Google lays off employees, shifts some roles abroad
At least 100 dead in Pakistan and Afghanistan as flooding continues
Jewel Changi Airport turns 5 years old with new light-and-music show, flagship store openings, floral displays
Russia's meat grinder soldiers – 50,000 confirmed dead
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Migrant rescuers vindicated after Italy court drops trafficking charges
An Italian court threw out charges Friday against crew members of migrant rescue ships, ending a controversial case seven years after the government accused them of colluding with traffickers.After the case was split into various separate proceedings last year, eight crew members and two ship captains remained as individual defendants in the case before the court Friday.
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Oil prices briefly surge, stocks slide on Iran blasts
Oil prices briefly surged and stock markets slid Friday on reports Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran, boosting investments deemed safer such as gold. Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes against its arch-rival.
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Israel, Iran ready to de-escalate -- for now: analysts
The limited nature of Israel's reported strike on Iran and the restrained immediate Iranian reaction shows both sides, in particular Tehran, are looking to de-escalate after weeks of tensions but the situation remains dangerously explosive, analysts say.Some unconfirmed reports say a non-nuclear military installation in Isfahan was the chief target of Israel's reported strike against Iran.
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Eight killed in Russian strikes, as Ukraine downs bomber
Russian strikes against Ukraine on Friday killed at least eight people, including two children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time.Ukraine said it had downed a Russian long-range strategic bomber during a combat mission for the first time.
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China's Ant Group in talks to launch Alipay+ in Indonesia, says executive
China's Ant Group is in talks with Indonesia to bring its popular cross-border payment service Alipay+ there, the chief of its international business was quoted by media as saying on Friday after meeting with the country's communications minister. Launched in 2020, Alipay+ provides services and technology tools to global merchants and e-wallets that enable them to offer their users the ability to make payments in overseas markets with their local e-wallets. Peng Yang, CEO of Ant Group's intern
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China Orders Apple To Remove WhatsApp, Threads From App Store
U.S. lawmakers recently revived their effort to force TikTok's Chinese owner to sell the popular app.
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Hindu nationalist Modi the favourite as India votes
India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi."I urge all those voting... to exercise their franchise in record numbers," he wrote in a social media post on X as the election began.
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