Thu, 21 Sep 2023

Over 10,000 Alabama 3rd graders may be held back due to reading law

MONTGOMERY, Alabama: Last week, Alabama's school chief, Superintendent Eric Mackey, said that under new reading benchmarks to move to fourth ...

Federal Reserve losses surpass $100 billion, and still rising

WASHINGTON D.C.: Last week, the Federal Reserve said its losses surpassed the US$100 billion mark and will likely continue to ...

US approves drone munition sales worth US$313.4 million to Canada

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of drone-related munitions and other systems to Canada ...

US NIH starts early-stage trials of flu vaccines on humans

BETHESDA, Maryland: This week, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it started early-stage human trials on FluMos-v2, ...

Hawaii governor reports updated wildfire deaths at 97, 33 missing

MAUI, Hawaii: Hawaii Governor Josh Green has announced that the death toll from last month's deadly fire on Maui has ...

Cybersecurity breach hits two Las Vegas casinos

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: A persistent error caused by a cybersecurity breach occurred in the casino rewards accounts of MGM Resorts ...

Foxconn founder picks actress as VP choice in Taiwan presidential poll

TAIPEI, Taiwan: This week, Terry Gou, founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, announced that his running mate in Taiwan's presidential ...

NASA appoints new chief of UFO research

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, NASA's Administrator Bill Nelson announced the appointment of the new research chief without disclosing the person's ...

New plans to limit AI use by US Homeland Security Department

WASHINGTON D.C.: Despite highlighting the technology's success in assisting drug busts and catching criminals, the Department of Homeland Security announced ...

UK Labor leader unveils plans to address illegal immigration

LONDON, UK: Keir Starmer, the leader of the United Kingdom's (UK's) Labor Party, unveiled plans to address illegal migration and ...

White House officials discuss refugee crisis with CEOs of US companies

WASHINGTON D.C. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients has met with the chief executives of various U.S. companies to ...

Drone pilots get six-month breather to install remote ID module

WASHINGTON D.C.: In a statement this week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said U.S. drone operators will have six more ...

US pharmacies prepare for launch of updated COVID-19 shots

ATLANTA, Georgia: This week, U.S. drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance said that updated COVID-19 vaccines will be ...

5 Turkish firms face US sanctions for helping Russia evade sanctions

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the Biden administration imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies and a Turkish national for helping Russia ...

Public health emergency declared in Georgia after Hurricane Idalia

ATLANTA, Georgia: This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency in Georgia ...

Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines approved by US FDA

SILVER SPRING, Maryland: This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and ...

IT big guns support Biden's voluntary commitment to manage AI

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the White House said that Adobe, IBM, Nvidia, and five other companies have signed U.S. President ...

Southern China inundated by heavy rain, landslides; hundreds trapped

BEIJING, China: Continuous heavy rain triggered by the remnants of former Typhoon Haikui has resulted in more than 100 landslides, ...

Russia-NKorea Ties: Will Putin-Kim Bromance Last

WASHINGTON - Warming relations between North Korea and Russia could last as long as the war in Ukraine continues, making ...

Haiti, Kenya Set up Diplomatic Ties

Haiti and Kenya established diplomatic relations on Wednesday.The move comes amid international discussions over the possibility of Kenya leading a ...

Chinese Interest Grows for US Study Tours

SAN DIEGO - A surge in inquiries from China for overseas study tours to the U.S. suggests that parents of ...

Xi Story: President Xi's sports aspiration

© Provided by Xinhua HANGZHOU, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- What do sports mean for Chinese President Xi Jinping? A hobby, ...

Asian Games: Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra-led Team India begin Table Tennis campaign

Hangzhou [China], September 21 (ANI): The 10-member Indian table tennis squad, led by veteran Sharath Kamal and ace paddler Manika ...

India to host 17th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement in 2027

New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): India has secured the privilege of hosting the esteemed International Congress on the Chemistry ...

