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Tariff threat pushed US smartphone shipments up by 30% in March
US smartphone shipments rose 30% in March due to tariff concerns

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Smartphone shipments to the United States jumped 30 percent in March as manufacturers including Apple, Samsung, and...

Kraft Heinz to invest $3 billion in US plants despite gloomy outlook
Kraft Heinz investing $3 billion upgrading US manufacturing

CHICAGO, Illinois: Kraft Heinz is committing US$3 billion to revamp its U.S. manufacturing plants, marking its largest investment in...

Sweden backs EU entry into Pacific trade bloc
Sweden to propose EU membership of Pacific rim free trade group CPTPP

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Sweden plans to propose that the European Union join the Pacific Rim trading bloc, the CPTPP, aiming to create the...

Wall Street surges with major indices making weekly gains
Dow Jones closes 332 points higher Friday amid weekly gains

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks closed higher Friday with all the major indices capping weekly gains in the process. Markets are...

US Energy Department plans major regulatory rollback
Trump's Energy Department unveils broad rule changes to cut red tape

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Energy has announced plans to eliminate or amend more than 40 regulations as part of President...

US inflation slows to 4-year low as food prices fall, rents rise
Lower food prices tame US consumer inflation in April

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In April, U.S. consumer prices went up slightly. Rent costs increased, but food prices went down, which helped keep...

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21 killed, 35 injured as bus plunges off cliff in Sri Lanka
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21, injuring 35

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A passenger bus carrying nearly 50 people skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's central highlands, killing 21 and...

India curbs Bangladeshi exports via land ports after 'landlocked' remarks of Yunus
India curbs Bangladeshi exports via land ports after 'landlocked' remarks of Yunus

New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): India has imposed restrictions on the entry of Bangladeshi ready-made garments (RMG) and other products...

Arunachal Pradesh CM condems China's attempt to rename places in state, says Centre has categorically rejected such attempts
Arunachal Pradesh CM condems China's attempt to rename places in state, says Centre has categorically rejected such attempts

Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 17 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday strongly condemned China's preposterous...

Haryana: Woman arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan
Haryana: Woman arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan

Hisar, (Haryana) [India], May 17 (ANI): Haryana Police has arrested a woman from Hisar for allegedly spying for Pakistani agencies....

Windstorm kills 4, injures dozens, causes massive damages across Nepal
Windstorm kills 4, injures dozens, causes massive damages across Nepal

Kathmandu [Nepal], May 17 (ANI): A powerful windstorm that swept across multiple regions of Nepal on Friday has left at least four...

Young Baloch man goes missing after detention by Pakistani forces
Young Baloch man goes missing after detention by Pakistani forces

Balochistan [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): A young man named Shahnawaz, son of Barfi, has gone missing after being detained by Pakistani...

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