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Toyota warns of 21% profit drop amid Trump tariffs, weak dollar
Toyota sees 21% full-year profit decline as tariffs take a bite

TOKYO, Japan: Toyota Motor Corp is bracing for a 21 percent decline in full-year profit, as the impact of President Donald Trump's...

David Leitch in talks to direct 'Gears Of War' movie
David Leitch in talks to direct 'Gears Of War' movie

Washington [US], May 16 (ANI): Filmmaker David Leitch is in talks to direct a feature adaptation of the hit video game 'Gears of War'...

CHINA-HUBEI-GUATEMALAN EXPAT-CULTURE EXCHANGE (CN)
CHINA-HUBEI-GUATEMALAN EXPAT-CULTURE EXCHANGE (CN)

(250516) -- HUHAN, May 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Celia Esquivel Salguero hosts a livestreaming for overseas netizens on Wudang Mountain...

Argentine winemaker finds his ideal blend in China
Argentine winemaker finds his ideal blend in China

YINCHUAN, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Entering summer, tens of thousands of hectares of wine grapes turn into a green ocean in the Gobi Desert...

South Africa urges white farmers not to relocate to US
South Africa urges white farmers not to relocate to US

A group of Afrikaners have sought asylum in America, citing claims of racial persecution Deputy President Paul Mashatile has pleaded...

ADNOC deepens energy partnerships with US companies
ADNOC deepens energy partnerships with US companies

ABU DHABI, 16th May 2025 (WAM) -- ADNOC today announced multiple agreements with United States (US) energy majors during the United...

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21 killed, 35 injured as bus plunges off cliff in Sri Lanka
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21, injuring 35

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A passenger bus carrying nearly 50 people skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's central highlands, killing 21 and...

Trump signs order to cut US drug prices to global levels
Trump executive order demands pharmaceutical industry price cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the United...

Citing history, US appeals court upholds ban on gun for felons
US appeals court upholds federal ban on felons owning guns

PASADENA, California: A U.S. appeals court late last week upheld a federal law that stops felons from owning guns. The court rejected...

Google to pay $1.4 billion in Texas data privacy settlement
Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion for collecting data illegally

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google will pay US$1.4 billion to settle allegations that it unlawfully collected user data in Texas without...

Poland tells Russia to close consulate in Krakow over fire allegations
Poland orders Russia to shut consulate in Krakow, citing arson attack

WARSAW, Poland: Poland has ordered Russia to shut down its consulate in Krakow following allegations that Moscow was involved in a...

Equinor may scrap $2.5 billion Empire Wind project over US delays
Offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Norwegian energy company Equinor is on the brink of terminating its US$2.5 billion Empire Wind project in...