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U.S. stock markets slide resumes, major indices tumble
Dow Jones tumbles 1,015 points as volatility returns

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday, wiping out much of the gains that came in the relief rally a day earlier after...

Hollywood pushes for more tax breaks to keep productions in LA
Hundreds rally to bring film and TV production back to Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, California: Over the weekend, hundreds of Hollywood workers, including crew members, producers, and actors, asked California...

EU official warns of harsh impact from new US tariffs
EU: Trump tariffs could slow euro growth by up to 1 percentage point

ATHENS, Greece: As Europe braces for the economic fallout of new U.S. tariffs, a top eurozone official has warned the consequences...

Soaring prices squeeze Bolivian families amid 20-year inflation high
Bolivians tighten belts as new inflation reality bites

LA PAZ, Bolivia: Rising prices are changing daily life for Bolivians, forcing families to cut back as inflation hits its highest levels...

Nasdaq Composite surges more than 12% as Trump agrees he misfired
Extraordinary gains on Wall Street as Trump backflips on tariffs

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks roared back to life on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump back flipped on his recently announced...

Texas probes WK Kellogg over ‘healthy’ label claims
Texas opens probe into WK Kellogg over health claims

AUSTIN, Texas: Attorney General Ken Paxton announced over the weekend that the state has launched an investigation into a company,...

World

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Vegetable oil price surge stabilizes global food costs in March
World food prices steady in March, UN's FAO says

PARIS, France: A spike in vegetable oil costs helped steady global food prices in March, offsetting declines in other staples like...

Netflix expands language tools to boost global viewing
Netflix enhances language options on TV to attract global viewers

LOS GATOS, California: As international content fuels its global growth, Netflix is expanding its language tools on TV to help users...

Russia boosts wheat exports to Africa
Russia boosts wheat exports to Africa

First quarter shipments abroad totaled 11.8 million tons, according to statistics ...

Xi Jinping and his "ironclad friends" from Cambodia
Xi Jinping and his "ironclad friends" from Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province,...

'Pakistan will be exposed before the world': BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Tahawwur Rana's extradition
'Pakistan will be exposed before the world': BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Tahawwur Rana's extradition

New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Friday spoke about Tahawwur Rana's extradition and said Pakistan will be...

China raises tariffs on US goods to 125%
China raises tariffs on US goods to 125%

Beijing's move is a response to the 125% duties announced by the White House earlier this week ...

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