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#CHINA-SHIPBUILDING-GLOBAL LEAD (CN)
#CHINA-SHIPBUILDING-GLOBAL LEAD (CN)

(260202) -- TAIZHOU, Feb. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2026 shows a ship under construction at a factory of...

"Slap on face of Sports Minister": UBT Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Pakistan's boycott of T20 WC match against India
"Slap on face of Sports Minister": UBT Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Pakistan's boycott of T20 WC match against India

New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday said that Pakistan's decision to boycott the...

NFL disputes report of $5M fine of Seahawks for ownership rules violation
NFL disputes report of $5M fine of Seahawks for ownership rules violation

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) The NFL said Sunday that the Seattle Seahawks were not fined for failing to comply with league...

Trump jokes about adding three new US states
Trump jokes about adding three new US states

The president has floated the idea of expanding the country to include Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela US President Donald Trump...

Pakistan's National Finance Commission stalls as key working groups remain inactive
Pakistan's National Finance Commission stalls as key working groups remain inactive

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): Nearly two months after its inaugural session amid high expectations, Pakistan's National Finance...

Rail connectivity may drive tourism to hill states, but budget lacks incentives: Stakeholders
Rail connectivity may drive tourism to hill states, but budget lacks incentives: Stakeholders

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 2 (ANI): Tourism stakeholders in Himachal Pradesh have welcomed the Union Budget's emphasis...

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WHO downplays cross-border risk after India Nipah cases
WHO downplays cross-border risk after India Nipah cases

HYDERABAD, India: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on January 30 it sees a low risk of the Nipah virus spreading beyond India,...

Economic conditions the main concern of Iranian protesters
Economic conditions the main concern of Iranian protesters

In early January, several currency trackers briefly displayed the Iranian rial's value as $0.00, unable to process the speed and scale...

Alcaraz in historic win over Dkokovic in Melbourne
Alcaraz in historic win over Dkokovic in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia (Xinhua) -- Top seed Carlos Alcaraz won his first Australian Open title on Sunday to complete his set of major...

Canada could now face 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US
Canada could now face 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The threat to impose a 50 percent tariff on any Canadian aircraft sold in the United States is the latest salvo in...

New Zealand teenager blitzes field to win mile in 3:48.88 minutes
New Zealand teenager blitzes field to win mile in 3:48.88 minutes

BOSTON, Massachusetts - A New Zealand kid has shocked the athletics world with a stunning sub-4 minute mile run, and he says he has...

Air crash claims life of prominent Indian politician Ajit Pawar
Air crash claims life of prominent Indian politician Ajit Pawar

MUMBAI, India: Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, India's wealthiest state, who was killed in a charter aircraft...