Washington/New Delhi, Jun. 23, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – The United States and India have agreed to terminate six outstanding trade disputes between them at the World…
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This woman is the front-runner to be Mexico’s next president
Mexico City, June 23, (tca/dpa/GNA) — The two appear an unlikely political pair: he a shopkeeper’s son from rural southern Mexico, she a globally…
JPMorgan fined $4 million for deleting millions of records in error
New York, Jun. 23, (dpa/GNA) – JPMorgan Chase has been fined $4 million by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after accidentally deleting…
US guardsman accused of Pentagon documents leak pleads not guilty
Washington, June 22, (dpa/GNA) – A member of the US Air National Guard (USANG), accused of leaking US intelligence information, pleaded not guilty in…
Honduras police: Deadly violence in women’s prison was direct attack
Mexico City, June 22, (dpa/GNA) – The violent event at a women’s prison in Honduras that left 46 people dead, was believed to have…
Riot at Honduras women prison leaves 41 dead
TEGUCIGALPA, June 21, (Xinhua/GNA) – A riot Tuesday at a women prison in Honduras, left at least 41 inmates dead, the Public Ministry’s Forensic…
Houston rapper Big Pokey dies at 45 after collapsing onstage in Texas
Los Angeles, June 19, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Big Pokey, the pioneering Houston rapper who helped transform the city’s hip-hop scene, has died after collapsing onstage…
2 killed, 3 wounded in Chicago at Father’s Day barbecue, police say
Chicago, Jun. 19, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Two people were shot and killed on Sunday night during a Father’s Day barbecue in Roseland, police said. One…
Officials: One killed and at least 22 injured in Illinois shooting
Chicago, Illinois, June 18, (tca/dpa/GNA) – One person was killed and at least 22 injured in a mass shooting, near Willowbrook [a south-western suburb…
Alleged Pentagon leaker indicted for disclosing national defense information
WASHINGTON, June 16, (Xinhua/GNA) – The U.S. air national guardsman, accused of leaking classified documents involving intelligence on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and others, was…
Food shortage due to El Niño causes mass die-off of Mexican seabirds
Mexico City, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Large numbers of seabirds along Mexico’s Pacific coast have starved to death, experts said on Thursday. Increased water…
US Federal Reserve leaves key interest rate unchanged
Washington, Jun. 15, (dpa/GNA) - After ten consecutive rate hikes, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) announced on Wednesday that it is leaving its key interest rate of…
Drug ring busted shipping meth worth millions inside maple syrup
Wellington, Jun. 15, (dpa/GNA) – An multi-million dollar international scheme to import methamphetamine hidden in maple syrup has been upended by New Zealand, Australian…
Six charged with trafficking human remains, some stolen from Harvard
New York, Jun. 15, (dpa/GNA) – US prosecutors on Wednesday said they charged six people, including the former manager of Harvard Medical School’s (HMS)…
New Zealand tour company pleads guilty over volcanic eruption charges
Wellington, Jun. 15, (dpa/GNA) – A New Zealand tour company pleaded guilty on Thursday to health and safety charges laid following an investigation into…
Washington: 22 US soldiers injured due to ‘helicopter mishap’
Washington, Jun. 13, (dpa/GNA) - Twenty-two US service members were injured following a “helicopter mishap” in north-eastern Syria, the regional command of the US military (CENTCOM) said…
Trump widens lead over Republican rivals after documents indictment
New York, Jun. 13, (tca/dpa/GNA) - Former US president Donald Trump has expanded his lead in polls over [Florida Governor] Ron DeSantis and the rest of the…
One killed after boat carrying 29 capsizes near Niagara Falls
New York, Jun. 13, (tca/dpa/GNA) - One person was killed when a boat carrying 29 people capsized on a cave tour in upstate New York near Niagara…
UN chief says AI danger alarm bells ‘are deafening’
New York, Jun. 13, (dpa/GNA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a warning of the dangers of artificial intelligence and called for the creation of a…
SAP rival Oracle boosts revenues and profits
New York, Jun. 13, (dpa/GNA) - Increasing revenues from cloud services have helped the US software company Oracle to boost profit and revenue in the fourth quarter. …