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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...

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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...

Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis
Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis

(Athens, May 8, 2025) - Greece faces a media freedom crisis as a result of actions and failures by the Greek government, threatening...

"Ours is a border state, CM has directed all departments to take precautions": Rajasthan Minister Jawahar Bedham
"Ours is a border state, CM has directed all departments to take precautions": Rajasthan Minister Jawahar Bedham

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 8 (ANI): Rajasthan Minister Jawahar Singh Bedham on Thursday said that all the departments in the state...

Fresh LoC firing forces villagers in J-K's Akhnoor to relocate
Fresh LoC firing forces villagers in J-K's Akhnoor to relocate

Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 8 (ANI): Families living near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector have been forced...

"Proportionate but befitting reply": BJP's Ram Madhav hails security forces over Operation Sindoor
"Proportionate but befitting reply": BJP's Ram Madhav hails security forces over Operation Sindoor

New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ram Madhav on Thursday congratulated the security forces for executing...