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21 killed, 35 injured as bus plunges off cliff in Sri Lanka
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21, injuring 35

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A passenger bus carrying nearly 50 people skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's central highlands, killing 21 and...

Trump signs order to cut US drug prices to global levels
Trump executive order demands pharmaceutical industry price cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the United...

Citing history, US appeals court upholds ban on gun for felons
US appeals court upholds federal ban on felons owning guns

PASADENA, California: A U.S. appeals court late last week upheld a federal law that stops felons from owning guns. The court rejected...

Google to pay $1.4 billion in Texas data privacy settlement
Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion for collecting data illegally

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google will pay US$1.4 billion to settle allegations that it unlawfully collected user data in Texas without...

Poland tells Russia to close consulate in Krakow over fire allegations
Poland orders Russia to shut consulate in Krakow, citing arson attack

WARSAW, Poland: Poland has ordered Russia to shut down its consulate in Krakow following allegations that Moscow was involved in a...

Equinor may scrap $2.5 billion Empire Wind project over US delays
Offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Norwegian energy company Equinor is on the brink of terminating its US$2.5 billion Empire Wind project in...

US inflation slows to 4-year low as food prices fall, rents rise
Lower food prices tame US consumer inflation in April

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In April, U.S. consumer prices went up slightly. Rent costs increased, but food prices went down, which helped keep...

Trump signs order to cut US drug prices to global levels
Trump executive order demands pharmaceutical industry price cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the United...

US sees absolute decline in international visitor spending
Foreign travel spending in US to decline 7% in 2025, report says

NEW YORK - International travel spending in the United States is projected to decline by 7 percent in 2025, amounting to a US$12.5...

Puerto Rico courts manufacturers amid escalating global trade war
Puerto Rico lures manufacturing to lift economy facing Trump's tariffs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: As the global trade war deepens, Puerto Rico is seizing the moment to lure international companies to relocate...

Google to pay $1.4 billion in Texas data privacy settlement
Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion for collecting data illegally

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google will pay US$1.4 billion to settle allegations that it unlawfully collected user data in Texas without...

Eli Lilly’s Zepbound outperforms Wegovy in obesity drug study
Zepbound beats Wegovy for weight loss in trial of blockbuster drugs

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Eli Lilly's obesity drug Zepbound led to nearly 50 percent more weight loss than Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in the...