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Virgin Group aims to raise $900M for cross-channel rail venture
Virgin Group to raise $900 million for rail service bid, company says

LONDON, U.K.: Virgin Group is seeking to raise $900 million to fund its plan to launch cross-channel rail services, positioning itself...

Xinhua Headlines: Trump-Putin call yields limited outcome, Ukraine demands direct role in peace talks
Xinhua Headlines: Trump-Putin call yields limited outcome, Ukraine demands direct role in peace talks

This photo taken on March 18, 2025 shows an exterior view of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi) * Although Putin has...

British universities face jobs cuts, course closures amid financial struggles
British universities face jobs cuts, course closures amid financial struggles

Photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows an exterior view of the Bodleian Libraries in the University of Oxford, Britain. (Xinhua/Li Ying)...

US isn't first country to dismantle its foreign aid office - here's what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID
US isn't first country to dismantle its foreign aid office - here's what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID

The Trump administration's dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development is unconstitutional, a federal judge...

Interview: Trump's tariff policies would harm U.S. economy, says economist
Interview: Trump's tariff policies would harm U.S. economy, says economist

A monitor displays stock market information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Feb. 3,...

Diplomacy returns: Russian experts on the Putin-Trump call
Diplomacy returns: Russian experts on the Putin-Trump call

Diplomats and analysts have reacted following the longest-ever telephone conversation between the presidents of Russia and the US ...

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Massive job cuts at Johns Hopkins as US administration pulls funding
Johns Hopkins to cut 2,000+ jobs after Trump halts $800 million grant

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Johns Hopkins University announced this week that it will cut over 2,000 jobs in the U.S. and other countries. This...

US to revoke more student visas after Columbia arrest
Rubio says US to revoke more student visas in coming days

LA MALBAIE, Canada: The United States will likely revoke visas of more students in the coming days, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

US cuts VOA funding, puts 1,300 staff on leave
VoA staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. government has placed more than 1,300 Voice of America (VOA) employees on leave and slashed funding for...

Boeing under fire as US officials demand stricter oversight
US official: Boeing lost trust of Americans, needs strict oversight

WASHINGTON, D.C./SEATTLE: Boeing is facing mounting scrutiny after a series of safety lapses and manufacturing issues, with U.S. Transportation...

Bird flu vaccines could curb outbreaks, but export fears stall plans
Vaccinating poultry could help cut egg prices, but US still hesitant

OMAHA, Nebraska: Vaccines could help stop bird flu and prevent the mass killing of chickens, which has driven egg prices up to nearly...

Israel resumes war on Gazan Strip
Israel breaks ceasefire, launches explosive attacks on Gaza

In spectacular fashion, Israel has upended peace talks and brought to a dramatic end the ceasefire that had paused 15-months of carnage...