World Cup nears kickoff after pre-tournament turbulence
MEXICO CITY: The World Cup kicks off on Thursday with FIFA betting that the enduring appeal of the greatest footballing show
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Middle East
Over 20,000 Palestinian students killed in Israeli war on Gaza
LONDON: The Palestinian Ministry of Education reported on Tuesday that 20,647 students in the Gaza Strip have been killed since Israel
Read moreChina’s May shipments to U.S. clock 5-year high growth at 35% as overall exports jump on tech boost
SHENZHEN, CHINA – MAY 1: The Chinese national flag is seen in front of stacked shipping containers bearing MSC (Mediterranean
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Asia tech stocks extend sell-off with SoftBank down over 7% as investors sour on AI-linked names
Sinology | Moment | Getty Images Asian tech stocks extended their sell-off Monday, as investors sour on global AI-linked plays
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Bouygues-led consortium signs $23.44 billion deal to buy SFR from Altice France
Philippe Huguen | AFP | Getty Images Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Free-iliad said on Saturday they have signed a memorandum
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U.S. payrolls rose by 172,000 in May, much more than expected; unemployment at 4.3%
Job growth unexpectedly surged in May as the U.S. labor market continued a solid year of expansion, the Bureau of
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India’s cenbank keeps rates steady at 5.25% — flags Middle East worries, currency pressures
A pedestrian walks past an Indian rupee symbol installation outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building in Mumbai on
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Inside India newsletter: Why Taiwan and South Korea’s stock markets have surged past India within a week
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop
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China is making it harder for mom and pop to access U.S. stocks. Here’s who will benefit
Visitors walk by a large Chinese national flag painted on the side of a container at an outdoor market during
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Trump tells CNBC: ‘I don’t care’ if Iran negotiations are over
Asked if he believed it was time to formally end the U.S.-Iran ceasefire that is nominally still in place, Trump
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