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Suriname Votes For New Government To Steer Oil Windfall
Voting began Sunday in Surinamese parliamentary elections that will determine who will harness giant oil wealth to carry out a rags-to-riches transformation of the smallest country in South America.The...
UK Renationalises First Train Operator Under Labour Reforms
A private train operator servicing parts of southern England, including London, on Sunday became the first to be returned to public ownership under a government plan to renationalise Britain's...
Indonesia, China Agree To Bolster Ties Ahead Of ASEAN Summit
Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned on Sunday that the rise of "unilateralism and protectionism" could threaten the global economic and trade order, as he reaffirmed Beijing's ties with Jakarta...
Syria To Help Locate Missing Americans: US Envoy
Syria's new authorities have agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-ravaged country, a US envoy said on Sunday, in another...
After Brief X Outage, Musk Says Refocusing On Businesses
Social media platform X was hit by a two-hour outage Saturday, prompting owner Elon Musk to say he needs to spend more time focusing on his companies.His statement echoed...
Opposition Vows Boycott As Venezuela Holds Divisive New Vote
Can Venezuelans be persuaded to return to the polls on Sunday, 10 months after President Nicolas Maduro claimed a third term in elections marred by violence and allegations of...
In India’s Congested Cities, Delivery Apps Cash In
In India's sprawling financial hub of Mumbai armies of "dabbawalas" have for decades crisscrossed the city by foot and bicycle, delivering home-cooked food to office workers who are keen...
At 2nd Inauguration, Noboa Vows To ‘Save’ Ecuador From Gangs
Daniel Noboa was sworn in Saturday for a second term as Ecuadoran president, promising to "save" his South American country from narco-traffickers allied with foreign criminal gangs.The 37-year-old leader,...
Dissident Iranian Filmmaker Panahi Wins Top Prize At Cannes
"It Was Just an Accident" by dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for best film at the Cannes Festival on Saturday.The highly political but wry film...
Musk Mocked After X Experiences Days-Long Outage: ‘Everything This Man Touches Burns’
After a fire at a data center leased by X triggered a multi-day outage for the social media platform, CEO Elon Musk is getting heat for the system failure.Fire...
Miss England Quits Miss World Pageant, Says She Felt Like a ‘Prostitute’ for Wealthy Male Sponsors
Miss England dropped out of the 72nd Miss World pageant in Telangana, India, criticizing the "outdated" competition for exploiting and objectifying its contestants.24-year-old Milla Magee originally attributed her May...
