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Politics around the world is evolving in ways that both leaders and analysts are finding difficult to assess and respond to. Politicians are scrambling to sustain support as new entrants make inroads into constituencies that have lost faith in the established order. It is in this melee of the old and the new that the…
The decision was also welcomed by tech advocacy groups. Washington: The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to review a pair of Republican-backed state laws that imposed restrictions on social media companies to moderate content, sidestepping a ruling on their constitutional validity. Tech industry trade groups, which welcomed the decision, had challenged the…
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Both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems have faced intense scrutiny since the 737 MAX Crash (file) Washington: US aircraft manufacturer Boeing said Monday it had reached a “definitive deal” to buy its subcontractor Spirit, which has faced scrutiny over production quality control in recent months. “The merger is an all-stock transaction at an equity value of…
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Washington: India received $120 billion in remittances in 2023, almost twice the $66 billion received by Mexico in the same period, the World Bank said in a report released on Wednesday. China ($50 billion), the Philippines ($39 billion), and Pakistan ($27 billion) figure among the top five nations in the list released by the World…
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The statue’s head was the first to surrender to the scorching heat. New Delhi, India: A six-foot-tall wax statue of former US President Abraham Lincoln in Washington melted as the capital city’s temperatures soared over the weekend. The temperatures, which reportedly touched 37 degrees Celsius, disfigured the wax structure at the site of Camp Barker,…
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Ms Thomas was arrested on two false reporting charges. (Representative pic) An 18-year-old woman in the United States has been arrested for calling 911 to avoid going on a date with a man she met on a dating app. According to The Independent, the woman, identified as Sumaya Thomas, was arrested after cops said she…
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The Australian government has been advocating for his release with the United States several times. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was freed by a court on the US Pacific island territory of Saipan on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will see him return home…
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The First Amendment of the US Constitution forbids the establishment of a national religion (file). Houston: The governor of Louisiana signed a bill Wednesday requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in the conservative US state, reigniting the debate over separation of church and state. The legislation, the first of its…
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An autopsy into the death of Hillary Brown is pending. A 41-year-old plastic surgeon in the United States has been arrested over the death of his wife who went into cardiac arrest on his operating table in November last year. The doctor, identified as Benjamin Brown, was taken into custody on Monday and charged with…
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Boeing has pointed to extensive testing that it says proves the 787 is safe. New York: Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will likely face tough questions Tuesday when a Senate panel grills the executive on safety problems, manufacturing missteps and alleged efforts to intimidate whistleblowers. The hearing, an examination of “Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture,” follows an…
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