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4.7 billion-euro ‘war chest’ promised by Ireland’s Tourism Minister
4.7 billion-euro ‘war chest’ promised by Ireland’s Tourism Minister

DUBLIN, Ireland: Unveiling a 4.7 billion-euro war chest on January 7, Minister for Tourism Peter Burke announced it would launch a...

WTA roundup: Venus Williams falls in Aussie Open tuneup
WTA roundup: Venus Williams falls in Aussie Open tuneup

(Photo credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images) Sixth-seeded Tatjana Maria recorded a 6-4, 6-3 win over Venus Williams in the first round...

US tariff on Iran partners to have minimal impact on India: Govt sources
US tariff on Iran partners to have minimal impact on India: Govt sources

New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): India's trade and economic engagement with Iran remains limited and is unlikely to be significantly...

LAC needs constant vigilance as both sides increase presence: Army Chief Gen Dwivedi
LAC needs constant vigilance as both sides increase presence: Army Chief Gen Dwivedi

New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said the Line of Actual Control (LAC) requires...

Young Chinese people seek opportunity as low-altitude economy takes off
Young Chinese people seek opportunity as low-altitude economy takes off

LANZHOU, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- At a training center in Baiyin, a city in northwest China's Gansu Province, Li Yanrong intently watches...

Xiplomacy: How Xi's letter encourages American youth to deepen China-U.S. friendship
Xiplomacy: How Xi's letter encourages American youth to deepen China-U.S. friendship

BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has replied to a letter from a U.S. youth education exchange delegation,...

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Four-runway Bishoftu project aims to become Africa’s largest hub
Four-runway Bishoftu project aims to become Africa’s largest hub

BISHOFTU, Ethiopia: Ethiopia has kicked off construction of a vast new airport near its capital, a project officials say will transform...

Breather for Trump as US top court delays tariffs ruling to January 14
Breather for Trump as US top court delays tariffs ruling to January 14

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump's decision on global tariffs received an unexpected breather when the U.S. Supreme Court postponed...

Iran shuts down internet, phone services after protests erupt
Iran shuts down internet, phone services after protests erupt

DUBAI, U.A.E: As a nighttime demonstration called by Iran's exiled crown prince saw protesters shout from their windows and storm the...

US walks out of 66 international organizations, calling them wasteful
US walks out of 66 international organizations, calling them wasteful

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 7, suspending U.S. support for the 66 organizations,...

Minneapolis woman shot by ICE agent had just left child in school
Minneapolis woman shot by ICE agent had just left child in school

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Controversy raged over the shooting at the wheel by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer of the...

Power restored to 45,000 Berlin homes after sabotage caused blackout
Power restored to 45,000 Berlin homes after sabotage caused blackout

BERLIN, Germany: Tens of thousands of households in southwestern Berlin saw their electricity restored on January 7, three days after...