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Thames water secures legal lifeline, avoids collapse
Judge approves emergency plan to save utility Thames Water

LONDON, U.K.: A judge has approved an emergency financial plan to prevent Britain's largest water company, Thames Water, from collapsing,...

U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
U.S. stock markets sour, Dow Jones dives 749 points

NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...

Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...

Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...

Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...

U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...

Africa

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Mine collapse in western Mali kills at least 43, mostly women
Over 40 people killed in Mali mine collapse

BAMAKO, Mali: A tragic mine collapse in western Mali, West Africa, has claimed the lives of at least 43 people, mostly women, an industry...

UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo
Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says

GENEVA, Switzerland: The humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is worsening, with around 350,000 displaced people left without shelter...

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-HEAVY RAIN
BOTSWANA-GABORONE-HEAVY RAIN

(250222) -- GABORONE, Feb. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Students run amid heavy rain in Gaborone, Botswana, on Feb. 19, 2025. Botswana has...

'Was bit edgy but happy to contribute in team's win': Ryan Rickleton after match-winning maiden ton against Afghanistan
'Was bit edgy but happy to contribute in team's win': Ryan Rickleton after match-winning maiden ton against Afghanistan

Karachi [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): After his match-winning knock against Afghanistan in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy at the...

"Will take positives and move forward": Afghan skipper Shahidi after losing to South Africa in Champions Trophy
"Will take positives and move forward": Afghan skipper Shahidi after losing to South Africa in Champions Trophy

Karachi [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Following the defeat against South Africa in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Afghanistan...

SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-FM-CHINA-WANG YI-MEETING
SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-FM-CHINA-WANG YI-MEETING

(250221) -- JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the...