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Samsung bets big on AI to regain smartphone crown from Apple
Samsung bets big on AI to regain smartphone crown from Apple

SEOUL, South Korea: Samsung Electronics is pushing ahead with an aggressive expansion of artificial intelligence across its consumer...

Beijing taxes condoms, pills as population decline deepens
Beijing taxes condoms, pills as population decline deepens

HONG KONG: China has begun taxing contraceptive drugs and devices from the start of 2026, ending a tax exemption that had been in place...

Manufacturing and AI boom lift Singapore's GDP well above forecasts
Manufacturing and AI boom lift Singapore's GDP well above forecasts

SINGAPORE: A late-year surge in manufacturing and technology demand powered Singapore's economy to its strongest annual expansion in...

Virat Kohli sweats it out in nets ahead of 1st NZ ODI at Vadodara
Virat Kohli sweats it out in nets ahead of 1st NZ ODI at Vadodara

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], January 8 (ANI): Indian batting legend Virat Kohli started practice in the nets ahead of the first ODI...

"Often seen in football match...": Rohit Sharma reveals origin of his T20 WC 2024 trophy celebration
"Often seen in football match...": Rohit Sharma reveals origin of his T20 WC 2024 trophy celebration

New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): India's T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy winning skipper and star batter Rohit Sharma opened...

Lakshya Sen crashes out of Malaysia Open 2026, loses to Lee Cheuk Yiu
Lakshya Sen crashes out of Malaysia Open 2026, loses to Lee Cheuk Yiu

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 8 (ANI): India's Lakshya Sen crashed out of the Malaysia Open 2026 badminton tournament, losing to...

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Citizens of another 7 countries to pay US$15,000 bonds for visas
Citizens of another 7 countries to pay US$15,000 bonds for visas

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has added seven more countries to the list of nations whose passport holders must post bonds...

Trump’s words on Maduro echo old US imperial ambitions
Trump’s words on Maduro echo old US imperial ambitions

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump's words after the abduction of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro have taken the...

Two Indian student activists denied bail in riots case by top court
Two Indian student activists denied bail in riots case by top court

NEW DELHI, India: On January 5, India's Supreme Court denied bail to two student activists who have been in detention in connection...

Gunmen kill 30 villagers in northern Nigeria, abduct others
Gunmen kill 30 villagers in northern Nigeria, abduct others

MINNA, Nigeria: In the latest attack reported from the conflict-hit region, gunmen raided a village in northern Nigeria's Niger state...

Anonymous Polymarket trader nets $400,000 after Venezuela shock
Anonymous Polymarket trader nets $400,000 after Venezuela shock

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A little-known trader is drawing attention after a speculative wager tied to the fate of Venezuela's president...

Venezuelans pick up the pieces a day after US forces abduct Maduro
Venezuelans pick up the pieces a day after US forces abduct Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela: A little over a day after U.S. forces stormed the capital and whisked President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from...

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