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India–China talks signal shift after years of tensions
India–China talks signal shift after years of tensions

NEW DELHI, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on August 19 in the capital, signaling a...

OpenAI rolls out cheapest ChatGPT plan yet for India at $4.6
OpenAI rolls out cheapest ChatGPT plan yet for India at $4.6

SAN FRANCISCO, California: OpenAI has introduced its most affordable subscription yet, ChatGPT Go, an India-only plan priced at Rs399...

Swatch issues apology in China over ad showing ‘slanted eye’ pose
Swatch issues apology in China over ad showing ‘slanted eye’ pose

SHANGHAI, China: Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and withdrawn a global advertising campaign after images featuring an Asian...

Google to $36 million penalty for Android search deals in Australia
Google to $36 million penalty for Android search deals in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia: Google has agreed to pay a A$55 million (US$35.8 million) fine in Australia after regulators found it stifled competition...

Australian court slaps Qantas with $58 million fine over staff layoffs
Australian court slaps Qantas with $58 million fine over staff layoffs

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways has been ordered to pay A$90 million (US$58.6 million) after a court ruled...

Hong Kong media tycoon’s closing arguments postponed to August 18
Hong Kong media tycoon’s closing arguments postponed to August 18

HONG KONG: The closing arguments in the national security trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai were unexpectedly...

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India–China talks signal shift after years of tensions
India–China talks signal shift after years of tensions

NEW DELHI, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on August 19 in the capital, signaling a...

Swatch issues apology in China over ad showing ‘slanted eye’ pose
Swatch issues apology in China over ad showing ‘slanted eye’ pose

SHANGHAI, China: Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and withdrawn a global advertising campaign after images featuring an Asian...

Villagers use buckets as wildfires rage across Spain and Portugal
Villagers use buckets as wildfires rage across Spain and Portugal

VILLARDEVÓS, Spain: Spain has sent an additional 500 military personnel to fight 20 significant wildfires burning across the country,...

Thousands of Iraqis may be buried in Al-Khafsa sinkhole
Thousands of Iraqis may be buried in Al-Khafsa sinkhole

IRBIL, Iraq: Iraqi authorities have launched the excavation of a site south of Mosul believed to contain one of the largest mass graves...

Men-only events mark four years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Men-only events mark four years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Afghan women were barred from public celebrations this week, marking the fourth anniversary of the Taliban's return...

Netanyahu faces pressure over new Gaza offensive
Netanyahu faces pressure over new Gaza offensive

JERUSALEM, Israel: Hundreds  of thousands of Israelis have staged one of the largest demonstrations since the Gaza war began, demanding...