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Traders at a vegetable market in Colombo; the World Bank says the island's 2022 economic crisis almost doubled the number of people pushed into poverty
U.S.

Sri Lanka Recovering Faster Than Expected: World Bank

Moment of reflection: Rafael Nadal suffered a hip injury in his Australian Open defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in January

Rafael Nadal Calls Time On Epic Tennis Career

7-Eleven is the world's biggest convenience store chain

7-Eleven Owner Restructures To Fight Takeover

A month before the UN COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan nations remain at odds over how to deliver much-needed finance to poorer countries

World Can't 'Waste Time' Trading Climate Change Blame: COP29 Hosts

Ikea had increased prices after inflation surged in 2021

Ikea Posts Fall In Annual Sales After Lowering Prices

A massive ball of plasma and accompanying magnetic field ejected from the Sun is expected to soon strike Earth, potentially triggering auroras as far south as the US state of Alabama
U.S.

US Forecasts Severe Solar Storm Starting Thursday

Keir Starmer (C) hosted Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Mark Rutte (R) at his official Downing Street residence
U.S.

Zelensky Talks 'Victory Plan' In Meeting With Starmer, Rutte

Map showing the world's 14 peaks that are more than 8,000 m high.
U.S.

Nepali Becomes Youngest To Climb World's 8,000m Peaks

US consumers saw price increases soar to a painful 9.1 percent in mid-2022.

The US Economy Is Solid: Why Are Voters Gloomy?

Taylor Swift: Her family reportedly demanded police escort in London

Taylor Swift Got Police Escort To London Gigs After Austria Terror Plot

Elders in India's Nagaland state seen in 2023. The listing at auction of a 19th century skull from Nagaland sparked anger

British Skull Auction Sparks Indian Demand For Return

A picture dated 1946 shows the first plane to land at the old Beirut airport, operated by a company that eventually became Middle East Airlines

Braving War: Lebanon's 'Badass' Airline Defies Odds

While 7-Eleven began life in the United States, it's been wholly owned by Japan's Seven & i since 2005

7-Eleven Owner Confirms New Takeover Offer From Couche-Tard

On the first anniversary of the Gaza war, displaced people arrive in the city of Khan Yunis
U.S.

Hezbollah Strikes Israel, Says It Foiled Israeli Incursions

The US Department of Justice has said it would demand that Google make profound changes to how it does business

US Weighs Google Breakup In Landmark Trial

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US President Donald Trump signed an order to impose an added 25-percent tariff on Indian goods over its purchases of Russian oil
Trump Hikes India Levy Over Russian Oil As Tariff Deadline Approaches
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King Charles III has been undergoing cancer treatment
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U.S. Wants To Send Thousands Of Heavily Armed Troops To Haiti To Finally Destroy Gangs
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U.S.

A Venezuelan-US Love Story Crushed By Trump's Migrant Crackdown

View of the West Sea Flood Gate in Nampo
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North Korea's Uranium Plant: Is Radioactive Waste Pouring Into The West Sea, Or Is Fear Overblown?

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Gavin Newsom's Chances Of Clinching 2028 Dem Nomination See Spike While Publicly Feuding With Trump Officials

People hold pictures of victims on the 31st anniversary of the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires
U.S.

Argentines Commemorate Jewish Center Bombing, Demand Justice