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Dalai Lama to address Buddhist conference, reveal succession plan

DHARAMSHALA, India: The Dalai Lama is set to address a significant three-day conference of Buddhist leaders this week, coinciding with...


UN Demands End to Myanmar Violence as Junta’s Election Plans Risk Further Instability

Nearly three months after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar, the country remains trapped in a deepening crisis, compounded by...


Fresh IVF error raises alarm over clinic safety and oversight

MELBOURNE, Australia: A second embryo mix-up in just two months has pushed one of Australia's largest IVF providers back into the spotlight,...


Australian PM rejects US pressure to ease biosecurity rules

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia will not ease its strict biosecurity rules during trade talks with the United States, Prime Minister Anthony...


China: Building a 'Patriots Only' Hong Kong

(New York) - China's government has erased Hong Kong's freedoms since imposing the draconian National Security Law on June 30, 2020,...


Turning tragedies into ten-fer: Years of toil, tragedy, practice behind Akash Deep's record-breaking Birmingham outing

Birmingham [UK], July 7 (ANI): Indian pacer Akash Deep mesmerised one and all with a ten-wicket haul in a critic-silencing, era-defining...


China releases list of key science, engineering challenges amid tech push

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- China on Sunday released a list of what it has determined to be the 30 most pressing scientific questions,...


Kalchakra Monastery in Siliguri celebrates Dalai Lama's 90th birthday with spiritual, humanitarian events

Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 6 (ANI): The Kalchakra Monastery at Salugara in West Bengal's Siliguri became a focal point for...


Himachal Pradesh: Tibetan community celebrates Dalai Lama's 90th birthday in Shimla

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): The Tibetan community-in-exile celebrated the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama...


Update: China, Myanmar, Thailand endeavor to eradicate telecom fraud networks

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- China, Myanmar and Thailand agreed to intensify cooperation to dismantle all telecom scam compounds and...


Flight route adjustment benefits both sides of Taiwan Strait: mainland spokesperson

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A mainland spokesperson said on Sunday that a newly activated route W121 that connects with M503 route...


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Trump signals progress on India Trade, criticizes Japan stance

Trump signals progress on India Trade, criticizes Japan stance

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump says the United States could soon reach a trade deal with India. He believes this deal would...

Dalai Lama to address Buddhist conference, reveal succession plan

Dalai Lama to address Buddhist conference, reveal succession plan

DHARAMSHALA, India: The Dalai Lama is set to address a significant three-day conference of Buddhist leaders this week, coinciding with...

UN Demands End to Myanmar Violence as Junta’s Election Plans Risk Further Instability

UN Demands End to Myanmar Violence as Junta’s Election Plans Risk Further Instability

Nearly three months after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar, the country remains trapped in a deepening crisis, compounded by...

Condemning terrorism should be our 'principle', not just 'convenience': PM Modi at BRICS summit

Condemning terrorism should be our 'principle', not just 'convenience': PM Modi at BRICS summit

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the 17th BRICS Summit on Sunday, asserted that condemning...

Haryana to develop Asia's largest jungle safari in Aravalli Hills

Haryana to develop Asia's largest jungle safari in Aravalli Hills

New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): A grand jungle safari project coming up in the Aravalli Hills is going to redefine Haryana's identity....

Western AI doesnt answer questions it installs values

Western AI doesnt answer questions  it installs values

Generative artificial intelligence spreads across the Global South, and with it spread values, ideals and modes of thinking Generative...

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Moscow removes Taliban from banned list, grants official status

Moscow removes Taliban from banned list, grants official status

MOSCOW, Russia: This week, Russia became the first country to officially recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan since...

Netanyahu vows 'No Hamas' in postwar Gaza amid peace talks

CAIRO, Egypt: This week, both Hamas and Israel shared their views ahead of expected peace talks about a new U.S.-backed ceasefire plan....

US sends message by publicizing visa ban on UK punk-rap band

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has made public a visa decision that would usually be kept private. It did this to send...

Tragedy in Spain: Diogo Jota and his brother die in car accident

MADRID, Spain: Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his younger brother, André Silva, have died in a car accident in Spain. Spanish...

Early heatwave grips Europe, leaving 8 dead and nations on alert

LONDON, U.K.: An unrelenting heatwave sweeping across Europe has pushed early summer temperatures to historic highs, triggering deadly...

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US debt limit raised, but spending bill fuels fiscal concerns
US debt limit raised, but spending bill fuels fiscal concerns

NEW YORK CITY, New York: With just weeks to spare before a potential government default, U.S. lawmakers passed a sweeping tax and spending...


Shein hit with 40 million euro fine in France over deceptive discounts
Shein hit with 40 million euro fine in France over deceptive discounts

PARIS, France: Fast-fashion giant Shein has been fined 40 million euros by France's antitrust authority over deceptive discount practices...


Meta hires SSI CEO Gross as AI race intensifies among tech giants
Meta hires SSI CEO Gross as AI race intensifies among tech giants

PALO ALTO/TEL AVIV: The battle for top AI talent has claimed another high-profile casualty—this time at Safe Superintelligence (SSI),...


Engine defect prompts Nissan to recall over 443,000 vehicles
Engine defect prompts Nissan to recall over 443,000 vehicles

FRANKLIN, Tennessee: Hundreds of thousands of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles are being recalled across the United States due to a potential...


Microsoft trims jobs to manage soaring AI infrastructure costs
Microsoft trims jobs to manage soaring AI infrastructure costs

REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft is the latest tech giant to announce significant job cuts, as the financial strain of building next-generation...


Stocks worldwide struggle to make ground Friday with Wall Street closed
Stocks worldwide struggle to make ground Friday with Wall Street closed

LONDON UK - U.S. stock markets were closed on Friday for Independence Day. Global Forex Markets Wrap Up Friday with Greeback Comeback...


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