Some provinces have pulled US wine and spirits from government-operated stores, costing American booze-makers millions of dollars in sales.
India’s fifth-driest June on record was followed by a sudden deluge that dumped about a month’s worth of rain in a single week.
Private clubs and hotels are cashing in on US$4,000 retreats that claim to reduce inflammation, offering lymphatic drainage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and more.
The agritech start-up collapsed over a US$300 million fraud, with its jailed CEO revealing that he had falsified the company’s accounts.
The billionaire investor called it extortion and blackmail, and said the woman had originally demanded US$100 million.
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Power lines have failed to keep pace with renewable energy adoption, creating bottlenecks and forcing operators to curtail generation.
The incoming PM said that he planned to be ‘upfront’ with the US president, who has threatened to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure.
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An expert said the scale-back of federal resources has left the country ‘in a really difficult spot’.
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Heavy rainfall in the region is reviving memories of the catastrophic deluge that killed more than 130 people a year ago.
Huang has shown his personable side by dining with business partners at local restaurants during his recent visits to other countries.
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Brazil denounced the levies, saying ‘there’s no justification for unilateral measures against our country’.
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John Harold Rogers was convicted of lying to investigators looking into whether he shared confidential data with Chinese operatives.
The Controlled Unclassified Information label has been criticised for allowing the Defence Department to block data from going public.
The Rani and the Amil, carrying a combined 1 million barrels of crude, may be heading to Pakistan to either wait or transfer their cargoes.
June’s fatal shooting at a school in the Visayas region shocked the nation, where mass violence in educational settings is very rare.
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Analysts say PNJ faces ‘significant’ reputational risk from the case involving the former director of its gem certification subsidiary.
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Police seized 74kg of gold and US$15 million in cash linked to Febrie Adriansyah, who until last week headed the Special Crimes Division.
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Few expected the team to make it this far in the tournament, and the result is a nation united in euphoria around its team of Vikings.
The surge in premiums comes ahead of the December 31 expiry of incentives given by the government to encourage EV adoption.
The kingdom lures European visitors seeking to escape the heat with discounted hotel rates.
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The data includes details on protesters and members of the LGBT community who applied for asylum to avoid ‘grave danger’, the lawsuit claims.
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Zurich, Monaco, Hong Kong and London rounded out the top five in Swiss wealth manager Julius Baer Group’s Lifestyle Index.
In Auckland, where thousands of properties were swamped in 2023, buying a home in a flood-prone area offers discounts of up to US$60,000.
The round-the-clock trading is the centrepiece of South Korea’s years-long effort to improve foreign access to local markets.
The leaders also talked about the coming Nato summit in Turkey, which the US president will attend.
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As searing heat puts a damper on the celebrations, the president is getting ready to make another speech – and it’s going to be a long one.
The Trump administration had recently unveiled massive cuts to the forces it would contribute in case of a war or crisis on the continent.
President Prabowo’s US$15 billion programme has been criticised for budget strains and cases of food poisoning.
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Exports are set to rise almost 3 per cent to A$416 billion this financial year, with the biggest beneficiary being the LNG industry.
The Ram Temple in Ayodhya fulfils a decades-old campaign spearheaded by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.