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BMA confirms five-day doctors’ strike as pay negotiations stall
BMA confirms five-day doctors’ strike as pay negotiations stall

LONDON, U.K.: Junior doctors in England will walk off the job this week after last-ditch talks with the government failed to resolve...

Iran refuses to abandon uranium enrichment after airstrikes
Iran refuses to abandon uranium enrichment after airstrikes

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has declared that Tehran will not abandon its uranium enrichment program,...

Over 170 injured as fighter jet hits Dhaka school campus
Over 170 injured as fighter jet hits Dhaka school campus

DHAKA, Bangladesh: At least 27 people have been killed and over 170 injured after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into the campus...

Pools sold since 2002 recalled due to child drowning hazard
Pools sold since 2002 recalled due to child drowning hazard

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A decades-long safety risk has triggered a significant recall of more than 5.2 million aboveground swimming...

Martin Luther King’s children urge caution as records go public
Martin Luther King’s children urge caution as records go public

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has released over 240,000 pages of previously sealed FBI records detailing the government's...

Fly-breeding plan aims to halt flesh-eating screwworm threat
Fly-breeding plan aims to halt flesh-eating screwworm threat

TOPEKA, Kansas: In a campaign that sounds more like a science fiction plot than public policy, the U.S. government is preparing to...

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Amazon expands into AI wearables with Bee acquisition
Amazon expands into AI wearables with Bee acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Amazon is making a fresh bet on artificial intelligence wearables by acquiring Bee, a San Francisco-based...

Japan auto tariff cut boosts shares; Seoul eyes similar deal
Japan auto tariff cut boosts shares; Seoul eyes similar deal

TOKYO/SEOUL: Japanese and South Korean automaker stocks rallied sharply on July 23 following news of a new U.S. trade agreement with...

Wall Street ends divided Thursday, Dow takes big hit
Wall Street ends divided Thursday, Dow takes big hit

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were on the defensive Thursday. The Dow Jones index corrected its recent hefty gains, finishing with...

Survey shows credit access improved for auto loans, mortgages
Survey shows credit access improved for auto loans, mortgages

NEW YORK CITY, New York: U.S. consumers found it easier to secure auto loans and refinance mortgages in June, according to new data...

Kraft Heinz may spin off brands like Velveeta in $20 billion revamp
Kraft Heinz may spin off brands like Velveeta in $20 billion revamp

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Kraft Heinz is weighing a major corporate shake-up that could unravel its 2015 mega-merger, as the food giant...

Costco plans Hyderabad tech hub, to hire 1,000 employees
Costco plans Hyderabad tech hub, to hire 1,000 employees

HYDERABAD/BENGALURU: Costco is making its first major tech footprint in India, joining a wave of global retailers turning to the country...

Movie Review

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) [Blu-Ray]