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FAA to propose new rules for expanding drone deliveries
US FAA to propose rule on allowing expanded drone use

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON D.C.: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...

CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-QUANTUM-SECURED-COMMUNICATION(CN)
CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-QUANTUM-SECURED-COMMUNICATION(CN)

(250320) -- HEFEI, March 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This image transmitted through quantum-secured communication between China and South...

CHINA-JIANGSU-WUXI-INTERNATIONAL MONTH-CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL-OPEN (CN)
CHINA-JIANGSU-WUXI-INTERNATIONAL MONTH-CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL-OPEN (CN)

(250320) -- WUXI, March 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An economic and trade exchange activity Cooperation and Exchange Forum with Multinationals,...

(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-EXPRESSWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)
(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-EXPRESSWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(250320) -- LIUZHOU, March 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 20, 2025 shows the construction site of an expressway...

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT STADIUM-CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT STADIUM-CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

(250320) -- NAIROBI, March 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 19, 2025 shows the construction site of the Chinese-built...

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GOYANG-FOOTBALL-FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER-SOUTH KOREA VS OMAN
(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GOYANG-FOOTBALL-FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER-SOUTH KOREA VS OMAN

(250320) -- GOYANG, March 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Lee Taeseok (R) of South Korea vies with Al Mandhar Al Alawi of Oman during the 2026...

International

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US: Maine violated federal law by allowing transgender girls in sports
US finds Maine policy on transgender athletes violates law

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration announced this week that Maine's education officials violated federal law by allowing transgender...

Some states still under watch for wind and potential tornadoes
US death toll from extreme weather over the weekend rises to 36

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Severe storms and tornadoes continued to threaten parts of Pennsylvania, New York, and several Mid-Atlantic...

United Nations building in Gaza destroyed, 1 dead, 5 injured
UN staffer killed in Gaza, 5 others severely injured

As Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday heralding a new ground invasion, a UN building was destroyed in a bombing, killing one...

Massive job cuts at Johns Hopkins as US administration pulls funding
Johns Hopkins to cut 2,000+ jobs after Trump halts $800 million grant

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Johns Hopkins University announced this week that it will cut over 2,000 jobs in the U.S. and other countries. This...

US to revoke more student visas after Columbia arrest
Rubio says US to revoke more student visas in coming days

LA MALBAIE, Canada: The United States will likely revoke visas of more students in the coming days, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

US cuts VOA funding, puts 1,300 staff on leave
VoA staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. government has placed more than 1,300 Voice of America (VOA) employees on leave and slashed funding for...