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Month: January 2025
Pop icon, singer, muse, racconteuse: Marianne Faithful dies at 78
Her admirers included Beck, Billy Corgan, Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, although her history would always be closely tied to the Rolling Stones and to […]
Indian Astronaut To Pilot Private Spacecraft Axiom-4, Do Yoga In Space
New Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, set to become the second Indian to go to space after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s journey on board the […]
Blackstone Still Bullish on A.I. Data Centers Despite DeepSeek
The Chinese A.I. start-up DeepSeek upended the prevailing view that artificial intelligence systems require huge amounts of power and investment. But Blackstone, the private equity […]
Brazil Will Reciprocate If Trump Hike Tariffs: President Lula
Braslia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that if US counterpart Donald Trump hiked tariffs on Brazilian products, he would reciprocate — […]
Panama Says There Will Be No Negotiations With US Over Canal
Panama City: Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal as he prepares […]
Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at Home
In the Syrian capital Damascus, anticipation was running high on Wednesday. Ahmed al-Shara, who led the overthrow of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, was expected to […]
Father Slays New York Girl, 14, in TikTok ‘Honor Killing’
Hira Anwar, 14, lived in two contrasting worlds in New York, where she was born and raised. Outside her home, she was a typical American […]
Married Russian Figure-Skating Stars Are Among Victims of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C.
Two passengers on the American Airlines jet that crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were world-class ice skaters who worked as coaches in […]
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla: Ex-South African president Jacob Zuma’s daughter faces terrorism charges | World News
The daughter of ex-South African president Jacob Zuma has appeared in court after being charged over her alleged involvement in July 2021 riots, which left […]