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Hegseth orders 20% cut in US four-star officers
US Defense Secretary Hegseth to slash senior-most ranks of military

WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a 20 percent cut in the number of four-star generals and admirals,...

American climber dies on Mount Makalu during charity climb
American climber dies on world's fifth-highest peak in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal: An American climber has died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal while raising money for a children's cancer program,...

Trump signs order to speed up US drug plant approvals
Trump signs executive order to encourage US drug manufacturing

WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up the approval of drug manufacturing plants...

UN Body Accuses Israel of Systematic Torture, Sexual Violence
'World cannot remain silent,' on Gaza: UN Special Committee

AMMAN, Jordan - A United Nations investigative committee has accused Israel of inflicting unimaginable suffering on Palestinians under...

Trucker’s body found months after road collapse in Japan
Body of truck driver recovered from sinkhole in Japan

TOKYO, Japan: After nearly three months of complex recovery efforts, the body of a 74-year-old truck driver was found late last week...

Over 15,000 USDA workers take buyout offers
Over 15,000 USDA employees take Trump's financial incentive to leave

WASHINGTON, D.C.: More than 15,000 workers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have accepted offers to leave their jobs in...

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AWS to invest $4 billion in first Chile data centers
Amazon to spend $4 billion on cloud infrastructure in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile: Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest US$4 billion to establish its first data centers in Chile, aiming to tap into...

US and China officials to hold key trade talks in Switzerland
US, China holding ice-breaker trade talks in Geneva on Saturday

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and lead trade negotiator Jamieson Greer are meeting China's top economic...

Disney surpasses earnings forecasts on streaming and parks strength
Disney earnings soar on resilient streaming, US parks revenue

LOS ANGELES, California: Walt Disney Co. posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, buoyed by solid gains in its Disney+ streaming...

Skechers to go private in $9.42 billion deal
Skechers to go private for $9.42 billion in biggest sneaker deal

MANHATTAN BEACH, California: After more than two decades as a public company, Skechers is set to go private in a US$9.42 billion deal...

BMW expects US tariff cuts by July amid trade talks
BMW expects car tariffs to fall from July in upbeat take on trade war

FRANKFURT/LONDON: BMW is anticipating a reduction in U.S. car tariffs starting in July, based on ongoing discussions with U.S. officials,...

DOJ targets Google’s AdX and DFP in antitrust case
US seeks breakup of Google's ad tech empire

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the breakup of Google's digital advertising business, calling...

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Tampopo [Blu-Ray]