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Australian court slaps Qantas with $58 million fine over staff layoffs
Australian court slaps Qantas with $58 million fine over staff layoffs

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways has been ordered to pay A$90 million (US$58.6 million) after a court ruled...

Technology stocks dive, broader market dips
Technology stocks dive, broader market dips

NEW YORK, New York - Tech stocks led a downturn on U.S. stock markets on Tuesday as majors including Nvidia fell sharply. The AI trade...

New Texas facility will breed sterile flies to protect US cattle herds
New Texas facility will breed sterile flies to protect US cattle herds

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest up to US$750 million to construct a new production facility...

Flight attendants walkout shuts down Air Canada during peak season
Flight attendants walkout shuts down Air Canada during peak season

TORONTO, Canada: Air Canada suspended all flights early on August 16 after more than 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job, triggering...

Berkshire Hathaway takes $1.6 billion UnitedHealth stake, shares surge
Berkshire Hathaway takes $1.6 billion UnitedHealth stake, shares surge

MINNETONKA, Minnesota: Shares of UnitedHealth Group have surged since Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed ilast week it had...

Uneventful day on Wall Street Monday, Nasdaq Composite inches up
Uneventful day on Wall Street Monday, Nasdaq Composite inches up

  NEW YORK, New York - There was little movement on Wall Street Monday as investors awaited news from the summit in DC involving...

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MLB roundup: Tigers nip Astros 1-0 in 10
MLB roundup: Tigers nip Astros 1-0 in 10

(Photo credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images) Gleyber Torres walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning as the host Detroit Tigers...

"Trump used trade as leverage for Indo-Pak conflict to an end": White House claims
"Trump used trade as leverage for Indo-Pak conflict to an end": White House claims

Washington DC [US], August 20 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (local time) repeated the false claim...

Ruble share of Russias exports hits record high
Ruble share of Russias exports hits record high

More than 55% of trade payments were made in the national currency in June, central bank data shows The share of Russian exports...

Keshav Maharaj reaches 300 ODI wickets, takes five-for as South Africa thrash Australia in series opener
Keshav Maharaj reaches 300 ODI wickets, takes five-for as South Africa thrash Australia in series opener

Cairns [Australia], August 19 (ANI): Keshav Maharaj completed 300 wickets in ODI as he claimed his first five-for, which helped South...

Asia Cup 2025: Madan Lal surprised by Yashasvi Jaiswal's omission from Indian Squad
Asia Cup 2025: Madan Lal surprised by Yashasvi Jaiswal's omission from Indian Squad

New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Following the announcement of India's Asia Cup squad, former Indian cricketer Madan Lal felt surprised...

Five takeaways from a week of Trumps Ukraine diplomacy
Five takeaways from a week of Trumps Ukraine diplomacy

Negotiations are in, a ceasefire is out, the EU is sidelined and Moscow is upping the ante A sudden and frenetic period of diplomacy...