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Spotify, Discord disrupted by brief Google service glitch
Google resolves global outage affecting major platforms

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: On June 12, Google announced that it had fixed a temporary global service disruption that impacted several...

U.S. stocks forge ahead despite Mideast turmoil
Technology stocks lead Wall Street higher Monday

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets closed in positive territory Monday despite the raging war in the Middle East which has killed...

Foxconn iPhone exports from India now mostly headed to the US
Apple sends 97% of India iPhone exports to US amid tariff risk

NEW DELHI, India: Amid mounting U.S.-China trade tensions, Apple has sharply increased iPhone shipments from India to the United States,...

US: China lags in AI chips, but catching up fast
Huawei can make 200,000 AI chips in 2025, US says

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. government estimates that Huawei will only be able to manufacture up to 200,000 advanced AI chips next year—well...

Chime soars in debut, giving fintech sector a much-needed boost
Chime IPO pops 59%, valuing digital bank at $18.4 billion

SAN FRANCISCO, California: After months of muted IPO activity in the fintech world, digital bank Chime Financial reignited investor...

Switch 2 breaks Nintendo record with 3.5M units sold in 4 days
Nintendo Switch 2 becomes fastest-selling console ever

TOKYO, Japan: Nintendo's latest console is off to a roaring start. The company says it has sold over 3.5 million units of the newly...

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One Briton survived Air India crash that killed 241 in India
UK national jumped out of emergency exit in Indian aircraft disaster

NEW DELHI, India: Ramesh Viswashkumar, a 40-year-old British national, has been identified as the sole known survivor of the Air India...

Hundreds of lives lost as London-bound Air India plane crashes after take-off
World in shock over devastating crash of Air India flight to London

NEW DELHI, India - The world is in shock following Thursday's devastating plane crash in India which has killed at least 290 people,...

Author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86 after brief illness
'Day of the Jackal' author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86

LONDON, UK: Frederick Forsyth, the renowned British author behind The Day of the Jackal and numerous other bestselling thrillers, has...

Delhi University kicks off UG admissions for 2025-26; CSAS portal goes live
Delhi University kicks off UG admissions for 2025-26; CSAS portal goes live

New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Delhi University on Tuesday launched the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal for undergraduate...

"Bond Beyond Life": Gujarat Minister Rushikesh Patel pens heartfelt post on couple killed in AI-171 crash
"Bond Beyond Life": Gujarat Minister Rushikesh Patel pens heartfelt post on couple killed in AI-171 crash

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 17 (ANI): Gujarat Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education Rushikesh Patel on Tuesday...

AI-171 crash: Crew member Maithili Patil's mortal remains brought home to Raigad
AI-171 crash: Crew member Maithili Patil's mortal remains brought home to Raigad

Raigad (Maharashtra) [India] June 17 (ANI): The mortal remains of Maithili Patil, a crew member on the ill-fated Air India flight that...

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