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Hong Kong's economy grows 3.1 percent in Q1, marks ninth straight gain
Hong Kong's economy accelerated in Q1 ahead of tariff storm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's economy grew by 3.1 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, according...

U.S. stocks extend gains after FOMC leaving rates untouched
U.S. stock markets, dollar advance on Fed rate decision

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar made across-the-board gains after the Federal Reserve...

JetBlue pilots oppose new US airline partnership plan
JetBlue's plan for domestic partnership faces union backlash

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York: JetBlue Airways' plan to strike a domestic partnership with another U.S. airline is drawing sharp resistance...

Shell beats estimates with $5.58 billion Q1 profit despite 28% drop
Shell profit beats expectations, buybacks kept steady

LONDON, U.K.: Shell reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit of US$5.58 billion on May 2, down 28 percent from a year earlier...

Thailand cuts 2025 tourist forecast to 36.5 million
Thailand says it expects 36.5 million foreign tourists this year

BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand's finance ministry has revised its projection for foreign tourist arrivals this year, lowering the estimate...

U.S. stocks in retreat, Nasdaq Composite slides 155 points
U.S. stocks close sharply lower, Dow Jones drops 390 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets retreated on Tuesday, with major indices posting losses amid renewed economic concerns, while...

World

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Australian police and partners smashing drug cartels
Australia's Global Police Collaboration Cracks Major Crimes

Every day, police across Australia investigate thousands of incidents—any one of which could unlock a major case on the other side...

GM recalls 720,000 vehicles over V8 engine defect
GM recalling 721,000 vehicles globally over engine issue

WASHINGTON, D.C.: General Motors is recalling more than 720,000 vehicles globally over a defect linked to its 6.2L V8 engines, the...

PAKISTAN-MURIDKE-INDIAN MISSILE STRIKES-AFTERMATH
PAKISTAN-MURIDKE-INDIAN MISSILE STRIKES-AFTERMATH

(250508) -- MURIDKE, May 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with mobile phone shows locals standing in debris of a building destroyed...

Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC applauds Indian Army and Air Force on successful conduct of Operation Sindoor
Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC applauds Indian Army and Air Force on successful conduct of Operation Sindoor

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC on Wednesday hailed Operation Sindoor as a 'victory for India',...

Half century on, China-EU economic ties deepen amid global uncertainties
Half century on, China-EU economic ties deepen amid global uncertainties

An aerial drone photo taken on April 30, 2025 shows cargo ships berthing at a container dock of Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's...

India has right to take steps to defend itself, says UK MP Priti Patel
India has right to take steps to defend itself, says UK MP Priti Patel

London [UK], May 8 (ANI): UK Member of Parliament Priti Patel condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and called on the British...