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SoftBank pledges to invest $100 bn into US, creating 100,000 jobs 16 Dec 2024 - 10:24 pm

Washington: The Japanese tech titan SoftBank will invest $100 billion in the United States, creating at least 100,000 jobs, US President-elect Donald Trump...

Brazil ex-defense minister arrested in coup plot investigation: police source 14 Dec 2024 - 04:04 pm

Brasília: Brazilian authorities on Saturday arrested Braga Netto, a former defense minister and close ally of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro as part of an...

Trump calls for end to “inconvenient” daylight saving time 14 Dec 2024 - 12:13 pm

Washington: President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he would work to end the "inconvenient" custom of moving clocks forward one hour every spring, which...

US, China agree to extend Science and Technology Agreement for five years 14 Dec 2024 - 12:02 am

Washington: The United States and the People's Republic of China on Friday signed a protocol to amend the US-China Science and Technology Agreement...

Boeing invests $1 bn to boost 787 production 13 Dec 2024 - 04:52 pm

New York: US aerospace firm Boeing will invest $1 billion to ramp up production of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft in South Carolina, the...

'Life-changing' injury may have pushed NY suspect to kill CEO: police 13 Dec 2024 - 10:15 am

New York: A "life-changing, life-altering" back injury may have helped drive the man charged with gunning down a top health insurance CEO in...

Time Magazine names Donald Trump person of the year for second time 12 Dec 2024 - 04:44 pm

New York: Time Magazine on Thursday named US President-elect DonaldTrumpits "person of the year," marking the second time he has won the accolade...

Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people: White House 12 Dec 2024 - 03:39 pm

Washington: Outgoing President Joe Biden said Thursday he had commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others, in what the...

US offers $10 mn reward for wanted Chinese hacker 11 Dec 2024 - 05:59 pm

Washington: The United States offered a $10 million reward on Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and co-conspirators...

Trump says solving Ukraine crisis his top priority 11 Dec 2024 - 11:31 am

Paris: Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East...

US disburses $20 billion Ukraine loan backed by profits from Russian assets 10 Dec 2024 - 09:24 pm

Washington: The United States announced on Tuesday that it has disbursed a $20 billion loan for Ukraine backed by the interest earned on...

NY gunman had manifesto railing against health insurance: police 10 Dec 2024 - 08:52 pm

New York: The man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive in New York was found with a handwritten manifesto laying out...

Wildfire quickly spreads in western US city Malibu 10 Dec 2024 - 04:40 pm

Los Angeles, United States: A wind-fanned wildfire quickly spread early on Tuesday in Malibu, where many Hollywood elites reside in the western US...

Nearly 200 dead in Haiti massacre as voodoo community reportedly targeted 09 Dec 2024 - 09:44 pm

Port-au-Prince: Nearly 200 people in Haiti were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners, with the government on Monday condemning...

US stocks little changed ahead of key inflation report 09 Dec 2024 - 06:15 pm

New York: Wall Street stocks treaded water early Monday, consolidating the prior week's gains ahead of key inflation data and a European Central...

Biden calls for ousted Syrian leader Assad to be 'held accountable' 08 Dec 2024 - 11:19 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday said deposed Syrian leader Bashar Al Assad should be "held accountable" but called the nation's political...

US will maintain presence in eastern Syria: Pentagon 08 Dec 2024 - 02:42 pm

Washington: The United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) has asserted that it will maintain its presence in eastern Syria to ensure defeating ISIS...