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Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcels

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended a tariff exemption for low-cost imports, the United Nations postal agency said... Read More


Guyana's president sworn in for a second term as oil wealth transforms the nation

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Guyana's President Irfaan Ali was sworn in for a second term Sunday after winning last week's elections, as the South American country reaps a windfall from offshore oil and gas ... Read More


After largely ignoring suffering in Gaza, Israeli media start to report on Palestinian hardships

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- The war in the Gaza Strip is starting to look different these days on the Israeli news. For most of the past two years, television stations in Israel have paid little attention ... Read More


Japan's prime minister resigns after his party suffered a historic defeat in a summer election

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign, following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July's p... Read More


Police arrest almost 900 at London protest supporting banned group Palestine Action

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organizatio... Read More


Asian shares rise after Japan's prime minister resigns

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Asian shares mostly rose with Japan's benchmark jumping higher in Monday morning trading, despite the looming political uncertainty after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced ... Read More


South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US in July

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- South Sudan said Saturday it repatriated to Mexico a man deported from the United States in July. The man, a Mexican identified as Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez, was among a group of ei... Read More


AI shakes up the call center industry, but some tasks are still better left to the humans

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Armen Kirakosian remembers the frustrations of his first job as a call center agent nearly 10 years ago: the aggravated customers, the constant searching through menus for inform... Read More


Greek prime minister unveils broad tax-cuts package in keynote policy speech

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled a 1.6 billion-euro ($1.87 billion) tax cuts package Saturday that includes a number of reductions affecting some 4 million citiz... Read More


China's export growth slows in August as US tariffs and trade tensions bite

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- China's exports grew last month but at a slower pace than in recent months, the country's customs agency said Monday. Exports reached $321.8 billion in August, a 4.4% increase c... Read More