Indian Visa services in Canada suspended till further notice

Ottawa [Canada], September 21 (ANI): The Indian Mission in Canada on Thursday suspended visa services till further notice citing operational ...

"Very excited about Laver Cup doubles teams": Roger Federer offers Laver Cup advice, touts 'superstar' doubles combos

Vancouver [Canada], September 21 (ANI): Each match may come down to individual or doubles-tandem brilliance, but the 20-time Grand Slam ...

How did Taylor Swift get so popular? She never goes out of style

Last week, USA Today/Gannett posted a job ad for a Taylor Swift reporter, seeking an experienced journalist and content creator ...

Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035

This year's heightened drumbeat of extreme weather shows us how little time we actually have to slash emissions.It is now ...

Are Australia's roads becoming more dangerous? Here's what the data says

In 2022, there were nearly 1,200 road crash deaths in Australia - a figure that has remained largely the same ...

UK: Rishi Sunak to delay climate targets to "ease burden" on people

London [UK], September 21 (ANI): The United Kingdom will delay a series of key climate targets to ease the burden ...

Poland stops supplying weapons to Ukraine PM

One of Kiev's strongest backers has scaled back support amid an ongoing trade disputePoland will no longer provide arms to ...

Diamond industry blasts potential sanctions on Russian gems FT

The G7 and the EU are considering an embargo on exports of precious stones from the sanctioned countryA group of ...

Despite Push for 'Common Prosperity,' China's Income Gap Widens

hong kong - Beijing's latest annual income data from the National Bureau of Statistics tell a tale of two Chinas, ...

Morocco to Spend $11.7B on 5-Year Post-Quake Reconstruction

RABAT, MOROCCO - Morocco plans to spend at least $11.7 billion in a post-earthquake reconstruction plan over the next five ...

Sofia Kenin downs Jelena Ostapenko to reach Guadalajara Open QFs

Guadalajara [Maxico], September 21 (ANI): Former World No. 4 Sofia Kenin advanced to her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal in four ...

MariaSakkari sweeps into Guadalajara Open quarterfinals, beats Camila Giorgi

Guadalajara [Mexico], September 21 (ANI): The No.2 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece eased into the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open ...

South Korea "will not stand idly" if North Korea receives Russian help on nuclear weapons: President Yoon Suk Yeol

Seoul [South Korea], September 21 (ANI): South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday said his country and its allies"will ...

Poland to stop providing weapons to Ukraine amid dispute over grain imports

Warsaw [Poland], September 21 (ANI): Amid a growing dispute over a temporary ban on Ukrainian grain imports, Poland said on ...

Hindu Forum Canada seeks security for country's Hindu community in face of threats from Khalistani elements

Ottawa [Canada], September 21 (ANI): Members of 'Hindu Forum Canada' have written to Canada's Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc ...

Cloud9, G2 open Group D with sweeps at ESL Pro League Season 18

(Photo credit: Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK) Cloud9 and G2 Esports each completed a sweep on Wednesday in ...

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Polish government bans all Russian-registered passenger cars

WARSAW, Poland: As part of European Union (EU) sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Poland banned all ...

Over 10,000 Alabama 3rd graders may be held back due to reading law

MONTGOMERY, Alabama: Last week, Alabama's school chief, Superintendent Eric Mackey, said that under new reading benchmarks to move to fourth ...

Federal Reserve losses surpass $100 billion, and still rising

WASHINGTON D.C.: Last week, the Federal Reserve said its losses surpassed the US$100 billion mark and will likely continue to ...

US approves drone munition sales worth US$313.4 million to Canada

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of drone-related munitions and other systems to Canada ...

US NIH starts early-stage trials of flu vaccines on humans

BETHESDA, Maryland: This week, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it started early-stage human trials on FluMos-v2, ...

Hawaii governor reports updated wildfire deaths at 97, 33 missing

MAUI, Hawaii: Hawaii Governor Josh Green has announced that the death toll from last month's deadly fire on Maui has ...

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