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Firefighters rushed to 31st Avenue and 21st Street in Astoria on Sunday morning just before 8:30.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 120.52 points or 0.15% to 80,567.13. The Nifty 50 index added 59.35 points or 0.24% to 24,600.50.

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – In a phone conversation on Sunday night, the top diplomats of the United States and Saudi Arabia discussed the recent international developments.

Duckett believes that the comments he made on Jaiswal were highly misinterpreted by people and added that the Indian left-hander is a world-class batter

A 'brave' young woman has been praised by thousands of Aussies for her honest, brutal and 'educated' take on life Down Under.

French movie star Alain Delon, who rocketed to fame in the 1960s with his striking blue eyes and handsome looks, has died at the age of 88. - REUTERS

The presidential race has been upended in the last few weeks, with Kamala Harris now at the top of the Democratic ticket. WSJ’s Aaron Zitner explains what’s at stake for the party at the Democratic convention.

Vice President Kamala Harris is entering the Democratic National Convention with increased excitement from Democrats and a steady rise in her favorability ratings among Americans as a whole. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows 48% of U.S. adults now have a very or somewhat favorable view of Harris. That is up from 39% at the beginning of the summer, before President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance. The latest measure is in line with how Americans viewed Harris at the beginning of Biden's term. Читать дальше...

Favorable views of Kamala Harris have risen to 48% heading into the Democratic convention, AP-NORC poll shows.

THE 6th International Festival of 24 Festive Drums and Malaysia 24 Festive Drums Competition will be held on Sept 28 at the Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's trade remained robust in July 2024, growing by 18.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY), the fastest rate in 21 months.

Champai Soren hints at BJP switch does it pose threat to Jharkhand government

It was immediately put to work on its maiden voyage, deploying Argo ocean temperature and salinity monitoring floats across the Atlantic and the western Pacific as it sailed down to New Zealand.

1. The 2024 Democratic National Convention starts Monday. Here's what to know.  CBS News
2. DNC lineup: Who's speaking and what to expect  Axios
3. Democrats gather to enshrine their stunning turn from Biden to Harris  CNN
4. Democrats release daily themes, schedule information for DNC in Chicago  NBC Chicago
5. Democratic convention roll call to be transformed into a Harris-Walz rally with DJ, music and surprise guests  Chicago Sun-Times

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB)'s traffic exceeded a monthly high of 12 million for the first time since 2020, in July.

Pianist and singer Steve Ross will celebrate the legendary lyricist Alan Jay Lerner at Birdland Jazz Club in New York this week.

We should have cognitive tests for all presidential candidates.

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Trump, Harris both campaign hard in Pennsylvania; California governor signs new laws targeting smash and grab thefts

Seniors now get free vaccinations. Insulin is capped at $35 per month. The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act removed the ban and allows Medicare to begin negotiating all drug prices starting in 2026.

Alarmed by the prospect of increased tariffs on Chinese goods if Donald Trump is elected, some American companies are stockpiling parts and delaying expansions.

The city’s last horse-drawn carriage operator says business is good since making the switch, placing the Belgian capital in the vanguard of a global change.

Should Harris be elected, the United States will be California 2.0. How has that worked out?

Labor Day weekend will mark the end of the summer travel season. Here's how Americans are capping it off.