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• White Sox look to break 3-game road skid, play the Twins

  24-04-2025 12:00 via article.wn.com
  The Chicago White Sox visit the Minnesota Twins looking to end a three-game road losing streak. ......
  
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• Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people. But...
  
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• Xinhua Commentary: Why the world must reaffirm commitment to peace, justice in pivotal moment

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  by Xinhua writer Zhao Zhiqin BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Eighty years ago, the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War rescued humanity from catastrophe and laid the foundation for the UN-centered international system and the international order underpinned by international law. History reminds the world that peace is never a given -- it must be actively upheld by all nations. Today, the post-war international order, which constitutes the foundation of decades of global peace and stability, faces u
  
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• World stocks down as markets eye US-China talks, Fed decision

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
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• World leaders urge restraint after growing India-Pakistan tensions

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
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• US warplane falls off aircraft carrier into Red Sea

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  A multi-million-dollar US warplane fell off the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier into the Red Sea on Monday in an accident that injured one sailor, the Navy said. A tractor that was towing the fighter plane --...
  
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• Urgent: Xi holds talks with Putin

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi...
  
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• Ukrainian drones paralyze Moscow airspace for three days in row

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW — A slew of flight delays and diversions at Moscow airports affected thousands of travelers yet again on Wednesday following another Ukrainian drone attack.Days before the Victory Day parade in ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin welcomes China’s Xi Jinping

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
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• Trump failing to grasp China’s long-game trade war tactics

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  As US and Chinese representatives prepare to meet in Switzerland in an effort to ease their escalating trade war, a potential sign of Beijing’s approach has emerged in an opinion piece published in the state-owned journal Beijing Daily. Articles in the publication are often seen as a reflection of Beijing’s official stance. The latest piece – Today, it is necessary to revisit “On Protracted War” – argues that the trade war is an American attempt to strangle Ch
  
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• Toyota Says Tariffs Will Erase $1.3 Billion in Profits in Just 2 Months

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  The automaker’s somber forecast for the fiscal year underscored how quickly fortunes have turned for many companies reckoning with President Trump’s tariffs. ......
  
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• Toyota reports booming sales but stays cautious on profit because of various costs

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Japan’s top automaker Toyota is...
  
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• Three-day World Police Summit to start on May 13

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
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• The Latest: Cardinals vote in the Vatican for a second day to elect a new pope

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope. The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again on Thursday morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican ......
  
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• The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates in the face of US ...

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  The Bank of England is widely...
  
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• Thanks to the FTC, Genshin Impact has to say the quiet part out loud: obtaining ...

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  With update 5.6, material changes have come to Genshin Impact several months after an FTC ruling which banned developer HoYoverse, or publishing arm Cognosphere, from "selling lootboxes to teens under 16 without parental consent" and alleged that it had deceived "children and other users about the real costs of in-game transactions and odds of obtaining rare prizes." HoYoverse paid a $20 million fine and was ordered to update how it presents its costs and odds, among other things. It is also rol
  
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• Syrian president says his government is holding indirect talks with Israel

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  By Abbas Al Lawati and Becky Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has said that his government is holding indirect talks with Israel to bring an end to Israeli attacks on Syria. “There are indirect negotiations (with Israel) via mediators to calm and contain the situation so matters don’t reach a point where both sides lose control,” Al-Sharaa said at a news conference in Paris. “We are trying to speak to all...
  
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• Student killed, two injured in stabbing outside Southern California school

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Santa Ana, May 8 (BNA): One student was killed, and two others were wounded in a stabbing in front of a...
  
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• Romania contributes 23 percent of agricultural workforce in EU

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  <p>Bucharest, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th May, 2025) Romania is one of the most important countries in the European agricultural sector, considering that 23% of the total agricultural workforce in the EU, 1.77 million jobs, is concentrated here - the largest share in the Union, according to a recently launched profile report.</p><p>Romania owns...
  
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• Rohit’s aim is to win the 2027 ODI World Cup: Childhood coach Dinesh Lad

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi: Rohit Sharma has quietly drawn the curtain on his Test career, but his story in Indian cricket is far from over. In what could be the final chapter of a glittering career, the...
  
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• Rohit Sharma's aim is to win 2027 ODI World Cup: Childhood Coach Dinesh Lad

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Rohit Sharma retires from Tests; “Debut Test hundred against the West Indies is my favourite Test knock of his," adds Lad ......
  
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• Report calls for fairer palm oil value chains in West Africa 

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  A new report, Palm Oil Barometer 2025: Procurement for Prosperity has called for a fundamental shift in global palm oil procurement practices. The report emphasized the need for equitable value distribution to support smallholder farmers in West Africa. It said oil palm remained a vital crop for food security, a source of income for millions, especially smallholder farmers across West Africa, and has the potential to help farming families emerge from poverty within a single generation. The 2025
  
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• Pakistani army says Indian drone attacked soldiers, while air defenses shot down 12 drones

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Pakistani army says Indian drone attacked soldiers, while air defenses shot down 12 drones. ......
  
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• Pakistan says it shot down 12 Indian drones and 1 attacked military target

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan’s army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmad...
  
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• Long-haul carrier Emirates reports record annual profit of $5.2 billion

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Long-haul carrier Emirates reports record annual profit of $5.2 billion. ......
  
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• Israel's defence minister warns Yemen's Houthis of heavy retaliation

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
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• Hideo Kojima says "everyone would move out of the way" of GTA 6, but Death ...

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Even a legendary developer like Hideo Kojima isn't immune to considerations over the GTA 6 release date, as he's acknowledged in a recent podcast. Luckily, though, Death Stranding 2 is quite far along in development, and its June release date was settled according to its own dev schedule. "Some are saying GTA may or may not release in November," Kojima said in a podcast recorded before GTA 6's delay to May was announced, as translated by Genki on Twitter. "As soon as it would be announced for No
  
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• Hamas demands full war end

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Hamas insisted yesterday on a “comprehensive” agreement to end its war with Israel, as rescuers said Israeli bombardment of Gaza killed at least 26 people amid a growing humanitarian catastrophe. A two-month ceasefire in the war collapsed in March, with Israel resuming intense strikes and imposing a total aid blockade on the Palestinian territory. Israel...
  
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• Flash: Xi says China-Russia relations more confident, stable and resilient in new era

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Xi says China-Russia relations more confident, stable and resilient in new era...
  
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• Flash: Xi holds talks with Putin

  08-05-2025 09:57 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Xi holds talks with Putin...
  
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