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French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

New Delhi, May 1 -- A French teen is facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore after posting a video on social media of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and ... Read More


Israeli forces intercept Gaza aid flotilla and plans to drop off activists in Greece

New Delhi, May 1 -- Israeli forces near the southern Greek island of Crete intercepted more than 20 boats from a flotilla of several dozen seeking to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and planned ... Read More


J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

New Delhi, May 1 -- J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, died Wednesday. He was 79. Venter's death was announced... Read More


The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold as it weighs the impact of Iran war

New Delhi, May 1 -- The Bank of England is expected to announce Thursday that it is keeping interest rates on hold as policymakers assess the economic impact of the Iran war and Tehran's effective clo... Read More


Iran's economy has been battered. Its leaders still think Trump will blink first

New Delhi, May 1 -- In the heartland of Iran's famed carpet-making industry, manufacturing has ground to a near halt. Dairies struggle to find packages for milk and butter. Giant steel mills that once... Read More


King Charles III and Queen Camilla honor 9/11 victims on visit to New York

New Delhi, May 1 -- King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the site of the Sept. 11 attacks, met with schoolchildren and business titans and socialized with celebrities during a busy swing through... Read More


Ferragamo expands leather mapping efforts as EU sustainability rules take shape

New Delhi, April 30 -- Italian luxury brand Ferragamo said it can map the country of origin for much of the leather used to make its coveted footwear and handbags, a first step in traceability accordi... Read More


New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas

New Delhi, April 30 -- The white supremacist who shot and killed 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, lost an attempt to undo his guilty pleas in a Court of Appeal ruling Thursday. ... Read More


What to know about the pro-Russian activist arrested in South Africa and wanted in Benin

New Delhi, April 30 -- A pro-Russian activist accused of backing a failed coup in Benin appeared in court Wednesday in South Africa over separate charges of attempting to illegally leave that country ... Read More


London police say the stabbing of 2 Jewish men is an act of terror. The suspect was arrested

New Delhi, April 30 -- Two Jewish men were stabbed and injured on a London street on Wednesday in what police called an act of terror. Police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murde... Read More