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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

Petrol and diesel prices remain broadly steady across major Indian cities

India proposes more import entry points for drugs and medical devices

Reliance shares remain in focus after near-12% surge

Trump to impose new 25% tariff on US steel, aluminum imports

US President Donald Trump plans to impose 25-percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Monday, prompting the threat of retaliation from Europe and a warning from China that there were no winners in a trade war.

South Africa's Breetzke hits 150 in record-breaking ODI debut

Opener Matthew Breetzke scored 150 on Monday -- the highest by anyone on ODI debut -- as South Africa made 304-6 against New Zealand in the tri-nation series in Pakistan.

Nokia CEO Lundmark to be replaced by Intel AI chief Hotard

Finnish telecommunications equipment giant Nokia announced on Monday that chief executive Pekka Lundmark would step down and be replaced by Justin Hotard, the head of AI and data centres at US chip-maker Intel.

Almost all nations miss UN deadline for new climate targets

Nearly all nations missed a UN deadline Monday to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions, including major economies under pressure to show leadership following the US retreat on climate change.

Most Asian markets drop as traders weigh Trump's latest tariff salvo

Equities were mostly down in Asia on Monday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by announcing huge tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and warned every country would face "reciprocal" levies.

Marriages in China down by a fifth in 2024: government

China last year saw a one-fifth decline in marriages, the latest sign of persistent demographic challenges as Beijing works to encourage births despite an uncertain economic outlook for young families.

Trump takes aim at Swift after Super Bowl boos

Donald Trump mocked pop star Taylor Swift after the singer was booed Sunday at the Super Bowl during the Kansas City Chiefs defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Overflowing sewage stops Bryan Adams concert in Australia

Overflowing sewage caused by a "large blockage" of fat, grease and rags has forced organisers to cancel a Bryan Adams concert in Australia, citing a threat to the arena's toilets.

'Worst feeling in the world' says defeated Mahomes

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes described the 40-22 Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles as the "worst feeling in the world" but vowed he and the team would bounce back.

Two years on from bitter defeat, Hurts named Super Bowl MVP

Jalen Hurts took inspiration from doubters and naysayers after his Super Bowl loss two years ago and used it to fuel his Super Bowl 59 Most Valuable Player effort Sunday.

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