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US stock market: Dow Jones futures rally 2% as Trump extends Strait of Hormuz deadline for two weeks

US stock market, April 8 -- After the announcement of the Strait of Hormuz deadline for two more weeks, and a crash in crude oil prices, the Dow Jones futures shot up by nearly 2% during the early mor... Read More


Andre Agassi serves up history in pickleball match atop Merdeka 118

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 -- Tennis legend Andre Agassi made history in Malaysia last night, taking part in what organisers billed as the highest pickleball match ever played inside a building: on the 118... Read More


North Korea fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South's hopes for better ties

New Delhi, April 8 -- North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea Wednesday in its second launch event in two days, South Korea's military said, hours after a senior North ... Read More


Arunachal Pradesh's hidden forests reveal three fragile new species

Guwahati, April 8 -- Deep inside the mist-laden forests of Arunachal Pradesh's Shi-Yomi district, where clouds cling to ridgelines and streams carve through mossy ravines, scientists have uncovered so... Read More


Cong rule pushed Himachal back by 35 years: Chugh

Dharamshala/ Shimla:, April 8 -- BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, while addressing the state executive committee meeting in Himachal's Mandi on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on the Congr... Read More


Time to Deliver Representation

New Delhi, April 8 -- In the coming days, India will be immersed in a festive season, with celebrations taking place across the length and breadth of the nation. The people of Assam will mark Rongali ... Read More


Vietnam's US$200b building blitz: To Lam fast-tracks growth gamble

HANOI, April 8 -- The world's largest stadium, South-east Asia's biggest exhibition hall and hundreds of major road, aviation and energy projects - Vietnam is building faster than ever in its self-pro... Read More


Europa dream vs survival fight: Forest chase glory as Villa brace for test

PARIS, April 8 -- Nottingham Forest may be fighting for Premier League survival this term but Thursday's trip to Porto for their Europa League quarter-final first leg offers top goalscorer Igor Jesus ... Read More


Buses torched, city stalled: Rio de Janeiro's gangs escalate war with police

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8 -- When police killed a drug kingpin in a Rio de Janeiro favela last month, armed men quickly surrounded a bus, forced the passengers to disembark and set it on fire in the mid... Read More


Japan short on recruits, eyes women to fill ranks by 2036

TOKYO, April 8 -- Japan wants to significantly boost the number of women in the military by the mid 2030s, the defence ministry has said, as it struggles to convince young people to enlist. Under a n... Read More