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U.S. stocks close higher to end the week
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, with all three major indexes advancing to finish the week on a positive note. Read full story Date: […]
Extreme heat taking toll on people worldwide, WMO warns
GENEVA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that extreme heat is impacting millions of people around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding […]
Roundup: Egypt’s Ismailia celebrates mango harvest with annual festival
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — The sweet aroma of ripe mangoes filled the air in Egypt’s Ismailia as the governorate launched its annual Mango Festival on Friday. Read full […]
Hungarian low-cost carrier group Wizz Air resumes flights to Israel
JERUSALEM, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Hungarian low-cost carrier group Wizz Air resumed its flights to Israel on Friday, following a suspension that began in mid-June due to the 12-day Israel-Iran […]
Trump says his meeting with Putin to take place in Alaska on August 15
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on August 15 in Alaska. Read full story Date: 9 August, […]
Trump and Putin to meet to discuss Ukraine peace deal in Alaska
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end of the war in Ukraine on August 15 in Alaska, Trump said on […]
Trump’s environment agency terminates contract with unionized employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved to end its contract with unionized employees, according to the union’s president, the latest action in President Donald Trump’s push to weaken collective […]
U.S. stocks close higher
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday. Read full story Date: 9 August, 2025 6:02 am Source: thestar.com.my
Thousands under evacuation orders as fast-moving wildfire rages in Southern California
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Thousands of people are under evacuation orders as a fast-moving wildfire continues to rage in Southern California on Friday amid a major heat wave. […]
Greece fights wildfires amid gale-force winds
ATHENS (Reuters) -At least one person died and homes and farmlands were destroyed as wildfires stoked by gale-force winds broke out across Greece on Friday, from the southern outskirts of […]