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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin slams China’s drive for hypersonic weapons-
By Associated Press SEOUL: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in ...
Rights group says Myanmar forces purposely killed protesters-
By Associated Press BANGKOK: The killing of at least 65 protesters in Myanmar’s biggest city on March 14 this year ...
Sri Lanka offers incentive for remittances as it struggles to contain severe foreign exchange crisis-
By PTI COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank has offered an incentive to overseas workers who remit money through formal channels ...
Petroleum detected in tap water near Pearl Harbor-
By Associated Press HONOLULU: The Hawaii State Department of Health said Wednesday a laboratory has detected petroleum product in a ...
US Supreme Court Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: In the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday ...
Why increased rainfall in the Arctic is bad news for the whole world-
Before the end of this century, most of the Arctic will for the first time receive more rain than snow ...
Japan retracts new flight bookings ban after criticisms-
By Associated Press TOKYO: Japan says it has retracted a ban on new incoming international flight bookings to defend against ...
UN projects soaring humanitarian needs in world in 2022-
By Associated Press GENEVA: The United Nations is predicting that a record 274 million people – who together would amount ...
UN chief says aid and flights resuming to Ethiopia’s Tigray-
By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. chief had a piece of good news Wednesday in the midst of Ethiopia’s ...
US reports 1st case of omicron variant in returning traveler-
By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO: The U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant Wednesday — in a ...
