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Meta fighting Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram 03 May 2025 - 03:01 pm

Lagos: Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations as the US tech giant reportedly threatened to cut...

Pakistan tests missile weapons system amid India standoff 03 May 2025 - 02:41 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's military said it carried out a "training launch" of a surface-to-surface missile weapons system on Saturday, further heightening tensions with India...

Anxiety, pride as Harvard digs in for Trump 'blitzkrieg' 03 May 2025 - 01:04 pm

Cambridge, United States: Harvard students weave through tree-lined streets and redbrick campus buildings, but beneath the veneer of daily life fear has taken...

South Korea conservative party names presidential candidate 03 May 2025 - 12:40 pm

Seoul: South Korea's conservative party on Saturday named its former labour minister as its candidate for June's snap election to replace former president...

Two new arrests in Swedish triple murder probe 03 May 2025 - 12:37 pm

Stockholm: Swedish authorities have arrested two young men for suspected complicity in a triple murder that shocked the country, the prosecutor in charge...

Gaza rescuers say three babies among 11 killed in Israel strike 03 May 2025 - 11:33 am

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday that an overnight Israeli strike on the Khan Yunis refugee camp killed at...

Backyard barnyard: rising egg prices prompt hen hires in US 03 May 2025 - 10:11 am

La Crescenta, United States: Stung by the rocketing price of eggs -- and US supermarkets rationing a basic breakfast staple -- Yong-mi Kim...

Singapore votes with new PM seeking strong mandate amid tariff turmoil 03 May 2025 - 09:54 am

Singapore: Singaporeans cast their votes Saturday in an election where Prime Minister Lawrence Wong faces his first major test against a rejuvenated opposition...

Musk's dreams for Starbase city in Texas hang on vote 03 May 2025 - 09:36 am

Houston: Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas could become...

Murderer of Palestinian-American boy sentenced to 53 years 03 May 2025 - 08:50 am

Washington: An Illinois man was sentenced to 53 years in prison on Friday for the murder of a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy in an...

Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump 03 May 2025 - 08:38 am

Sydney: Millions of Australians voted Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, following a campaign shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and US...

Nordics hope to attract US researchers alienated by Trump 03 May 2025 - 08:18 am

Stockholm: With US universities facing challenges to their independence and funding, Nordic countries hope their emphasis on academic freedom and strong welfare societies...

Turkiye's goods exports hit record annual high of $265 billion over past 12 months 02 May 2025 - 11:05 pm

Ankara: Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat has announced that his country's goods exports reached a record high of USD 265 billion year-on-year in...

EU wins post-Brexit fishing row with Britain 02 May 2025 - 10:37 pm

The Hague: The European Union on Friday won a landmark case against Britain at the world's oldest arbitration body over post-Brexit rights to...

Several injured as car drives into crowd in Germany 02 May 2025 - 09:46 pm

Berlin: A car drove into a crowd in the southern German city of Stuttgart on Friday injuring several people, emergency services said, with...

New tariff sparks tomato war between importers and US growers 02 May 2025 - 09:21 pm

A new levy on tomatoes has pitted some restaurateurs, importers and cherry tomato aficionados against Florida farmers and their signature crop: the big,...