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Federal board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt

New Delhi, July 1 -- A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico's finances announced Tuesday that it has offered a $3 billion settlement to bondholders in a new push to finally restructure more... Read More


Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case

New Delhi, July 1 -- Indonesia's anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile ... Read More


Cuban official says talks with the US are at a standstill, announces UN debate on US oil embargo

New Delhi, July 1 -- Talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill, despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez announced Tuesda... Read More


Anti-immigration protesters march in South Africa, as some immigrants leave the country

New Delhi, July 1 -- Thousands of demonstrators gathered in parts of South Africa to rally against illegal immigration on Tuesday in the biggest migration-related protests since the wave of anti-migra... Read More


Floods in Ghana and Ivory Coast leave at least 24 dead following torrential rains

New Delhi, July 1 -- Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential rain in the capital cities of Ghana and Ivory Coast have left at least 24 people dead, authorities said Tuesday, as emergency... Read More


Restoring dignity one haircut at a time in Kenya's largest mental health hospital

New Delhi, July 1 -- At Kenya 's largest mental health referral hospital, male patients encounter a different kind of therapy: a personal grooming session provided by two visiting barbers. As their e... Read More


Australian man charged with murder over death of a teenage girl in Thailand's Pattaya

New Delhi, July 1 -- An Australian man was charged with murder and concealment of a body in connection with the death of a teenage girl in an eastern tourist city in Thailand, police said Tuesday. Th... Read More


9 children killed as tricycle plunges into a canal in Egypt

New Delhi, July 1 -- A motorized tricycle plunged into a canal in southern Egypt on Tuesday, killing nine children and injuring two others, local officials said. The tricycle fell into the water in t... Read More


A skydiving plane crashes in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board

New Delhi, July 1 -- Families watched in shock as a skydiving plane carrying their loved ones on what was meant to be a thrilling introduction to parachuting crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, ... Read More


WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spot

New Delhi, July 1 -- WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot. The app said it... Read More