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A 1,000-year-old mystery: what's really stitched into the Bayeux Tapestry?

France, Sept. 9 -- But this is not the world-renowned 70-metre long Bayeux Tapestry on loan from France at the British museum. It is the little known Bayeux Tapestry of Reading, a commuter-belt town ... Read More


China may struggle to fund Xi Jinping's tech dreams

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- CHINA'S LEADERS rarely namecheck individual companies. It is rarer still for them to talk up a group's valuation while it prepares a highly anticipated initial public offering (I... Read More


Why Iran refuses to collapse on schedule - Abbi Kanthasamy

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 9 -- For Iran and the United States, August 24 was not so much Groundhog Day as the latest instalment in a franchise that refuses to die. "We are launching an economic onslaught a... Read More


World leaders are losing their terror of nuclear war

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- FEAR CAN paralyse, but sometimes it saves the world. More than once in the cold war a shared dread of nuclear annihilation led American and Soviet leaders to pause and seek bette... Read More


Canada extends gas tax holiday to January 2027 as global turmoil keeps prices elevated

Ottawa, Sept. 9 -- Canada is extending its suspension of the fuel excise tax through January 31, 2027, Secretary of State Stephanie McLean announced Tuesday during a visit to the BC Vehicle Processing... Read More


Asean needs a comprehensive ceasefire in West Asia - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 9 -- The latest Houthi attacks deep inside Saudi Arabia should be understood for what they are: another warning that the conflicts of West Asia are becoming dangerously interconnec... Read More


Oil cos losing Rs 5 on petrol, Rs 23/litre on diesel as oil prices cross $100-mark

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- State-owned fuel retailers are losing Rs 5 per litre on petrol and Rs 23 a litre on diesel as fresh hostilities in West Asia pushed international oil prices above USD 100 per bar... Read More


Women head one in four Gaza households as war reshapes families, UN Women says

India, Sept. 9 -- Women now head nearly one in four households in Gaza, double the pre-October 2023 rate, according to UN Women. The agency estimates that 86,290 households are headed by women, inclu... Read More


Petrol and diesel prices today, Sept 9: How much does fuel cost in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru? Check here

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- After a month of calm in August, renewed clashes between Iran and the US in the Gulf have sent global crude prices surging back toward the $100-a-barrel mark, with benchmark Bren... Read More


Global Shipping Industry Facing Unprecedented Maritime Crises: IMO

India, Sept. 9 -- The global shipping industry is facing a "genuinely unprecedented" convergence of maritime crises, with vessels and seafarers increasingly used as "leverage" in conflicts, a top offi... Read More