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Wall Street steadies Wednesday, indices end modestly lower or unchanged
Dow Jones finishes flat as markets digest tentative U.S.-China trade deal

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks closed modestly lower Wednesday despite a tentative trade agreement between the United States and...

Reimagining Protein: Innovations That Could Prevent the Next Pandemic
Factory Farms and the Growing Threat of Zoonotic Pandemics

Throughout human history, zoonotic diseases, illnesses that jump from animals to humans, have shaped civilizations, triggered pandemics,...

Clean energy faces hurdles as US solar forecast dips by 2030
US solar growth to slow as policy momentum shifts to fossil fuels

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A boom in U.S. solar energy installations may be running out of steam as shifting federal priorities, new tariffs,...

Oil prices flat amid trade talks and rising OPEC+ output
Oil holds steady as US-China talks, demand signals in focus

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Oil prices remained steady on June 9 as investors looked ahead to the outcome of the U.S.-China trade talks...

Coal vs. water: India’s energy push fuels local shortages
India's coal power boom runs dry as water crisis deepens

CHANDRAPUR/SOLAPUR (India): As India doubles down on coal to fuel its growing energy needs, an invisible crisis is surfacing: the country...

Nasdaq Composite climbs 124 points on China-U.S. trade talks optimism
U.S. stocks advance as positive vibes come from U.S.-China trade talks

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets rose Tuesday as investors and traders anticipated a positive outcome from ongoing trade talks...

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FSB claims Russian professors linked to British Council espionage
Russia accuses British Council of spying for UK intelligence

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia's principal security agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), has accused British intelligence of using the...

Electric aircraft lands at JFK as Beta hits major milestone
Beta lands first all-electric aircraft at JFK in regional first

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont: Beta Technologies has become the first U.S. company to land an all-electric aircraft at an airport in the...

Spies and ties: The quiet war for Russias business elite
Spies and ties: The quiet war for Russias business elite

Patriotic business communities are gaining strength in Russia and attracting unwanted attention from abroad Behind velvet ropes and...

EU, Britain reach post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar Border
EU, Britain reach post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar Border

BRUSSELS, 11th June, 2025 (WAM) - The European Union (EU) and Britain have agreed on the status of the overseas territory of Gibraltar,...

Punjab CM flags off truck carrying balls for rugby World Cup, emphasies value of sports in fight against drug abuse
Punjab CM flags off truck carrying balls for rugby World Cup, emphasies value of sports in fight against drug abuse

Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], June 11 (ANI): Highlighting the sports personalities and sports equipment manufacturing industries in Punjab,...

Akshay Kumar's 'Kesari 2' to kickstart its digital journey, see details
Akshay Kumar's 'Kesari 2' to kickstart its digital journey, see details

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Those who couldn't watch Akshay Kumar's starrer Kesari 2 on the big screen can now watch...