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Fire rips through a dormitory at a girls' school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students

New Delhi, May 29 -- Flames ripped through a dormitory at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya on Thursday, killing at least 16 students and injuring scores of others in the latest deadly school ... Read More


Aid supplies reach heart of Congo's Ebola outbreak as WHO head travels to Kinshasa

New Delhi, May 29 -- Aid workers rushed supplies Thursday to the center of Congo's outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus while beleaguered medical personnel struggled with a lack of equipment, a dist... Read More


Australia launches record $1.4B lawsuit against 3M over 'forever chemicals' at defense bases

New Delhi, May 29 -- Australia is suing U.S. conglomerate 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) over so-called "forever chemical" contamination from firefighting foam at defense... Read More


One Tech Tip: Your next job interview could be with an AI bot

New Delhi, May 29 -- Have you applied for a new job? If you've been shortlisted, get ready to be interviewed by artificial intelligence. Deluged by a flood of AI-generated job applications from easy-... Read More


Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese behind the 'conbini' empire, has died. He was 93.

New Delhi, May 29 -- Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire, has died. He was 93. Suzuki, an honorary adviser at Seven &... Read More


In a tourist-friendly move, China's Tencent to allow PayPal payments through its WeChat networks

New Delhi, May 29 -- PayPal users will be able to make cashless payments in China using QR codes through Tencent's WeChat Pay's extensive merchant network, the Chinese technology giant says, in a move... Read More


France's parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber

New Delhi, May 29 -- For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on the books. On Thursday, the lower house of... Read More


Thai court acquits a progressive political leader on charges of royal defamation

New Delhi, May 29 -- A criminal court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted the popular leader of a progressive political movement on charges of defaming the king and violating the law on online activity.... Read More


Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

New Delhi, May 29 -- A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering key landmarks. Birds, fish... Read More


A Chinese dissident is in South Korean custody after a perilous escape by rubber boat

New Delhi, May 29 -- A Chinese political dissident is in South Korean custody after making a perilous escape from his country in a small rubber boat, officials and his friend said. It was his fourth k... Read More