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WRU chiefs defend roles amid Welsh rugby...

WRU chiefs defend roles amid Welsh rugby revamp

WRU chiefs defend roles amid Welsh rugby revamp ## Welsh Rugby Union Leadership Under Scrutiny Amid Restructuring Fallout Cardiff – The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) finds itself under renewed pressure as questions mount regarding its leadership and strategic direction in the wake of controversial... read more »

GM lays off more than 200 salaried worke...

GM lays off more than 200 salaried workers in latest round of job cuts

GM lays off more than 200 salaried workers in latest round of job cuts ## General Motors Streamlines Workforce Amid Profitability Push Detroit, MI – General Motors (GM) has implemented a reduction in its salaried workforce, impacting over 200 employees, as the automotive giant intensifies its... read more »

The White House said there probably won&...

The White House said there probably won’t be an inflation report next...

The White House said there probably won't be an inflation report next month ## Government Shutdown Threatens Key Inflation Data, Clouding Economic Outlook Washington D.C. – The potential fallout from the ongoing government shutdown extends beyond shuttered national parks and furloughed... read more »

My daughter got sick on a flight, and I ...

My daughter got sick on a flight, and I didn’t know what to do. Thank...

My daughter got sick on a flight, and I didn't know what to do. Thankfully, a flight attendant saved us. The author's daughter got sick on a plane. d3sign/Getty Images Years ago, my daughter threw up on a plane just before take-off, and the flight attendant saved us. I was reminded of... read more »

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Saudi Arabia officially rejects term on UN Security Council

United Nations – Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for Jordan to take the seat as a replacement,... read more »

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday cancelled a tender published by the housing ministry to build 1,200 housing units... read more »

Palestinians to internationalise Arafat’s death p...

Palestinians to internationalise Arafat's death probe

Ramallah – The findings of Swiss scientists probing Yasser Arafat’s death, which shows high level of a radioactive sustance in the former... read more »

Typhoon relief operations pick up pace in Philippines

Relief supplies sent for Philippines typhoon victims

Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and medical... read more »

Kerry against new sanctions on Iran

Kerry against new sanctions on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to testify Wednesday behind closed doors in the US Senate, where he is expected to make an appeal against a rising push... read more »

John Kerry asks Nawaz Sharif to take action against LeT, Haqqani network

San Jose: US Secretary of State John Kerry has asked Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take action against terrorist groups like Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and the dreaded... read more »

Dalai Lama remains at Mayo Clinic for evaluation, cancels October US visit

Rochester: The Dalai Lama remains at Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic after canceling his US appearances for the month of October. A Mayo spokeswoman confirmed on Sunday that the 80-year-old... read more »

Another 17 refugees drown off Turkish coast

The boat was carrying 37 people, 20 of whom were rescued, when it sank in the Aegean Sea. The eight-metre boat had set off from the coastal village of Gumusluk. The area is part of the... read more »

500 migrants rescued in Mediterranean, says Italian coastguard

Some 500 migrants were rescued in seven operations launched over the weekend in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said. A spokesperson told AFP on Sunday that four of the rescue... read more »

Maldives president escapes speedboat blast, wife injured

Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was saved from an explosion on his speedboat unhurt but his wife and two aides were injured on board when the boat approached the capital Male on Monday, a senior... read more »