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Lan's arrest in October 2022 was among the most high-profile in an ongoing anti-corruption drive in Vietnam that has intensified since 2022. AP

Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in its largest ever fraud case

by Associated Press |Apr 11, 2024

The 67-year-old chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat was accused of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion nearly 3 percent of the country's 2022 GDP

Rising Number of Indian Students opting for International Universities amid Shortfall in India's Education System

At US universities, record numbers of Indian students seek brighter prospects and overseas jobs

by Associated Press |Mar 11, 2024

As India's education system fails to keep pace with its population growth, record numbers of Indian students are seeking higher education abroad, mainly in the U.S., with estimates indicating a eightf...

"Remembering Chris Mortensen: A Legendary NFL Journalist and Beloved Colleague"

Chris Mortensen, an award-winning ESPN reporter who covered the NFL, dies at 72

by Associated Press |Mar 4, 2024

Chris Mortensen, the award-winning journalist who covered the NFL for close to four decades, including 32 as a senior analyst at ESPN, died Sunday morning. He was 72.

"Commerce Department Revises U.S. Economic Growth Downward to 3.2% for Q4 Amid Strong Consumer Spending"

US economy grew solid 3.2% in fourth quarter, a slight downgrade from government’s initial estimate

by Associated Press |Feb 29, 2024

The U.S. economy grew at a robust 3.2% annual pace from October through December, propelled by healthy consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday in a slight downgrade from its init...

"Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Sweeps Producers Guild Awards, Setting the Stage for Oscar Success"

‘Oppenheimer’ keeps devouring awards with top prize at Producers Guild, with Oscars up next

by Associated Press |Feb 28, 2024

With two weeks to go before the Oscars, “Oppenheimer” looks unstoppable.

"Mariam Nawaz makes history as Pakistan's first female chief minister in Punjab amid accusations of nepotism from rivals.

Pakistani ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif’s daughter takes over top provincial post. Rivals boycott her

by Associated Press |Feb 28, 2024

The eldest daughter and close aide of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday became the country’s first-ever female chief minister in eastern Punjab province.

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, cites racism concerns

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, cites racism concerns

by Associated Press |Nov 28, 2022

In August, WHO began consulting experts about renaming the disease, shortly after the UN agency declared monkeypox’s spread to be a global emergency.

Those killed or hurt were mostly teens and people in their 20s. (Reuters)

South Korea tragedy: At least 151 killed, 80 injured in Halloween stampede in Seoul

by Associated Press |Oct 30, 2022

An estimated 100,000 people had gathered in Itaewon for the country's biggest outdoor Halloween festivities since the pandemic began and strict rules on gatherings were enforced.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

'No need for that': Putin rules out using nuclear weapons in Ukraine

by Associated Press |Oct 27, 2022

In a long speech full of diatribes against the US and its allies, Putin accused the US and its allies of trying to dictate their terms to other nations in a dangerous, bloody and dirty domination game...

Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Ukraine is preparing for 'dirty bomb' attacks, claims Russia

by Associated Press |Oct 24, 2022

Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the allegations in phone calls with his counterparts from Britain, France and Turkey. He also spoke to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in their seco...