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U.S. stocks sink amid escalating Middle East conflict
NEW YORK, March 20 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended significantly lower on Friday, with two major indices falling into correction territory as an escalating Middle East conflict and soaring Treasury […]
Urgent: 10 killed, 59 injured in South Korea’s auto parts factory fire
SEOUL, March 21 (Xinhua) — A fire at an auto parts manufacturing factory in Daejeon, South Korea, has left 10 people dead, 59 injured and four missing, Yonhap News Agency […]
Panama Canal operating at top capacity as Iran war triggers more LNG vessel traffic, chief says
PANAMA CITY, March 20 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal is operating at top capacity with a daily passage of between 36 and 38 vessels, the waterway’s chief Ricaurte Vasquez told […]
U.S. FDA recalls nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s ibuprofen nationwide
LOS ANGELES, March 20 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s ibuprofen distributed nationwide, according to a recent enforcement report. Read […]
Colombia’s Petro scrutinized in US criminal investigations, source says
March 20 (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro is being examined in criminal investigations by two U.S. federal prosecutors’ offices, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Read […]
US and allies move to build missiles and drones closer to Asia’s flashpoints
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – A U.S.-led defense manufacturing partnership agreed to launch a new missile motor production program with Japan, push forward a drone cooperation effort across Asia and […]
Cubans queue for water in Havana amid fuel and power crisis
HAVANA, March 20 (Reuters) – Residents across the Cuban capital hauled buckets and lined up for water from tanker trucks as a combination of fuel shortages and power grid instability […]
Mexican volunteers load boats with aid for energy‑strapped Cuba
PROGRESO, Mexico, March 20 (Reuters) – Volunteers in Mexico loaded a fleet of modest boats bound for Cuba with rice, baby wipes and other supplies in a growing grassroots effort […]
China’s commerce minister meets with Apple CEO Tim Cook
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) — China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday and exchanged views on topics including China-U.S. economic and trade relations, […]
From the Frontline: Eid without joy — Lebanon’s displaced mark holiday in war’s shadows
BEIRUT, March 20 (Xinhua) — Along the western seafront of Sidon, some 40 km south of Beirut, rows of makeshift tents face the Mediterranean. Their fabric walls flap in the […]