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Harris vows to cut costs, build homes, lower taxes

Harris vows to cut costs, build homes, lower...

New York [US], August 17: Kamala Harris outlined proposals to cut taxes for most Americans, ban "price gouging" by grocers...

Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia

Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack...

Moscow [Russia], August 17: An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the...

EU public health body raises mpox risk alert level

EU public health body raises mpox risk alert...

Brussels [Belgium], August 17: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday raised its risk level for...

Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023

Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023

Manila [Philippines], August 16: The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food...

Biden, Harris celebrate medicare drug price cuts

Biden, Harris celebrate medicare drug price cuts

New York [US], August 16: The United States has negotiated down the prices of 10 top-selling prescription drugs used by...

WHO confirms first mpox case outside Africa

WHO confirms first mpox case outside Africa

Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus...

US wants 'El Mayo' tried in Brooklyn

US wants 'El Mayo' tried in Brooklyn

New York [US], August 16: Federal prosecutors are seeking to move alleged Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada from...

US backs Australia's, UK's export controls in AUKUS

US backs Australia's, UK's export controls in AUKUS

New York [US], August 16: The U.S. State Department told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that Australia, Britain and the...

Trump tackles Harris' economic record at rambling press conference

Trump tackles Harris' economic record at rambling press...

New York [US], August 16: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to tie his Democratic rival Kamala Harris to...

Kim and Putin pledge stronger ties on Korean Liberation day

Kim and Putin pledge stronger ties on Korean...

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen cooperation with Russia in...

Gaza ceasefire talks extended amid rising death toll

Gaza ceasefire talks extended amid rising death toll

Gaza [Palestine], August 16: Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to...

Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election

Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka's...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 16: A record number of candidates are contesting Sri Lanka's presidential election next month as the...

Columbia University president Shafik resigns after Gaza protests

Columbia University president Shafik resigns after Gaza protests

New York [US], August 16: The president of New York's renowned Columbia University, Nemat 'Minouche' Shafik, resigned on Wednesday, effective...

Two pilots killed in France as military jets crash mid-flight, says air force

Two pilots killed in France as military jets...

Paris [France], August 16: Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern France, the nation's air...

Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupts, closing airport at nearby Catania

Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupts, closing airport at...

Rome [Italy], August 16: Mount Etna erupted overnight causing the nearby airport at Catania on Sicily's eastern coast to close,...

Thai ruling party names its leader, daughter of ex-PM, for top job

Thai ruling party names its leader, daughter of...

Bangkok [Thailand], August 16: Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai party has announced that it will nominate party head Paetongtarn Shinawatra for...

UN to probe atrocities in Bangladesh

UN to probe atrocities in Bangladesh

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 16: A United Nations fact-finding mission is expected to arrive in Dhaka next week, according to information...

British Challenger 2 tanks 'used in Ukraine's Russian incursion'

British Challenger 2 tanks 'used in Ukraine's Russian...

Kiev [Ukraine], August 16: British Challenger 2 tanks are thought to have been used in Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia.

52,000 global cholera cases reported in July amid vaccine shortage: WHO

52,000 global cholera cases reported in July amid...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Almost 52,000 cases of cholera were reported from 17 countries around the world in July, up...

'Ukraine now controls 80 Russian settlements, including key town'

'Ukraine now controls 80 Russian settlements, including key...

Kiev [Ukraine]/ Moscow [Russia], August 16: Ukrainian troops have taken control of the small Russian town of Sudzha and will...

British police 'well prepared' for Taylor Swift's concerts

British police 'well prepared' for Taylor Swift's concerts

London [UK], August 16: The Metropolitan Police in London have said they are "well prepared" ahead of Taylor Swift's run...

'Blood is on our hands,' US peace group says as Gaza marks 40,000 deaths

'Blood is on our hands,' US peace group...

New York [US], August 16: The US-based peace organisation Fellowship of Reconciliation has criticised the Biden administration for paying "lip...

Lebanese PM hopes for de-escalation

Lebanese PM hopes for de-escalation

Beirut [Lebanon], August 16: Lebanon's acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed hope on Thursday for de-escalation at the Lebanese border...

Thai Constitutional Court removes prime minister from office

Thai Constitutional Court removes prime minister from office

Bangkok [Thailand], August 15: In a 5-4 vote, the Constitutional Court in Bangkok on Wednesday removed Thai Prime Minister Srettha...

New round of Gaza ceasefire talks begins today

New round of Gaza ceasefire talks begins today

Doha [Qatar], August 15: A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations are set to take place in Doha, involving officials...

Russia's Belgorod region in state of emergency amid Ukraine offensive

Russia's Belgorod region in state of emergency amid...

Moscow [Russia], August 15: The Russian border region of Belgorod declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as Ukrainian forces...

Poland receives arrest warrant in Nord Stream case

Poland receives arrest warrant in Nord Stream case

Warsaw [Poland], August 15: Poland on Wednesday received a European arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man believed to have been...