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NTSB calls for urgent safety checks on 68 US bridges, including icons
US agency calls for urgent safety assessments of iconic bridges

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for urgent safety checks on 68 bridges, including...

US expands oil, gas leasing and eases Alaska energy restrictions
Trump administration to open more Alaska acres for oil, gas drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has announced plans to open more land for oil and gas drilling in Alaska and...

Lawmakers push for fewer military flights in Washington D.C. area
Democrats urge cut in Washington D.C. military flights after crash

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ten Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the Pentagon to reduce military training...

Delta crash-landing probe finds dangerous descent before touchdown
Delta plane that flipped over in February showed high rate of descent

TORONTO, Canada: An initial investigation into last month's dramatic Delta Air Lines crash-landing in Toronto has revealed that the...

New York court blocks law allowing over 800,000 non-citizens to vote
New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote struck down by court

NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York State's highest court has struck down a law this week that would have allowed over 800,000 legal...

40 times more people killed in Gaza than in the 7 October attack
Gazan death toll now forty times that of 7 October 2023

The death toll in Gaza on the weekend has passed 50,000, local health authorities have reported. What started the carnage was the Hamas-led...

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ALP in front ahead of upcoming election, but Coalition gaining ground
Australian Labor Party expected to retain government as election looms

SYDNEY, Australia - A recent Roy Morgan survey indicates that if a federal election were held today, the Australian Labor Party (ALP)...

Chinese President Xi takes time to talk to locals
China's leader mixes it among people in rural villages

BEIJING, China (Xinhua) -- Where does Chinese President Xi Jinping work? Beyond Zhongnanhai and the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,...

US seeks global support to block China’s access to American chips
Commerce chief seeks industry help to stop China from getting US chips

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration is asking companies and foreign governments to help...

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION-REGIONAL INTEGRATION (CN)
CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION-REGIONAL INTEGRATION (CN)

(250327) -- BOAO, March 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Scott Shaw, vice president of the Cohen Group, speaks at a panel discussion themed on...

(SP)JORDAN-AMMAN-WRESTLING-SENIOR ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
(SP)JORDAN-AMMAN-WRESTLING-SENIOR ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

(250327) -- AMMAN, March 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- China's Xi Ziyue (Rear) competes against Uzbekistan's Alisher Ganiev during the Greco-Roman...

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-DING XUEXIANG-INDONESIA-MEETING (CN)
CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-DING XUEXIANG-INDONESIA-MEETING (CN)

(250326) -- BOAO, March 26, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political...

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