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G7 leaders strike deal to tax Google, Amazon and other tech giants

The United States, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out of multinational companies such as Amazon and Google and reduce their incentive to shift profits to low-tax offshore havens. Hundreds...

Biden says will stand with European allies ahead of Putin summit

The United States will stand with its European allies against Russia, President Joe Biden has promised ahead of the first face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin of his administration. Biden will head to Europe Wednesday, and is set to attend both...

Wuhan lab leak theory’s revival risks making US-China relations worse

Of all the issues that have roiled ties between China and the West since the pandemic emerged, none has been more sensitive in Beijing than questions about the origin of Covid-19. China last year responded to U.S. ally Australia’s initial...

UK PM Boris marries partner in secret ceremony

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his fiancée, Carrie Symonds, in a small private ceremony that came at the end of a tumultuous week during which a former top aide said he was unfit for office. The couple wed...

‘Shameful double-dealing’: North Korea slams end to US guidelines limiting S Korea missile rangeSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in announced the abolishment of the joint...

North Korea's state media on Monday criticised the recent termination of a pact between the United States and South Korea that capped the development of South Korea's ballistic missiles, calling it a sign of Washington's "shameful double-dealing." South Korean President...

Denmark helped US spy on European politicians, claims report; Snowden says Biden was ‘deeply involved’

The National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States used a partnership with Denmark's foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of many countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish state broadcaster DR said. The report cited an investigation...

Biden asks US intel officials to investigate Covid-19 origin amid Wuhan lab controversy

President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, including the unlikely possibility that the origins of the virus trace to Chinese lab. fter months of minimizing the...

US trusts Japan to prioritise public health safety at Olympics, says White House

The United States government has extended its trust over Japan's "commitment" to prioritise public health ahead of Tokyo Olympics this summer on July 23 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Kyodo News, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday (local...

Police, FBI seek motive in California shooting rampage

Police and federal investigators sought on Thursday to determine why a Northern California transit employee opened fire on his co-workers, killing nine people in the latest mass shooting to haunt the United States. The accused gunman shot himself as police...

We need Taiwan as observer at WHA and Covid investigation, says US

Addressing the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday United States secretary of health and human services Xavier Becerra said the world leaders must do more to understand the current pandemic and look forward toward detecting, preparing, and responding...

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ICRA installs solar power system at Deepalaya School

ICRA inaugurated a 12 kW Solar Panel System at Deepalaya Senior Secondary School, Gusbethi, on March 10, 2026, as...