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Spacewalking Astronauts Prep Station for New Solar Wings

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at ...

Gurugram resident elated after mention in 'Mann Ki Baat'

By Sahil PandeyNew Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Banker by profession and nature enthusiast by passion, Mayur Shah on Sunday ...

1 civilian killed, 9 wounded in blast in Afghanistan

Ghazni [Afghanistan], February 28 (ANI): One civilian was killed and nine more were wounded including seven civilians in an explosion ...

Taliban Warn Turning Away from Afghan Peace Deal Doomed to Failure

ISLAMABAD - The Taliban demanded Sunday that the United States and its foreign military allies leave Afghanistan by May 1, ...

Indian archers display good showing

Dubai [UAE], February 28 (ANI): Indian compound archers displayed a good showing at the 7th Fazza World Ranking Tournament at ...

The Taxman Comes For Tajik Bloggers

Bloggers in Tajikistan have until April 1 to show up at the tax service to register and pay taxes on ...

Afghan Minister welcome's Russia's opposition of Taliban

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 28 (ANI): In a visit to Russia, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar on Friday welcomed Russia's ...

Armenian president refuses prime ministerial order

Yerevan [Armenia], February 28 (ANI): Armenian President Armen Sargsyan on Saturday rejected a prime ministerial order to sack the army's ...

Tajikistan: 70-year-old Jehovah's Witness marks two years in jail

Shamil Khakimov, a Jehovah's Witness who turned 70 last month, marked two years in a Tajik prison on February 26 ...

Deepak Kumar settles for silver medal at Strandja Memorial

New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Boxer Deepak Kumar on Saturday had to settle for a silver medal as he ...

Delhi Police arrests man for cheating Afghan national

New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): The Delhi Police has arrested a man from Kashmir, for cheating an Afghan national ...

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Two deadly 737s crashes occurred before action taken

WASHINGTON, DC - Following two deadly crashes involving Boeing's 737 jets, a US government watchdog has asked the Federal Aviation ...

Experts concerned over pockets of covid among unvaccinated minorities

WASHINGTON, DC: While 11.3 percent of white Americans and 10.5 percent of Asian-Americans have received Covid vaccinations, only 4.6 percent ...

Republicans call to boycott China olympics over human rights abuses

WASHINGTON, DC - The White House press secretary has told reporters it is not certain whether the United States will ...

Covid-19 restrictions have virtually eliminated flu from United States

NEW YORK, New York - Experts are searching for an answer as to what caused the flu to virtually disappear ...

Humanity's insatiable greed for growth has consequences

A triad of intersecting world-wide pandemics simultaneously threatening humanity today are the end results of its own insatiable greedy human ...

California now makes up 10 percent of America's COVID-19 death toll

LOS ANGELES, California: California has now recorded over 50,000 deaths from COVID-19, representing more than ten percent of the total ...

Business

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Costco starting wage to be $1 per hour more than Walmart

WASHINGTON, DC: Joining other major U.S. retailers who have announced a hike in minimum wage for employees, Costco has said ...

CDC cannot prevent landlords from evicting tenants, says court

TYLER, Texas: A federal judge on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional regulations preventing landlords from evicting residential tenants. The regulations ...

Restaurants, stadiums, party sites to reopen in Massachusetts

BOSTON, Massachusetts: Massachusetts restaurants will no longer be required to limit their seating capacities beginning March 1. Government sources say ...

China's Hong Guang Mini EV outselling Tesla's high-end cars

BEIJING, China: The Chinese public seems to have developed a penchant for the pocket-friendly Hong Guang Mini EV, priced at ...

Unemployment in Ireland reaches 25% due to pandemic

DUBLIN, Ireland - It will take until 2023 for Ireland to return to full employment following the Covid pandemic, Ireland's ...

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