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southern China's Guangdong province on Wednesday, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV said a stretch of road between Meizhou city and Dabu county in Guangdong province caved in at around 2:10 am (1810 GMT).

Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. Netanyahu's comments came hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was to arrive in Israel to advance the truce talks — which appear to be one of the most serious rounds of negotiations between Israel and Hamas since the war began. The deal is meant to free hostages, bring some relief to the population and avert an Israeli offensive into Rafah and the potential harm to civilians there. Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah, which Israel says is Hamas' last stronghold, regardless of whether a truce-for-hostages deal is struck. His comments appeared to be meant to appease his nationalist governing partners but it was not clear whether they would have any bearing on any emerging deal with Hamas.

revenue growth in parts of Europe and regional markets — the Middle East & Africa (MEA) and India and Asia Pacific (APAC) — outpacing that in the traditional stronghold of North America, which is experiencing flattening demand. Currently, for most IT services firms, the North American market contributes 50-60% to the total revenue, followed by Europe at around 30%. The regional markets still constitute a small portion of the total revenue pie.

Robert McCall, a former Marine and DIA agent, as he battles it out against the Russian mafia running a human trafficking ring. While part 3 met with huge success, it left fans wondering whether there would be a sequel. Denzel Washington had stated at the Cinemacon in 2023 that it was the end and it is highly unlikely that part 4 is happening.

Zimbabwe has started circulating a new currency to replace one that has been battered by depreciation and often outright rejection by the people

Some 170 foundations, donors and advisors have signed on to a pledge started by the nonprofit Democracy Fund to make their grants earlier this Election Year

One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week

Kolkata sizzled at 43 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the highest temperature the city recorded in 50 years, the Met Department said. Extending a ray of hope that the severity will abate from Sunday, the Met Department forecast the possibility of rains owing to the possibility of moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal. The Alipore observatory in Kolkata recorded its highest temperature in 50 years at 43 degrees Celsius, the Met Department said. Neighbouring Salt Lake recorded a maximum day temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius, while in nearby Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district the mercury touched 44.6 degrees Celsius, it said.

Sikko Industries Ltd.(up 4.33%), Bohra Industries Ltd.(up 2.43%), Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.(up 0.86%), Aries Agro Ltd.(up 0.48%) and Coromandel International Ltd.(up 0.33%) stood among the top gainers.

A new nuclear reactor reached commercial operation in Georgia on Monday, completing a project whose delays and sticker shock helped upend the near-term prospects for nuclear power in the U.S. The first two reactors at Plant Vogtle, operated by Southern Co., opened in the 1980s. Adding two new reactors cost more than $30 billion, more than twice the initial estimates, and are a major reason no other large nuclear-power facilities are under development in the U.S.

India Meteorological Department forecast, the heat wave conditions across east India are expected to gradually abate from May 1st as schools break for their summer vacation. But the southern regions of the Indian Peninsula are expected to experience heat wave conditions for the next five days. In specific areas like Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar, heat wave conditions persisted over the last few days, with isolated severe heat wave pockets, according to IMD. Additionally, isolated pockets in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Rayalaseema, Konkan, interior Karnataka, and Kerala experienced heat wave conditions. Odisha has been facing these conditions since April 15th, while Gangetic West Bengal has been affected since April 17th. On Sunday, maximum temperatures soared to 42-45°C in parts of Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, and Rayalaseema. In East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Marathwada, Madhya Maharashtra, North Interior Karnataka, and Telangana, temperatures ranged from 40-42°C. Certain areas in Vidarbha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, and isolated pockets of Chhattisgarh and Gujarat also experienced high temperatures. These temperatures were 4-8°C above normal in many parts of Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal, as well as in some parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and isolated pockets of north Odisha.

$1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Cheng “Charlie" Saephan, 46, of Portland, told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery on Monday that he and his 37-year-old wife, Duanpen, would split the prize evenly with a friend. Laiza Chao, 55, of the Portland suburb of Milwaukie, had chipped in $100 to buy a batch of tickets with them.

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state’s second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion

The activist investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern are picking up key support

The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation

China Southern Airlines is launching China’s longest commercial flight from the southern city of Shenzhen to Mexico City. This will surpass the airline’s previous longest route from Guangzhou to New York city. While the latter covers a distance of 12871 kms, the former will cover a distance of 14147 kms, one way, as per a report on CNN. This flight from Shenzhen to Mexico city will be a 16 hour long non stop journey and the distance is expected to be covered in 16 hours. The departure from Shenzhen will be on every Tuesday and Saturday. This service will commence from May 11.

Local media reports that South Korea is taking decisive measures to combat the surge in cryptocurrency-related crimes and fraud cases by moving to establish its temporary virtual asset investigative unit as a permanent entity.

Prajwal Revanna sex scandal: 'Used to call in storeroom,' victim shares ordeal Former CM listed out some recent incidents of crime against women in the southern state and said "No woman is feeling safe, no parent is feeling safe about their girl-children". In an interview with ANI news agency, a BJP candidate from Haveri Lok Sabha constituency, "There is a big question on women's safety. There was an incident of a Dalit woman being raped when CM was in town in Belgaum.

Tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma have flattened buildings across one rural town, killing at least four people, causing widespread power outages and leaving a trail of destruction, Gov. Kevin Stitt said Sunday. Nearly 30,000 people remained without power after tornadoes began late Saturday night. The damage was extensive in Sulphur, a town of about 5,000 people, where some downtown buildings were reduced to rubble and roofs were sheared off houses across a 15-block radius. «You just can't believe the destruction,» Stitt said. «It seems like every business downtown has been destroyed.»

The deal covers workers at various plants in North Carolina.

The character performers at Disneyland in California have said they filed a petition for union recognition