Washington, Jul. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Microsoft, which is proceeding with its move to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, said it has signed a…
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Over 80 mln Americans under heat alerts
LOS ANGELES, July 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — More than 80 million people in the United States, nearly one-third of the population, are under heat alerts…
Mexico beat Panama for ninth Gold Cup title
Washington, July 17, (dpa/GNA) – Mexico left it late to beat Panama 1-0, and lift the CONCACAF Gold Cup a record-extending ninth time on…
Police in US state of Georgia kill murder suspect in shootout
Washington, July 17, (dpa/GNA) – Police in the US state of Georgia, on Sunday killed a man suspected of shooting four people to death.…
Over 1,500 flights canceled as storms hit northeast U.S.
NEW YORK, July 17, (Xinhua/GNA) — Over 1,500 flights in and out of the United States, have been canceled as of Sunday evening, as…
Mexican journalist murdered in supermarket parking lot in Acapulco
Rio de Janeiro, Jul. 16, (dpa/GNA) - Yet another journalist has been murdered in Mexico, this time the director of a news website who was shot in a…
Area the size of Iceland burned in Canada’s months-long forest fires
New York, Jul. 16, (dpa/GNA) - The fires that have been raging in Canada for months have destroyed a total of 100,000 square kilometres of forest and other…
Syria allows resumption of UN aid deliveries across Turkey border
New York/Beirut, Jul. 14, (dpa/GNA) – After a Russian blockade at the UN Security said it will let the United Nations to continue humanitarian…
Citigroup announces second quarter profits, plans to raise dividend
Washington, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – US investment bank Citigroup reported second-quarter net income of $2.92 billion, a decline of 36% from a year ago.…
JPMorgan’s second quarter net profit increases by 67%, beat estimates
New York, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – US investment bank JPMorgan Chase reported a net profit for the second quarter that surged 67% from last…
Russia Slams US cluster munition promise to Ukraine
Moscow, Jul. 9, (dpa/GNA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized the US for pledging to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine. This is another “blatant revelation…
Six people killed in plane crash near Southern California airport
Los Angeles, Jul. 9, (tca/dpa/GNA) — Six people were killed Saturday when their plane crashed near French Valley Airport in California, the second deadly…
Blinken calls Kremlin ‘sole obstacle’ to lasting peace in Ukraine
Washington, Jul. 9, (dpa/GNA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken marked 500 days since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine by vowing that the US would…
Trump’s aide pleads not guilty in secret documents affair
Washington, July 6, (dpa/GNA) – Former US president Donald Trump’s aide, also charged over the handling of secret government documents, has pleaded not guilty.…
Trump’s aide pleads not guilty in secret documents affair
Washington, Jul. 6, (dpa/GNA) - Former US president Donald Trump’s aide, also charged over the handling of secret government documents, has pleaded not guilty. Walt Nauta appeared…
At least 3 killed, 8 injured in U.S. Texas shooting
HOUSTON, July 5 (Xinhua) – At least three people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting just before midnight on Monday,…
At least 17 die amid heat wave in southern U.S.
HOUSTON, June 29, (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 17 people have died from heat-related illnesses, as a heat wave continues baking Texas, while spreading into…
US durable goods orders unexpectedly jump in may
Washington, Jun. 27, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – Reflecting a continued spike in orders for transportation equipment, the US Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing…
Mexican soldiers suspected of involvement in mass-kidnapping arrested
Mexico City, June 27, (dpa/GNA) – Mexican police have arrested a group of soldiers, suspected to be involved in the disappearance of 43 students…
Treatment of Guantánamo inmates remains ‘cruel’ and ‘degrading’
New York, June 27, (dpa/GNA) – The US government’s treatment of the remaining inmates at the notorious Guantánamo Bay detention centre in Cuba is…