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Migrants in Chicago, other northern US cities struggle to find homes

CHICAGO, Illinois: As winter sets in and with cold weather just around the corner, Chicago is struggling to house hundreds ...

12th century leaning tower in Bologna secured to save it from collapse

BOLOGNA, Italy: Due to fears of a collapse, local officials have secured the area around one of two 12th century ...

Flights, trains cancelled in Bavaria after heavy snowfall

MUNICH, Germany: The heavy snow and icy conditions that hit Bavaria, Germany, canceled flights and long-distance trains out of Munich, ...

North Carolina to add thousands of people to Medicaid rolls this week

RALEIGH, North Carolina: After a decade of discussions and hesitations, North Carolina has expanded Medicaid coverage by offering government-funded health ...

Pentagon secretly providing bombs for Israeli bombardments

The U.S. has supplied Israel with scores of BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs since October 7, the Wall Street Journal has reported, ...

Biden administration says EPA to replace lead water pipes in 10 years

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the Biden administration announced a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would require U.S. ...

Cyberattack hits Japan space agency, rocket and satellites unaffected

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's space agency recently fell victim to a cyberattack, but reassuringly, the compromised information did not pertain to ...

Michigan man sentenced to prison term for keeping dead wife in freezer

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan: This week, a judge sentenced a Michigan man who kept his dead wife's body in a freezer ...

US CDC says life expectancy for newborns in 2022 gained a year

ATLANTA, Georgia: After two consecutive years of declines mainly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, babies born in the U.S. in ...

Three more Israeli troops die in Gaza conflict, death toll hits 400

The number of soldiers in the Israeli army killed in the current Israel-Hamas war has topped 400. Three hundred and ...

Detention extended by Russian court of WSJ's US reporter

MOSCOW, Russia: A Russian court has extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. reporter for the Wall Street Journal, ...

Casualties mount again in Gaza as bombardments gather pace

Israel intensified its deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip Saturday as renewed fighting with Hamas entered a second day following ...

Nikki Haley's 2024 Republican presidential bid endorsed by Koch Group

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the conservative U.S. political network Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action), led by billionaire Charles Koch, ...

Chinese court to examine disappearance of Malaysia Airlines jet

BEIJING, China: The Chaoyang District Intermediary Court in Beijing has begun compensation hearings for the Chinese relatives of those who ...

Israel ignores U.S., as civilian casualties start mounting in Gaza again

Israel resumed its military operation in the Gaza Strip on Friday with heavy bombardments. As strikes continue, the United States ...

Failed wheel bearing caused Kentucky train derailment: CSX

LIVINGSTON, Kentucky: CSX railroad said that a failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment on November 22 ...

Finland says Russia to blame for migrant crowding eastern border

HELSINKI, Finland: After Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this year, hundreds of migrants from the Middle ...

Heavy snowfall, blizzards reported in Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria

CHISINAU, Moldova: Over the weekend, heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria left one person dead and ...

Ex-Peruvian President Fujimori Freed From Prison

Lima, Peru - Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from ...

At Least 3 People Shot in Las Vegas; Gunman Dead

las vegas, nevada - A person opened fire Wednesday on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, and at least ...

UAE: Parliamentary meeting explores strategies for Paris Agreement oversight after COP28

Dubai [UAE], December 7 (ANI/WAM): Meeting at COP28 today, parliamentarians underscored the critical importance of the landmark results and commitments ...

Ukraine's NATO ambitions annoy America MP

Washington has sent a clear signal that Kiev will not be accepted into the military block anytime soon, Aleksey Goncharenko ...

Ukraine's Zelenskyy Meets Virtually With G7 Leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday met virtually with leaders from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations, telling them ...

UAE Team Emirates announce net zero ambitions at COP28

Dubai [UAE], December 7 (ANI/WAM): Today, the UAE Team Emirates' CEO and Team Principal, Mauro Gianetti, was invited to present ...

PUBG Mobile adds $500K Global Open amid 2024 changes

(Photo credit: PUBG Mobile) PUBG Mobile Esports announced the additional of the Global Open (PMGO) for 2024, which will take ...

Journalists in Azerbaijan Targeted in Wave of Arrests

washington - When police arrived at the home of Aziz Orujov, the Azerbaijani journalist's 3-year-old daughter tried to stand between ...

Israel approves minimal increase in amount of fuel entering Gaza

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 7 (ANI): The Israeli Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday announced that it would approve the proposal ...

Britain Proposes Bypassing Rights Laws to Let Rwanda Plan Take Off

LONDON - Britain published draft emergency legislation on Wednesday that it hopes will allow its Rwandan migrant deportation plan to ...

In rare move, UN Secretary-General Guterres invokes Article 99 amid Gaza war

New York [US], December 7 (ANI): In a rare move, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the ...

Can this one man dethrone both major US parties

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s policies are a mishmash of Trump's and Biden's, minus a lot of the baggageWhen Robert F. ...

Biden urges Congress not to kneecap Ukraine

Not giving Kiev billions would mean letting Russia win, the US president has saidThe US must give another $60 billion ...

Venezuela mobilizes army El Pais

Caracas is reportedly moving to claim the Essequibo territory of neighboring GuyanaVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has sent troops to the ...

COP28 Declaration Seen as Good News for World's Small Farmers

dubai - Agriculture and climate experts say there is good news for the world's small farmers in a declaration endorsed ...

"We have big plans for Indian market": Top Saudi tourism official

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 7 (ANI): The president of Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets of the Saudi Tourism Authority, Alhasan Aldabbagh, said ...

Orioles agree on 1-year deal with RHP Craig Kimbrel

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) The Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday reached a one-year deal with reliever Craig Kimbrel ...

"Deliberately provocative, blatantly false statements": Jairam Ramesh hits back at Amit Shah over 'Nehruvian blunder' claim

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Hitting back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who blamed the state of affairs ...

Reports: Orioles agree on 1-year deal with RHP Craig Kimbrel

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) The Baltimore Orioles have reached a one-year, $13 million deal with reliever Craig ...

Italy Tells China It's Leaving Belt and Road Initiative

Italy officially told China that it will leave the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, the first country to do ...

Nigeria's Probe of Drone Strike Not a Guarantee of Accountability

ABUJA, NIGERIA - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered security agencies and state authorities to investigate a bombing that ...

Cardinals bring back Yadier Molina in front-office role

(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports) Yadier Molina has returned to the St. Louis Cardinals in the role of special ...

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Philadelphia City Council bans ski masks to control crimes

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: In a measure supporters claimed will increase public safety amid high violent crime rates, Philadelphia City Council passed ...

Migrants in Chicago, other northern US cities struggle to find homes

CHICAGO, Illinois: As winter sets in and with cold weather just around the corner, Chicago is struggling to house hundreds ...

12th century leaning tower in Bologna secured to save it from collapse

BOLOGNA, Italy: Due to fears of a collapse, local officials have secured the area around one of two 12th century ...

Flights, trains cancelled in Bavaria after heavy snowfall

MUNICH, Germany: The heavy snow and icy conditions that hit Bavaria, Germany, canceled flights and long-distance trains out of Munich, ...

North Carolina to add thousands of people to Medicaid rolls this week

RALEIGH, North Carolina: After a decade of discussions and hesitations, North Carolina has expanded Medicaid coverage by offering government-funded health ...

Pentagon secretly providing bombs for Israeli bombardments

The U.S. has supplied Israel with scores of BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs since October 7, the Wall Street Journal has reported, ...

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