US Air Force awards a start-up company $235m to build an example of a sleek new plane
AP :The U.S. Air Force will invest $235 million to help a start-up manufacturer build a jet with a blended-wing body that officials say could...
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UK annual inflation drops to 15-month low, eases cost-of-living crisis
Al Jazeera :Britain’s annual inflation rate dropped sharply in July to a 15-month low, according to official data, off the back of lower energy prices...
US soldier ‘illegally intruded’ on NKorean soil, Pyongyang says
AFP :The US soldier who ran across the border into North Korea last month “admitted that he illegally intruded,” Pyongyang’s state news agency KCNA said...
5.2-magnitude quake hits 152 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
BSS :An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 152 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu at 0409 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said....
Russia says shot down three drones southwest of Moscow
AFP :Russia’s defence ministry said Wednesday it shot down three Ukrainian drones southwest of Moscow, the latest in a surge of aerial attacks near the...
90-year-old among dozens arrested in Iran’s latest crackdown
AFP :A 90-year-old man is among dozens arrested in past weeks in a new crackdown by Iranian authorities against Bahais, Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority,...
Himachal Pradesh rain mayhem kills 55; 3 die in Uttarakhand; ‘red’ alerts issued in India
Hindustan Times :The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a ‘red alert’ for several parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand stating that heavy to...
Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in raid on occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera :Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, medical sources...
Hawaii fire death toll hits 99, may double, warns governor
AFP :The death toll in Hawaii’s wildfires rose to 99 and could double over the next 10 days, the state’s governor said Monday, as emergency...
Taliban govt marks two years since return to power
AFP :Afghanistan’s Taliban government was set Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of their takeover of the country with a military parade in the movement’s...