New York, May 18, (dpa/GNA) - Montana has become the first US state to ban the Chinese-developed social media app TikTok, as its Republican governor Greg Gianforte…
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Four missing children believed to be alive 17 days after plane crash
Mexico City, May 18, (dpa/GNA) - Colombian authorities were believed to have found three children and a baby alive 17 days after a plane crashed with them…
Leaders gather in Japan for G7 amid ramped-up security measures
Hiroshima, May 18, (dpa/GNA) - US President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Thursday ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) summit of leading democratic industrial nations. …
8-year-old girl dies in Texas in US Border Patrol custody
Los Angeles, May 18, (tca/dpa/GNA) – An 8-year-old girl died in US Border Patrol custody in Texas on Wednesday, officials said. The death occurred…
Woman gets just over six years for killing her rapist
Mexico City, May 18, (dpa/GNA) – An indigenous woman in Mexico was sentenced on Wednesday to six years and two months in prison, for…
Profit and revenue up at The Walt Disney Company in Q2
Los Angeles, May 11, (dpa/GNA) – US entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday reported an increase in profit for the second quarter,…
E Jean Carroll: Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store
May 10 (BBC/GNA) – A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in a New…
Qualcomm buying auto-safety chipmaker Autotalks
San Diego, May 9, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Qualcomm beefed up its automotive processor business on Monday by agreeing to acquire vehicle-to-everything chip outfit Autotalks. The…
Paypal’s profit and revenue up in first quarter
Washington, May 9, (dpa/GNA) – Online payment firm PayPal’s profit increased for the first quarter and beat the Street estimates, the company reported on…
Trump rages after being fined for sexual assault in civil lawsuit
New York, May 9, (dpa/GNA) – Former US President, Donald Trump, has sharply criticized a New York jury’s decision against him in connection with…
Trump found liable for battery and defamation in Carroll case
New York, May 9, (tca/dpa/GNA) — A Manhattan jury, Tuesday found Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation in the civil trial of E…
Apple sales down second quarter in a row despite higher iPhone sales
Los Angeles, May 5, (dpa/GNA) – Triggered by declines in sales of Mac computers and iPad tablets, Apple closed the second quarter in a…
Zelensky makes surprise trip to the Netherlands, due to give speech
Amsterdam, May 4, (dpa/GNA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Netherlands late Wednesday for a previously unannounced trip to the country. He landed at Amsterdam’s…
Reports: Airstrikes, shelling in Sudan as ceasefire attempt fails
Khartoum, May 4, (dpa/GNA) - A ceasefire in Sudan that came into force on Thursday has already been broken, with airstrikes and heavy shelling reported near the…
Fed raises interest rates by 0.25 percentage points
Washington, May 4, (dpa/GNA) - In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its decision to raise interest rates by another quarter point. The…
Ajay Banga appointed new President of the World Bank
Washington, May 4, (dpa/GNA) - Ajay Banga has been appointed as the new head of the World Bank, announced the global financial institution on Wednesday in Washington. …
US tracking another mysterious balloon first spotted over Hawaii
New York, May 2, (tca/dpa/GNA) - The United States’ Department of Defense is tracking another mysterious balloon, initially spotted in the airspace over Hawaii, officials said. “Ownership…
US: Over 20,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine since December
Washington, May 2, (dpa/GNA) - US intelligence estimates that more than 20,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since December alone, said US National Security Council…
Dead Kennedys’ D.H. Peligro died of fentanyl and heroin says coroner
Los Angeles, (tca/dpa) — US drummer D.H. Peligro died in October due to effects of fentanyl and heroin, the Los Angeles medical examiner determined…
Pence testifies to grand jury about Trump, US Capitol riots
New York, April 28,(tca/dpa/GNA) – Former US vice president Mike Pence testified Thursday to the grand jury investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack…