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Taiwan’s China Airlines orders 14 Boeing 777X jets
Taiwan's China Airlines orders 14 Boeing 777X planes

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's China Airlines has placed an order for 14 Boeing 777X wide-body aircraft, consisting of 10 777-9 passenger...

Citgo posts $82 million Q1 Loss, reversing last year’s $410M profit
Citgo posts $82 million loss in Q1 amid weak margins

HOUSTON, Texas: Citgo Petroleum, the Houston-based refiner owned by Venezuela, posted a net loss of US$82 million for the first quarter,...

April exports in Taiwan surge ahead of possible US tariffs
Taiwan April exports jump 30% ahead of US tariffs

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's exports grew much more than expected in April, as buyers rushed to purchase its high-tech products before...

Dow Jones drops 270 points at close as inflation slows
Tame CPI boosts US stocks, Nasdaq Composite jumps 302 points

NEW YORK, New York - A better-than-expected CPI reading sent the Standard and Poor's 500 and the Nasdaq Composite higher on Tuesday,...

Air Canada cuts profit forecast amid weaker US travel demand
Air Canada lowers annual core profit forecast as US travel slows

MONTREAL, Canada: Air Canada has cut its annual core profit forecast and missed first-quarter revenue estimates, citing a drop in U.S.-bound...

Apple’s AI Safari push threatens Google’s iPhone search dominance
Apple offers AI search options on Safari, hits Google dominance

CUPERTINO, California: Apple's plan to introduce AI-powered search options on its Safari browser poses a major challenge to Google,...

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Leaders pay tribute to Garda killed after being struck by motorcycle
Tributes flow from across Ireland for fallen officer Kevin Flatley

DUBLIN, Ireland - Investigators are continuing to probe the circumstances that led to the death of a Garda officer on Sunday. Another...

Father of Pope Leo XIV was lieutenant in U.S. Navy
New pope's dad took part in D-Day landings in WWII

Pope Leo XIV's father, Louis Marius Prevost, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Prevost Snr. was born on July 28, 1920,...

Multiple risks, few rewards ifor Myanmar's reporters
Journalists in Myanmar go it alone after international aid dries up

On a typical day, Mai Rupa travels through his native Shan State, in eastern Myanmar, documenting the impact of war. A video journalist...

UN Body Accuses Israel of Systematic Torture, Sexual Violence
'World cannot remain silent,' on Gaza: UN Special Committee

AMMAN, Jordan - A United Nations investigative committee has accused Israel of inflicting unimaginable suffering on Palestinians under...

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...

"Nation first, business later": EaseMyTrip's Nishant Pitti echoes boycott Turkey, Azerbaijan call
"Nation first, business later": EaseMyTrip's Nishant Pitti echoes boycott Turkey, Azerbaijan call

New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): EaseMyTrip Co-Founder Prashant Pitti on Wednesday said the national interest comes first and the business...