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YouTube makes World Cup deal with FIFA that lets broadcasters show parts of games live

New Delhi, March 19 -- YouTube made a World Cup deal with FIFA on Tuesday that lets rights-holding broadcasters stream game action live on the video platform that offers global access to young viewers... Read More


Denis Sassou N'Guesso reelected president of Congo with 94.8% of the vote, extending 42-year rule

New Delhi, March 19 -- The Republic of Congo 's President Denis Sassou N'Guesso, who has ruled for 42 years, was reelected for a fifth consecutive term, according to provisional results announced Tues... Read More


Argentina's wine industry withers on the vine as consumption hits a record low

New Delhi, March 18 -- Argentina's once thriving wine industry is facing its worst crisis in more than 15 years, with record-low domestic consumption, dwindling exports and low-yielding crops. Agains... Read More


Ruling overturns Senegal's Africa Cup title and declares Morocco the champion. Senegal to appeal

New Delhi, March 18 -- Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday by governing body judges who overturned Senegal's victory in a chaotic final in January. The Confedera... Read More


El Salvador's Bukele pushes through life sentences in nation that has imprisoned 1% of population

New Delhi, March 18 -- El Salvador's Congress approved a constitutional amendment pushed forward by President Nayib Bukele on Tuesday to permit life sentences in a country that has imprisoned more tha... Read More


Japan records trade surplus as export growth balances out weak China demand

New Delhi, March 18 -- Japan recorded a trade surplus of 57.3 billion yen ($360 million) in February, according to government data released Wednesday, reversing from a deficit a month earlier. Export... Read More


Iran's internet blackout silences voices at home as diaspora creators fill the void

New Delhi, March 18 -- Iranian American Ariana Afshar has tried to produce commentary about the first weeks of the war in the Middle East based on the perspectives of people in Iran. But the New York... Read More


Zelenskyy and Starmer urge continuing support for Ukraine against Russia as Iran war steals focus

New Delhi, March 18 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia and Iran "brothers in hatred" on Tuesday as he sought support from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a time when the Iran... Read More


Afghanistan says more than 400 dead in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital

New Delhi, March 18 -- Rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Tuesday after officials said an overnight airstrike killed more than 400 people in a... Read More


Scottish lawmakers reject bill to let terminally ill people end their lives

New Delhi, March 18 -- Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have made Scotland the first part of the United Kingdom to allow terminally ill adults to end the... Read More