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Shell beats estimates with $5.58 billion Q1 profit despite 28% drop
Shell profit beats expectations, buybacks kept steady

LONDON, U.K.: Shell reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit of US$5.58 billion on May 2, down 28 percent from a year earlier...

UK grocery prices rise 3.8 percent in April, adding to consumer pressure
UK grocery inflation edges up to 3.8 percent in April, says report

LONDON, U.K.: Grocery prices in the UK rose by 3.8 percent in April, slightly higher than last month's 3.5 percent, adding more pressure...

India-UK FTA signals new global trade strategy, bypasses China dependence, navigates US tariffs: SBI
India-UK FTA signals new global trade strategy, bypasses China dependence, navigates US tariffs: SBI

New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): India and the United Kingdom FTA is seen as a part of a new global trade strategy that aims to reduce...

BRITAIN-LONDON-CERAMIC POPPIES-WWII-80TH ANNIVERSARY
BRITAIN-LONDON-CERAMIC POPPIES-WWII-80TH ANNIVERSARY

(250508) -- LONDON, May 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 7, 2025 shows a view of ceramic poppies displayed at the Tower...

India has right to take steps to defend itself, says UK MP Priti Patel
India has right to take steps to defend itself, says UK MP Priti Patel

London [UK], May 8 (ANI): UK Member of Parliament Priti Patel condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and called on the British...

Jemimah Rodrigues' record ton powers India Women to 23-run win over South Africa
Jemimah Rodrigues' record ton powers India Women to 23-run win over South Africa

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): Right-hand batter Jemimah Rodrigues registered her highest score in the One Day Internationals as...

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7 dead, 8 injured in tourist van crash near Yellowstone
Seven people killed in road crash near Yellowstone

BOISE, Idaho: Seven people died, and eight were hurt when a van carrying tourists crashed into a pickup truck and caught fire near...

Saudi Arabia to receive US missiles worth $3.5 billion
US State Dept approves $3.5 billion missile sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. State Department has approved a potential US$3.5 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including AIM-120C-8...

Dozens dead as Israeli pilots continue to bombard Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes bomb two schools housing displaced Gazans

GAZA STRIP - From Tuesday night to dawn on Wednesday, Israel Air Force pilots were responsible for the ending of at least forty-nine...

Tesla sales plunge in Europe as Chinese rivals surge
Europeans continue to shun Tesla as April sales plunge

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Tesla's sales in Europe nosedived in April, with sharp drops across multiple countries, including an 81 percent...

Texas approves school vouchers for 5 million students
Texas governor signs largest US school voucher law

AUSTIN, Texas: Over the weekend, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a new law that will let more than five million students use state...

U.S. moves to boost air traffic controller workforce
US offers incentives to boost air traffic hiring, retention

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Transportation Department says it is working to fix a significant shortage of air traffic controllers by...