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U.S. stock markets divided, Nasdaq plummets, Dow Jones advances
U.S. stock markets divided, Nasdaq plummets, Dow Jones advances

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks closed on a mixed note Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average managing a modest gain while...

UK regulator investigates five firms over misleading reviews
UK regulator investigates five firms over misleading reviews

LONDON, U.K.: Britain's competition regulator has opened investigations into five companies, including AutoTrader and Eat, as part...

AstraZeneca COPD drug shows strong results in key trials
AstraZeneca COPD drug shows strong results in key trials

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.: AstraZeneca's experimental drug tozorakimab has shown promising results in late-stage trials, reducing flare-ups in...

Sky TV tackling illegal streaming in Ireland, High Court told
Sky TV tackling illegal streaming in Ireland, High Court told

DUBLIN, Ireland: Sky TV Ireland will receive the names and addresses of more than 300 dodgy box users in its continuing efforts to...

SoftBank raises $40 billion via loan for OpenAI, operations
SoftBank raises $40 billion via loan for OpenAI, operations

TOKYO, Japan: SoftBank Group has secured a US$40 billion loan through a bridge facility to support further investment in OpenAI, and...

Novartis strikes up to $2 billion deal for Excellergy
Novartis strikes up to $2 billion deal for Excellergy

BASEL, Switzerland: Swiss drugmaker Novartis has agreed to acquire California-based biotech firm Excellergy in a deal worth up to US$2...

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-WHITE HOUSE-BRIEFING
U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-WHITE HOUSE-BRIEFING

(260330) -- WASHINGTON, March 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the...

Iran's Parliament Security Committee approves plan to impose tolls on Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Parliament Security Committee approves plan to impose tolls on Strait of Hormuz

Tehran [Iran], March 31 (ANI): Iran's Parliament Security Committee on Monday (local time) approved the Strait of Hormuz Management...

LS Speaker Om Birla meets EU Parliament delegation, highlights India-EU strategic partnership
LS Speaker Om Birla meets EU Parliament delegation, highlights India-EU strategic partnership

New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met with Angelika Niebler, Chair of the Delegation for Relations with...

US troops deployment in West Asia gives Trump "maximum optionality" in war: White House amid ongoing talks with Iran
US troops deployment in West Asia gives Trump "maximum optionality" in war: White House amid ongoing talks with Iran

Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): The White House on Monday (local time) said the deployment of additional US troops in West Asia...

White House claims US-Iran talks "continuing, going well" despite Tehran denying "direct negotiations"
White House claims US-Iran talks "continuing, going well" despite Tehran denying "direct negotiations"

Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): The White House on Monday (local time) said that communication between the United States and Iran...

White House says US-Iran talks "ongoing and going well" despite Tehran denying "direct negotiations"
White House says US-Iran talks "ongoing and going well" despite Tehran denying "direct negotiations"

Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): The White House on Monday (local time) said that communication between the United States and Iran...