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US: Judge sentences wildlife trafficker to more than 5 years in jail
. A US judge sentenced an extradited Liberian man to 63 months in prison for conspiring to traffic millions of...
Greenland treads softly on tourism as icebergs melt
. As tourists flock to Greenland to take in its breathtaking icebergs and natural beauty, authorities are mulling ways to...
No fuel, no hope: Sri Lankans flee crisis in mass brain drain
. Shamla Yoosoof, an investment researcher from Colombo, left Sri Lanka with her three-year-old son and a jam-packed suitcase, swapping...
Tesla cuts delivery waiting time for Model Y in China to a minimum of 4 weeks
. On Thursday, electric auto giant Tesla said that it had slashed the delivery waiting time for its Model 3...
New Zealand: Hundreds evacuated as ‘frightening’ floods hit South Island
. Hundreds of families on New Zealand's South Island were forced to leave their homes on Thursday after dramatic flooding...
New NASA rocket moved to launchpad two weeks ahead of trip to Moon
. NASA's giant new SLS rocket arrived at its launchpad Wednesday in Cape Canaveral ahead of a planned flight to...
Huge explosion hits Kabul mosque, three dead
. A blast ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least...
More US rate hikes coming but ‘at some point’ pace will slow: Fed
. US central bankers remain committed to raising interest rates further to quell rising prices, but agreed that "at some...
Israel to restore full diplomatic ties with Turkey: PM Lapid
. Israel will restore full diplomatic ties with Turkey, Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office said Wednesday, following years of strained...
Pakistan: All international travellers must declare currency, says aviation authority
. The Pakistan government has made currency declaration by all international passengers mandatory as part of the measures taken to...
US: Judges who accepted bribes to send kids to for-profit jails fined over $200 million
. Two Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered...
US: Musk clarifies that he backs moderate Republicans and Democrats
. On Tuesday, Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk stated that he backed moderate Republicans as well as moderate Democrats,...
Rajapaksa not using state funds for expenses abroad, clarifies Sri Lankan govt
. Amidst the row surrounding the frequent travel of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to foreign countries, since his exit from...
US: Fed issues guidance for banks considering crypto activities
. The US Federal Reserve Board has provided additional information for banking organisations engaging (or seeking to engage) in crypto-asset-related...
Sri Lanka faces looming food crisis with stunted rice crop
. Nallathambi Mahendran walked through his four acres of emerald green paddy fields in northern Sri Lanka's Kilinochchi district, indicating...
Russia fines streaming company Twitch 2 million roubles: Interfax
. On Tuesday, a court in Russia fined streaming company Twitch 2 million roubles ($33,000) for publishing "unreliable information" about...
India: 7 dead, over 30 injured after bus falls in river
. Six ITBP personnel and a policeman were killed after a bus fell into a river in Jammu and Kashmir....
