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India orders culling of 20,000 birds in Kerala amid bird flu outbreak
NEW DELHI, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala have ordered the culling of over 20,000 birds amid an outbreak of avian influenza (commonly called bird
1 hospitalized after shooting, carjacking in E. Australia
SYDNEY, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are searching for a man who shot another man before stealing money and a car south of Sydney on Friday night.
Lebanon's Death Toll from Israeli Airstrikes Reaches 1,021, Health Ministry Reports
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Ministry of Health announced that the number of victims from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since 2nd March has risen to 1,021 killed and 2,641 injured, according to the National News Agency (NNA)..UAE State
US Eases Oil Sanctions on Iran; Trump Signals Possible End to Military Operations
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was considering
Souza replaces Alisson in Brazil squad
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians goalkeeper Hugo Souza has been drafted into Brazil's squad for FIFA World Cup warm-up
Rudi Garcia names 3 uncapped players in Belgium squad for US and Mexico friendlies
BRUSSELS — Belgium coach Rudi Garcia has included three uncapped players in his squad for a training camp and friendlies in the United States ahead of the World Cup. Garcia summoned a group of 28 players on Friday featuring 17-year-old Anderlecht midfielder
'This is not a jersey': New Belgium World Cup away shirt pays tribute to surrealist ...
BRUSSELS — Belgium returns to surrealism ahead of the World Cup. The Belgian soccer federation has unveiled the men's new away shirt, and it's a tribute to artist René Magritte and the nation's surrealist heritage. The multicolor light blue
Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the struggling island
HAVANA — Some 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations began arriving in Cuba on Friday as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a severe energy crisis. Members of “Our America
Trump may end Iran war without opening Hormuz Strait
President Trump said on Friday he is considering
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The Empire Strikes Out
The World Baseball Classic is over, and in baseball, as in everything else, the United States remains the world leader in having a bad time. The international tournament provided a fertile field for winking nationalisms, and we sunk to the occasion with
Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide, as the U.S. announced it was sending more warships and Marines to the
Emergency responders at impact site in Israel after Iranian missile attack
Emergency responders work at an impact site of an Iranian missile attack in Rehovot, central Israel, March 20, 2026. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua) Emergency responders work
Denmark was ready to blow up airfields to stop a U.S. invasion of Greenland
LONDON — As tensions with
Where Could Gas Prices Go as Vancouver Tops $2 per Litre?
Prices at the pump exceeding $2 a litre in Vancouver could be a sign of higher energy prices to come for all of
Peter Menzies: What Canada Needs Is a Strong Foundation in the Country’s Roots
Commentary Back when Saturday newspapers were regularly threatening to cross the 200-page threshold, the one I worked at developed
Nepal Investigating University After CCP Leader Xi Jinping’s Books Are Burned
Nepalese authorities have launched a formal investigation into the burning of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s books at a
CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting ‘Is Not Fiction, It’s Policy,’ Says Dr. Phil
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is killing religious believers to sell their organs for profit, according to a new book promoted by Dr.
No clandestine activity linked to Indian govt in Canada, says police chief
NEW DELHI: Efforts by India and Canada to rebuild their relationship after a period of extreme discord over the killing of a Sikh separatist in the Vancouver area received another shot in the arm with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) declaring that
Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to Pentagon access policy
A federal judge agreed Friday to
Cuba refuses to let U.S. Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators
The Cuban government has refused a
Gago takes charge of Universidad de Chile
SANTIAGO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Real Madrid and Argentina international midfielder Fernando Gago has been appointed manager of Universidad
Kendra Duggar mugshot surfaces after Joseph Duggar's wife arrested over false imprisonment, child endangerment charges
Kendra Duggar was
US issues 30-day sanctions waiver for sale of Iranian oil at sea
This was the third time the US has temporarily waived sanctions in about two weeks. ...
Blast takes place near Jerusalem’s holy sites after Iran missile warning
The Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre escaped damage. ...
Meningitis outbreak triggers surge in demand for vaccine in Britain, policy debate
Pharmacies report shortages, government releases 20,000 NHS doses to private market. ...
Iran threatens to target world tourism sites, says it's still building missiles
DUBAI: Iran threatened to target recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisted it was still building missiles. Friday's show of defiance came nearly three weeks into US-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran's top leaders and hammered its
The World is Watching: YouTube’s Limitless Frontier for Creators, Others
Business | 1 hour ago Chukwudum Ofomata There has never been a better time to own a camera, a story, or a voice. YouTube, the world’s largest video platform, has quietly become the most democratic and powerful broadcasting infrastructure ever built. It does
Argentina to face Mauritania in friendly
BUENOS AIRES, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Argentina will meet Mauritania in a home friendly later this month as part of its preparations for the FIFA World Cup, the Argentine Football Association (AFA)
Feature: How tai chi is taking root in Rwanda
by sportswriters Frank Kanyesigye, Ju Yinhe and Liu Youmin KIGALI, March 21 (Xinhua) -- On a calm Wednesday in Rwanda's capital Kigali, the rhythmic, flowing movements of tai chi brought together practitioners, teachers, and cultural enthusiasts at a special
