which concludes at the Expo Centre ...

Top US officials laud growing strategic relations between India-US; credit diaspora, EAM Jaishankar

By Reena BharadwajWashington DC [US], October 2 (ANI): Terming the India-US ties one of the most defining partnerships, several top ...

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California fast food restaurants ordered to pay staff $20 an hour

SACRAMENTO, California: Fast food workers will now receive $20 per hour in California, after the governor signed a fast food ...

In $10 billion deal, China Eastern Airlines to acquire 100 more planes

BEIJING, China: In a deal worth US$10 billion at list prices this week, state-owned carrier China Eastern Airlines announced that ...

China says Evergrande chairman being investigated for 'illegal crimes'

BEIJING, China: This week, China Evergrande Group said its founder and chairman, Hui Ka Yan, is being investigated over suspected ...

Trial starts in California of Tesla Model 3 Autopilot fatality

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California: In his opening statement this week in the first U.S. trial over allegations that a car autopilot ...

FTC takes Amazon to court for monopolizing online marketspace

SEATTLE, Washington: As part of Washington's efforts to stop Big Tech from monopolizing the most lucrative parts of the internet, ...

Saudia Arabia welcomes EV maker Lucid's first international factory

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: As part of Riyadh's efforts to further Saudi Arabia's electrification drive, electric vehicle (EV) maker Lucid announced ...

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