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Nepal’s rapper-led centrist party heads for poll landslide
A Nepal’s centrist RSP party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah had secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections, partial official results showed Sunday, and was heading for a landslide according…
Philippines’ ‘Cockroach Lord’ goes to bat for misunderstood bugs
C A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas’s headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with…
White House UFC event to be headlined by Topuria-Gaethje
A An Ultimate Fighting Championship event to be staged on the White House’s South Lawn in June will he headlined by Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje, the UFC announced Saturday. The…
‘Duck Dynasty: The Revival’ Stars Pay Sweet Tribute to Late Patriarch Phil Robertson
S A&E has answered the call, and Duck Dynasty: The Revival is back for Season 2. The hit series returned on a somber note as the Robertson family gathered in…
Why have 1,000 ships at times lost their GPS in the Mideast?
I The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those…
‘One Battle After Another’ location manager explains THAT car chase
P Most movie car chases involve screeching around city corners, weaving in and out of traffic and almost always smashing into a few police cars. But for the dramatic pursuit…
US court voids mass layoffs at Voice of America parent
A A federal judge ruled Saturday that President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee mass layoffs at Voice of America and other government-funded media was unlawfully appointed, rendering the job cuts…
India’s economy is booming, but uneven growth clouds ascent
A For years India’s economy was driven by its vast services sector that saw millions of people working away in low-cost back offices providing consultancy for predominantly western companies. But…
German state election a test for Chancellor Merz
L German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s centre-right CDU faces a regional election Sunday, the first of several this year in which it hopes to stem the rise of the far-right Alternative…
Israeli strike kills four at Beirut hotel: Lebanon
A An Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people Sunday, Lebanese officials said, underscoring the widening reach of the US-backed war against Iran as…
