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Rail giant wants help to pay Ohio-Pennsylvania derailment settlement
Trial to decide $600 million settlement in Norfolk Southern derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio: Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million settlement it agreed to after a major...

Wildfire in eastern Sierra burns 1,000 acres, triggers evacuations
Growing eastern California wildfire compels evacuations, Cal Fire says

BISHOP, California: A fast-growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region has burned 1,000 acres and forced people to leave...

Passenger plane, military jet avoid collision in Washington D.C.
Passenger plane, Air Force jet avoid near collision in Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. passenger plane getting ready to take off and a military jet coming in were told to change course to avoid...

Radio Free Asia faces shutdown without urgent court relief
Radio Free Asia to shut down by April end without court intervention

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Radio Free Asia, a key voice in press freedom across the continent for nearly three decades, is now warning it may...

Small plane crashes into Minnesota home, one dead
At least 1 dead after plane crashes into home in Minneapolis suburb

BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota: At least one person died when a small plane crashed into a house in a Minneapolis suburb on Saturday, a city...

Trump says Smithsonian Institution spreading 'anti-American ideology'
Trump orders removal of 'divisive' ideology from Smithsonian

WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, President Donald Trump ordered the removal of what he called improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology...

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DR CONGO-RUBAYA-COLTAN MINE
DR CONGO-RUBAYA-COLTAN MINE

(250404) -- RUBAYA, April 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 13, 2025 shows miners working in Rubaya, a mining town in eastern...

Pranavi is T-4 but has five holes to play, Diksha is T-21 in Johannesburg
Pranavi is T-4 but has five holes to play, Diksha is T-21 in Johannesburg

Johannesburg [South Africa], April 4 (ANI): Pranavi Urs was in fine form before the first round was suspended due to a flooded course...

Meta faces $2.4bn legal action in Africa over war content
Meta faces $2.4bn legal action in Africa over war content

Petitioners are demanding that the US tech company set up a fund for Ethiopian victims of violence incited on its platform A Kenyan...

World League of Fighters hosts face-off exhibition ahead of BKFC night
World League of Fighters hosts face-off exhibition ahead of BKFC night

Dubai [UAE], April 4 (ANI): Ahead of the highly anticipated Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event on April 4, the World League of...

Amitabh Kant advocates for global cooperation at G20 Sherpa meeting
Amitabh Kant advocates for global cooperation at G20 Sherpa meeting

New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Former CEO of NITI Aayog and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant participated in the G20 Sherpa meeting, emphasizing...

Ministry of Justice: Seven companies sanctioned by US over Sudan do not own valid business licences or operate in UAE
Ministry of Justice: Seven companies sanctioned by US over Sudan do not own valid business licences or operate in UAE

ABU DHABI, 4th April, 2025 (WAM) -- On 7th January 2025, the US designated seven entities based in the United Arab Emirates under its...