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Pentagon Becomes Top Shareholder In Only Active US Rare Earth Producer
The US Department of Defence has acquired a 15 per cent stake in MP Materials, America's only operational rare earth mine, to boost domestic production and reduce reliance on Chinese-controlled supply chains.
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800 Killed In Gaza Since May 27 Trying To Get Aid: UN
Nearly 800 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May with most killed near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN said Friday.
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2 US Citizens, Stranded Near Nicobar Islands, Rescued By Indian Coast Guard
The Indian Coast Guard rescued two United States nationals stranded about 53 miles south of the Nicobar Islands, officials said on Friday.
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The US Is Having Its Worst Year For Measles In More Than Three Decades
The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though public health experts say the true figure may be higher.
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If US Funding For HIV Programs Is Not Replaced, Millions More Will Die: UN
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades, and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world's most vulnerable.
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'Arbitrary' Tariffs Serve No One, Says China After US Copper Levy
China said Thursday that "arbitrary" tariffs such as the 50 percent levy on copper announced by US President Donald Trump on national security grounds "serve no party's interests".
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Japan's Sticky Problem With Donald Trump, Tariffs And Rice
Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office.
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Richest Indian In US? It Is Not Sundar Pichai Or Satya Nadella
America is home to a record 125 foreign-born billionaires. Among them, at least 12, the most from a single country, were born in India, according to Forbes' list of billionaires.
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"Sovereign Brazil Won't Accept Any Tutelage": Lula On Trump's 50% Tariffs
Addressing Donald Trump's remarks on social media platform X, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emphasised that Brazil will not tolerate external interference in its democratic institutions or judicial processes.
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US Sanctions UN Rights Expert Over Israel Criticism
The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, who has been very critical of U.S. ally Israel's war in Gaza.
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26/11 Mastermind Tahawwur Rana's Judicial Custody Extended To August 13
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary charge sheet against Rana following an initial charge sheet filed against him in 2012. The latest charge sheet also included Rana's arrest memo, seizure memos, and several other documents.
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Ex-Pakistan Foreign Minister Fact-Checked On Terrorist's Funeral Photo
Pakistan's former Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar faced an awkward and embarrassing moment on live television when she was fact-checked by a journalist for trying to portray a globally sanctioned terrorist as a "common man".
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US Ends Airport Shoe Removal Rule After 20 Years
Passengers at US airports have been required to take off shoes during screenings since 2006, 5 years after the arrest of "Shoe Bomber", who had explosives hidden in his footwear onboard.
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60 Days, 10 Hostages Release: How Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal Would Look
Israel and Hamas are considering a new US-backed ceasefire proposal that would pause the war, free Israeli hostages and send much-needed aid flooding into Gaza.
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Geography, Climate, Policy Failures: What Intensified Texas Floods
"There's no such thing as a natural disaster," geographers like to say -- a reminder that human choices turn hazards into tragedies.
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Pentagon Becomes Top Shareholder In Only Active US Rare Earth Producer
The US Department of Defence has acquired a 15 per cent stake in MP Materials, America's only operational rare earth mine, to boost domestic production and reduce reliance on Chinese-controlled supply chains.
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800 Killed In Gaza Since May 27 Trying To Get Aid: UN
Nearly 800 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May with most killed near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN said Friday.
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2 US Citizens, Stranded Near Nicobar Islands, Rescued By Indian Coast Guard
The Indian Coast Guard rescued two United States nationals stranded about 53 miles south of the Nicobar Islands, officials said on Friday.
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The US Is Having Its Worst Year For Measles In More Than Three Decades
The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though public health experts say the true figure may be higher.
-
If US Funding For HIV Programs Is Not Replaced, Millions More Will Die: UN
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades, and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world's most vulnerable.
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'Arbitrary' Tariffs Serve No One, Says China After US Copper Levy
China said Thursday that "arbitrary" tariffs such as the 50 percent levy on copper announced by US President Donald Trump on national security grounds "serve no party's interests".
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Japan's Sticky Problem With Donald Trump, Tariffs And Rice
Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office.
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Richest Indian In US? It Is Not Sundar Pichai Or Satya Nadella
America is home to a record 125 foreign-born billionaires. Among them, at least 12, the most from a single country, were born in India, according to Forbes' list of billionaires.
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"Sovereign Brazil Won't Accept Any Tutelage": Lula On Trump's 50% Tariffs
Addressing Donald Trump's remarks on social media platform X, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emphasised that Brazil will not tolerate external interference in its democratic institutions or judicial processes.
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US Sanctions UN Rights Expert Over Israel Criticism
The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, who has been very critical of U.S. ally Israel's war in Gaza.
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26/11 Mastermind Tahawwur Rana's Judicial Custody Extended To August 13
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary charge sheet against Rana following an initial charge sheet filed against him in 2012. The latest charge sheet also included Rana's arrest memo, seizure memos, and several other documents.
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Ex-Pakistan Foreign Minister Fact-Checked On Terrorist's Funeral Photo
Pakistan's former Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar faced an awkward and embarrassing moment on live television when she was fact-checked by a journalist for trying to portray a globally sanctioned terrorist as a "common man".
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US Ends Airport Shoe Removal Rule After 20 Years
Passengers at US airports have been required to take off shoes during screenings since 2006, 5 years after the arrest of "Shoe Bomber", who had explosives hidden in his footwear onboard.
-
60 Days, 10 Hostages Release: How Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal Would Look
Israel and Hamas are considering a new US-backed ceasefire proposal that would pause the war, free Israeli hostages and send much-needed aid flooding into Gaza.
-
Geography, Climate, Policy Failures: What Intensified Texas Floods
"There's no such thing as a natural disaster," geographers like to say -- a reminder that human choices turn hazards into tragedies.
