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Tesla, Saudi Arabia discussing potential EV factory, says WSJ

NEW YORK: This week, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla and Saudi Arabia ...

Over 10,000 Alabama 3rd graders may be held back due to reading law

MONTGOMERY, Alabama: Last week, Alabama's school chief, Superintendent Eric Mackey, said that under new reading benchmarks to move to fourth ...

Farmers cannot transport crops due to low Mississippi River level

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: As Midwest farmers prepare to harvest crops and send tons of grain downriver to the Gulf of ...

Federal Reserve losses surpass $100 billion, and still rising

WASHINGTON D.C.: Last week, the Federal Reserve said its losses surpassed the US$100 billion mark and will likely continue to ...

Fake photos to phony quotes: Mysterious authors propagate Hasina's narrative

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Hundreds of articles purportedly written by independent experts praising Bangladeshi government policies have appeared in national and ...

Kathmandu Samaj USA Inc.: Nepali unity forum established

NEW YORK, USA - Kathmandu Samaj USA Inc. was founded in the bustling metropolis of New York City, in the ...

US approves drone munition sales worth US$313.4 million to Canada

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of drone-related munitions and other systems to Canada ...

US NIH starts early-stage trials of flu vaccines on humans

BETHESDA, Maryland: This week, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it started early-stage human trials on FluMos-v2, ...

Shaky consumer trust, labor cost hit holiday hires by US retailers

CHICAGO, Illinois: According to a report released by global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, U.S. retailers ...

Hawaii governor reports updated wildfire deaths at 97, 33 missing

MAUI, Hawaii: Hawaii Governor Josh Green has announced that the death toll from last month's deadly fire on Maui has ...

Cybersecurity breach hits two Las Vegas casinos

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: A persistent error caused by a cybersecurity breach occurred in the casino rewards accounts of MGM Resorts ...

NASA appoints new chief of UFO research

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, NASA's Administrator Bill Nelson announced the appointment of the new research chief without disclosing the person's ...

New plans to limit AI use by US Homeland Security Department

WASHINGTON D.C.: Despite highlighting the technology's success in assisting drug busts and catching criminals, the Department of Homeland Security announced ...

Northrop Grumman, Lockheed sanctioned by China for sales to Taiwan

BEIJING, China: U.S. aerospace and defense firms Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have been sanctioned by China for selling weapons ...

Salesforce CEO says company will hire 3,300 employees

San Francisco, California: Salesforce, the cloud-based software company, is set to hire 3,300 employees in various departments, Bloomberg News reported. ...

White House officials discuss refugee crisis with CEOs of US companies

WASHINGTON D.C. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients has met with the chief executives of various U.S. companies to ...

Tesla close to die casting EV's complex underbody in one piece

AUSTIN, Texas: In a bid to leave its rivals struggling to keep pace, Tesla has pioneered the use of huge ...

Drone pilots get six-month breather to install remote ID module

WASHINGTON D.C.: In a statement this week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said U.S. drone operators will have six more ...

Contract-related costs could be $500 million more than expected: UPS

ATLANTA, Georgia: This week, United Parcel Service (UPS) said due to a new five-year contract covering some 340,000 Teamsters-represented workers ...

US pharmacies prepare for launch of updated COVID-19 shots

ATLANTA, Georgia: This week, U.S. drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance said that updated COVID-19 vaccines will be ...

5 Turkish firms face US sanctions for helping Russia evade sanctions

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the Biden administration imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies and a Turkish national for helping Russia ...

Poor weather to cost Asian apparel hubs $65 billion in exports by 2030

ITHACA, New York: A recent study by Schroders and Cornell University warns that extreme heat and flooding may result in ...

Moderna says new flu vaccine equal or better than those of competitors

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: This week, Moderna said that a late-stage trial showed that compared to traditional flu shots, its new flu ...

Public health emergency declared in Georgia after Hurricane Idalia

ATLANTA, Georgia: This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency in Georgia ...

India to draft new EV investment policy, says commerce minister

NEW DELHI, India: This week, Piyush Goyal, India's commerce minister, said the government will draft a new policy to attract ...

Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines approved by US FDA

SILVER SPRING, Maryland: This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and ...

IT big guns support Biden's voluntary commitment to manage AI

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the White House said that Adobe, IBM, Nvidia, and five other companies have signed U.S. President ...

Man who set up GoFundMe page for father takes funds for himself

DUBLIN, Ireland - Assault victim Stephen Termini claims his son will not give him any of the funds raised by ...

New labor deal with Teamsters union to be below $30 billion: UPS CEO

ATLANTA, Georgia: This week, Brian Newman, CEO of United Parcel Service (UPS), said that a new five-year deal with Teamsters-represented ...

BRICS members strongly condemn terrorism in all forms; commend India's G20 Presidency

New York [US], September 21 (ANI): The Foreign Ministers of BRICS member nations held their annual meeting on the margins ...

Abdullah bin Zayed meets Deputy Head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council in New York

NEW YORK, 21st September, 2023 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met ...

US House speaker denies Zelensky limelight NYT

The Ukrainian president will reportedly not get to address the House of Representatives to appeal for more aidKevin McCarthy, the ...

US Announces Financial Effort to Support Emerging Democracies

The United States on Wednesday announced a $255 million program it says will support emerging democracies.As part of the effort, ...

Resurgent Blue Jays pursue sweep of Yankees

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) A week ago, the Toronto Blue Jays reached a low point in the midst ...

Moscow unemployment lowest among G20 megacities official

The jobless rate in the Russian capital was 2.2% in 2022, according to the city's deputy mayorMoscow had the lowest ...

No grounds for Ukraine peace talks Kremlin

In the current circumstances, Moscow has no choice but to continue its military operation, Dmitry Peskov saysRussia is ready to ...

McCarthy denies limelight for Zelensky NYT

The Ukrainian president will reportedly not get to address the House of Representatives to appeal for more aidKevin McCarthy, the ...

China's list of disappearing leaders continues to grow

Hong Kong, September 21 (ANI): First it was China's top diplomat, then the commander and political commissar of the People's ...

Russia-NKorea Ties: Will Putin-Kim Bromance Last

WASHINGTON - Warming relations between North Korea and Russia could last as long as the war in Ukraine continues, making ...

Chinese Interest Grows for US Study Tours

SAN DIEGO - A surge in inquiries from China for overseas study tours to the U.S. suggests that parents of ...

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Tesla, Saudi Arabia discussing potential EV factory, says WSJ

NEW YORK: This week, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla and Saudi Arabia ...

Nasdaq Composite tumbles 209 points after Fed leaves rates unchanged

NEW YORK, New York - Interest rates could stay higher for longer, but there is the possibility of rate cuts ...

Amid possible Riksbank rate rise, Swedish Krona stumbles against euro

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Days before the Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, is expected to again raise interest rates, the Swedish krona hit ...

Farmers cannot transport crops due to low Mississippi River level

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: As Midwest farmers prepare to harvest crops and send tons of grain downriver to the Gulf of ...

Indonesian imports declined more than expected, shows government data

JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Government data released this week showed that as imports, such as raw materials and capital goods, declined more ...

Wall Street falls ahead of Federal Reserve interest rate decision

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. investors fretted Tuesday while the U.S. central bank deliberated on whether to hike interest ...

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