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• Tariffs cast shadow at NY Auto Show

  23-04-2025 08:34 via article.wn.com
  Automakers, auto parts dealers and consumers shared concerns over tariffs at the 2025 New York International Auto Show. The 125-year-old auto show, one of the oldest in North America, opened to the public on Friday at the Javits Center. While automakers displayed various models, car enthusiasts and potential buyers roamed the showroom, but there was a common topic among the crowd — tariffs. Starting April 3, the Trump administration imposed a 25 percent tariff on all cars imported into the
  
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• US man lets snakes bite him 200 times to make powerful anti-venom

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  New York: In an effort to create an ‘unparalleled anti-venom’, a man in the US has allowed himself to be bitten by all kinds of deadly snakes several times.Tim Friede, 57, who is a former truck mechanic, allowed himself to be injected with venom of species...
  
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• U.K. police arrest eight, including seven Iranian nationals, in counterterror operations

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  The eight were arrested in two separate operations across the U.K.; the details of the suspected plots have yet to be released due to operational reasons ......
  
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• Two dead, 31 injured in Croatia bus crash

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Updated 1 min 4 sec ago AFP May 04, 2025 09:52...
  
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• Trump has cut global climate finance. China is more than happy to step in.

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Even U.S. allies locked in national security disputes with Beijing, like the Philippines, are finding it impossible to resist China’s green energy infrastructure. ......
  
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• Three journalists with ties to Tulsa end up where they should: The Journalism Hall of Fame

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  All three contributed in different ways to make it into the prestigious place, writes Tulsa World Executive Editor Jason Collington. ......
  
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• The Best Open-World Games That Use RNG Well

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Open-world games often lean on RNG to provide...
  
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• Pope Francis sheltered the homeless. Now they wonder who will follow

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  VATICAN CITY - The gleaming...
  
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• Paramilitaries launch first attack on Port Sudan: army

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  PORT SUDAN: Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country's two-year war.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the regular army since April 2023, have increased their use of drones since losing territory including much of the capital Khartoum in March.Army spokesman Nabil Abdullah said in a statement that the RSF 'targeted Osman Digna Air Base, a goods warehouse and some civilia
  
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• Pakistani journalists clash at London cafe, abuse each other in viral clip

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Pakistani journalists clash at London cafe, abuse each other in viral clip ......
  
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• My Boss Wants to Sleep on My Couch Every Week

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Boundaries, boundaries and more boundaries. Plus: boundaries. ......
  
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• Missile From Yemen Lands Near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, Air Traffic Briefly Halted

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  The attack temporarily halted air traffic at Israel’s busiest airport and triggered sirens across the country. ......
  
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• Missile fired by Yemen's Houthis lands near Israel's main airport

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. ......
  
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• ‘Like a religious thing’: free Lady Gaga concert draws 2.1m to Rio

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Fans poured on to Copacabana beach from around Brazil for show that beat Madonna’s record audience size...
  
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• ‘It would be my first choice to be Pope’ Trump goes viral

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Having expressed preference in himself as the next Pope (conclave meets on May 7th) in cheery mode, Donald Trump took it...
  
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• Israeli Cabinet Ministers To Vote On Whether To Intensify Gaza Fighting

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  The plans to escalate fighting in Gaza more than 18 months after the war there erupted come as a humanitarian crisis in the territory deepens. ......
  
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• IMF: We are officially communicating with Syria and are ready to support it

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Washington, SANA – Jihad Azour, IMF Middle East and Central Asia director, affirmed the existence of official communication between the Syrian government and the Fund, and indicated the Fund’s readiness to support Syria. In an interview with Jordanian television channel al Mamlaka, published on Sunday, Azour noted to Syria’s participation in International...
  
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• Iceland plans for a more volcanic future as south-west enters new eruptive phase

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Fear of future...
  
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• Houthis hit Tel Aviv airport with ballistic missile

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  The missile hit a small green area inside the international airport’s perimeter, injuring three people. More soon. ......
  
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• Houthi missile lands inside Tel Aviv airport perimeter, injuring three people, flights have resumed

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  The missile launched by the Yemen rebel group, reportedly fell inside the Ben Gurion airport perimeter in Tel Aviv, resulting in minor injuries to three people. According to Israel’s emergency medical services, the...
  
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• Houthi missile hits near Israel’s main airport

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Unverified footage appeared to show a plume of black smoke rising from an area near the airport on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.| �Read More��BBC News ......
  
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• Global Media Alliance promotes wellness on World Health Day

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  As part of efforts to mark this year’s World Health Day, leading integrated marketing communications company Global Media Alliance (GMA) has organised a healthy lifestyle workshop for its employees. The session, held at the company’s office in Accra, was in line with GMA’s ongoing efforts to promote wellness and healthy living among its staff. The workshop, which is the first of many series that GMA has enrolled its staff in the structured wellness programme, offers an exciting
  
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• Four - year - old girl among two dead in Manila airport car crash

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Manila, May 4 (BNA): Two people, including a four-year-old girl, were killed and several others injured after a car crashed into the entrance of Manila's Ninoy Aquino...
  
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• Chinese president to visit Russia May 7-10, Kremlin says

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Chinese president Xi Jinping will make an official visit to Russia from May 7-10, where he will participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday. In a statement on Telegram, the Kremlin said...
  
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• Britons largely unaware of Black and Asian contribution to WW2 effort, research shows

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Most people do not know soldiers from countries like Jamaica and Kenya, and Muslims, fought alongside British troops...
  
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• Barnaby Joyce to undergo surgery after being diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Former deputy prime minister told ABC he had not experienced any symptoms, but that a blood test had caught the disease in its early stages...
  
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• As PAP triumphs again in Singapore, Workers

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the convincing re-election of his People...
  
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• Ahead of papal election, cardinals hold closed-door meeting

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Cardinals attend a mourning Mass for Pope Francis on the sixth day of Novendiali (nine days of mourning after the Pope's funeral) at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 1, 2025. — Reuters Ahead of the election of a new pope, the cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday....
  
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• A Political Earthquake in the Arab World: In a Newly Uncovered Recording, Nasser Ruthlessly Dismantles ...

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  Just days ago, the Arab world was shaken by a seismic political and intellectual event that still reverberates. Its aftershocks are bound to shape discourse for years to come. The catalyst? A rare audio recording featuring two of the region's most iconic figures: Egypt's late President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi. The recording dates back to the final weeks before Nasser's death on September 28, 1970, at the age of 52, reportedly from a sudden heart attack shortly after the co
  
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• A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before top officials vote on plans for Gaza war

  04-05-2025 12:19 via article.wn.com
  BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen on Sunday briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel's main international airport after an impact left a plume of smoke and caused panic among passengers. The Houthi rebels have been striking Israel throughout the war in Gaza in solidarity with Palestinians. The attack on Ben-Gurion International Airport came hours before top Israeli Cabinet ministers were set to vote on whether
  
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