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Arrest of Aborigine girl's alleged killer leads to riot in Australia
Arrest of Aborigine girl's alleged killer leads to riot in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia: Hundreds of protesters in Australia clashed with emergency services ​personnel in a remote town after the arrest...

Ireland’s Supreme Court allows TikTok to operate in country
Ireland’s Supreme Court allows TikTok to operate in country

DUBLIN, Ireland: The Supreme Court has ruled that TikTok can keep operating in Ireland while the country's data regulator continues...

Xi encourages Chinese youth to shine amid national progress
Xi encourages Chinese youth to shine amid national progress

BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a reply note to representatives of youth honor recipients, encouraging...

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WORLD AQUATICS-DIVING WORLD CUP 2026-SUPER FINAL-MEN'S 10M PLATFORM (CN)
(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WORLD AQUATICS-DIVING WORLD CUP 2026-SUPER FINAL-MEN'S 10M PLATFORM (CN)

(260503) -- BEIJING, May 3, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalist Randal Willars Valdez of Mexico reacts during the awarding ceremony after...

Chinese bamboo products go global, powering sustainable development
Chinese bamboo products go global, powering sustainable development

KUNMING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Under the spring sunshine, vast stands of bamboo are shooting up in the mountains of southwest China's Yunnan...

Smart economy gains steam in China as token calls skyrocket
Smart economy gains steam in China as token calls skyrocket

BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- In southwest China's Guizhou Province, Tang Hanlin, chairman of a data asset operation and digital-intelligence...

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Unilever plans small, frequent price hikes amid rising costs
Unilever plans small, frequent price hikes amid rising costs

LONDON, U.K.: Unilever is preparing to introduce gradual price increases across parts of its business as rising costs linked to the...

Buffett steps back as Greg Abel leads Berkshire meeting
Buffett steps back as Greg Abel leads Berkshire meeting

OMAHA, Nebraska: Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder gathering will look much the same this year, but for the first time in decades,...

Rising fuel costs push US inflation to three-year high
Rising fuel costs push US inflation to three-year high

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A sharp rise in fuel costs pushed a key U.S. inflation measure to its highest level in nearly three years in March,...

Wall Street steady near peak as oil prices surge, then retreat
Wall Street steady near peak as oil prices surge, then retreat

NEW YORK CITY, New York: U.S. stocks hit new record highs this week, even as oil markets saw sharp swings driven by ongoing tensions...

Wall Street divided Friday, but Nasdaq gains 222 points
Wall Street divided Friday, but Nasdaq gains 222 points

NEW YORK, New York - World stock markets closed with a split personality on Friday, as technology-heavy indexes posted solid gains...

Kone strikes $34 billion deal to acquire rival TK Elevator
Kone strikes $34 billion deal to acquire rival TK Elevator

HELSINKI, Finland: Finnish elevator maker Kone has agreed to acquire Germany's TK Elevator in a US$34 billion deal that would reshape...