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Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some f...
The India Meteorological Department forecast maximum temperatures Thursday of around 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in the capital, New Delhi, where authorities have opened temporary “cooling zones” to help people cope.
1 day ago
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SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering
SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever init...
A filing shows that his SpaceX lost $2.6 billion from operations last year on $18.7 billion in revenue, and the losses kept piling up at the start of this year, too.
2 days ago
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Board of Peace will ask the UN Security Council to press Hamas to disarm
Board of Peace will ask the UN Security Council to press Ham...
The report by the Board of Peace, an international body set up by U.S. President Donald Trump and tasked with overseeing the fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, is expected to be discussed by the Security Council on Thursday when it meets on the situation in the Middle East.
3 days ago
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Samsung faces strike after pay talks with union fall apart
Samsung faces strike after pay talks with union fall apart
After the latest round of talks ended without a breakthrough on Wednesday, union leader Choi Seung-ho told reporters that unionized workers will begin an 18-day strike from Thursday.
3 days ago
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More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern Califor...
The wind-driven Sandy Fire was reported Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles.
3 days ago
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Japanese PM travels to meet South Korea president for second leg of hometown summits
Japanese PM travels to meet South Korea president for second...
Lee will host Takaichi in his hometown of Andong, a southeastern South Korean city famous for a centuries-old traditional folk village that is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In January, the two met in Takaichi’s hometown of Nara, an ancient Japanese capital.
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Starmer pledges to bring Britain closer to the EU as he fights calls for his ouster
Starmer pledges to bring Britain closer to the EU as he figh...
Starmer argued that he will “face up to the big challenges” and restore “hope” to the country. That includes getting closer to the European Union and “putting Britain at the heart of Europe,” a decade after the U.K. voted to leave the EU.
May 12, 2026
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US tries to force open the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Ira...
US tries to force open the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes...
The U.S. military said two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the strait on Monday as part of a new initiative.
May 08, 2026
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Ted Turner’s vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society...
Ted Turner’s vision of news as global and continuous changed...
They were tuned to CNN, the 24/7 news channel that Ted Turner had launched about five years earlier, which was carrying the launch live.
May 08, 2026
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Thailand’s ‘Death Fest’ invites visitors to embrace mortality
Thailand’s ‘Death Fest’ invites visitors to embrace mortalit...
The unusual fair, now in its second year, has broached the subject that's uncomfortable for many. It's also one of the central teachings of Buddhism, which shapes much of Thailand's culture, about life’s unavoidable sufferings: birth, old age, sickness and death.
Mar 16, 2026