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INDIANAPOLIS: A gunman shot eight people dead and injured several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis before taking his own life, police said early on Friday. The incident occurred at a FedEx...

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Friday it was “good” that US President Joe Biden was seeking dialogue with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin but criticised the United States for a fresh bout of...

NEW DELHI: India pledged on Friday to raise monthly production of its own Covid-19 vaccine about tenfold to nearly 100 million doses by September, as immunisations have slowed in the country despite a...

KRISHNA N DAS AND NEHA ARORA After gifting and selling tens of millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses abroad, India suddenly finds itself short of shots as new infections surge in the world’s...

SYLVIE LANTEAUME President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw foreign troops from Afghanistan ushers in a new set of risks for the United States and its military. What are those risks, and how does...

DIEGO ORE US President Joe Biden wants three Central American countries to crack down on corruption as part of a plan to spend billions of dollars in the region to stem illegal migration. Yet...

Oman began implementing Value Added Tax (VAT) with effect from Friday, April 16, following the end of the six-month transition period set by the VAT law. With the exception of certain foodstuff...

SAN FRANCISCO: Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version of Instagram geared towards pre-teens. Campaign for a...

LONDON: Reuters News on Thursday unveiled a new subscription website as part of a broad initiative to court business professionals. In addition to targeting its current global readership, the newly...

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Thursday announced a $200 million fund to invest in timber-producing commercial forestry projects, with the goal of removing carbon from the atmosphere while also generating...

LONDON/TOKYO: Global stocks hit a record high on Friday and oil climbed after strong US and Chinese economic data bolstered expectations of a solid global recovery from the coronavirus-induced...

BEIJING: China’s economic recovery quickened sharply in the first quarter to record growth of 18.3 per cent from last year’s deep coronavirus slump, propelled by stronger demand at home and abroad...

SYDNEY: Australia’s federal court found Alphabet Inc’s Google misled some consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, the country’s competition regulator...

Arsenal set up Villarreal clash in Europa League PARIS: Roma lined up a blockbuster Europa League semifinal clash with Manchester United on Thursday after holding Ajax to a 1-1 draw to go through...

Curry on song as Warriors outsmart Cavaliers LOS ANGELES: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 15 points in his return from a six-game injury absence as the Milwaukee Bucks used a balanced attack to beat...

LOS ANGELES: Yuka Saso fired a second straight 64 to take a two-stoke halfway lead over former world number one Lydia Ko in the LPGA Lotte Championship on Thursday. Saso, a 19-year-old from the...

WASHINGTON: Cameron Smith blitzed Harbour Town Golf Links for a nine-under par 62 on Thursday to grab a one-stroke lead in the RBC Heritage over former British Open champion Stewart Cink. Smith...

Hands first win to Rajasthan MUMBAI: Chris Morris hit an unbeaten 36 off 18 balls to take Rajasthan Royals to an unlikely three-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League on...

LONDON: England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be sidelined for about three months after fracturing his finger while playing for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the England and Wales...

MUMBAI: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting was left to rue his team’s poor bowling on Thursday after they allowed Rajasthan Royals’ Chris Morris to smack four sixes off the final 10 balls to...