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Qatar Tourism joins Pacific Asia Travel Association at London travel market

Qatar media bodies discuss support for humanitarian initiatives

No. 22 UCLA defeats No. 5 Arizona 84-75 despite Kharchenkov's 38 points

New York City Center revives In the Heights as a timely community story

Vessel operator seeks witnesses after Vancouver grounding

Godzilla Minus Zero shifts focus toward postwar human drama

Bezos grant helps Seattle nonprofit move thousands of families toward housing

Seacliff Healthcare Seeks Specialist GP in Thirroul

Shrini Srivastava joins crew of Varanasi-Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper service

US stocks fall before midterm Election Day as technology shares weaken

Nearly Half of Australian Workers Overqualified, Survey Finds

BLS Polymers makes strong market debut at ₹248 per share

RBI eases export-declaration compliance for individual service exporters

Musk fails in bid to block OpenAI becoming for-profit business

A US judge on Tuesday denied Elon Musk's request to prevent OpenAI from becoming a for-profit business in a loss for the Tesla tycoon amid his feud with Sam Altman.

Japan women's football pioneer Nagasato retires

Women's World Cup winner Yuki Nagasato, who made history with a brief spell playing for a men's team, said she had given "every last drop" as the Japanese striker announced her retirement from football.

India great Gavaskar backs Rohit after fat-shaming row

Batting great Sunil Gavaskar backed India skipper Rohit Sharma after a fat-shaming post by an Indian politician, saying cricket is about skill not "modelling".

Oscars viewing figures get a boost from mobile and PC

More people watched the Oscars than previously thought, Disney said Tuesday, after they totted up those tuning in on their mobile phones and laptops.

China eyes 5 percent growth despite trade war

China on Wednesday set an annual growth target of around five percent, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as an escalating trade war with the United States hit Beijing's exports.

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launch rescheduled to March 6

The first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 has been rescheduled for Thursday, French company Arianespace announced, after an "anomaly" forced a last-minute postponement.

China sets annual growth target of around 5 percent

China on Wednesday set an annual growth target of around five percent, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as an escalating trade war with the United States hit Beijing's exports.

Diplomat Charles: UK king's role in Trump-Ukraine tightrope act

From showing solidarity with Volodymyr Zelensky to inviting US President Donald Trump for an historic state visit, Britain's diplomatic drive over Ukraine has a surprising pivotal figure: King Charles III.

Rain offers relief as Japan battles worst wildfire in 50 years

Wet weather looked poised to offer relief Wednesday as Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century in a northern region hit by record-low rainfall.

Tech giants object as YouTube set to dodge Australian social media ban

Australia's plan to exempt YouTube from a world-leading teen social media ban is "illogical" and a "mockery", rival tech giants Meta and TikTok said Wednesday.

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