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Hong Kong Q1 GDP expands at strongest pace in nearly five years

Hong Kong's economy expanded 5.9% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Tuesday, the 13th consecutive quarter of growth and the strongest quarterly rate in nearly five years.The government projected GDP growth of between 2.5% and 3.5% for 2026 after 3.5% growth for 2025."Looking ahead, Hong Kong's economic growth outlook remains positive, underpinned by strong global demand for artificial intelligence-related electronics, sustained growth in visitor arrivals and robust cross-boundary financial activities," a government spokesman said.He said, however,

With wood scarce, Gaza carpenters make simple beds from pallets

Romania's pro-EU minority government on the ropes as parliament debates no-confidence motion

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Use of Gilead's HIV prevention shot rises, but US insurance gaps remain

Use of Gilead Sciences' Yeztugo, a twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV infection, has climbed since its June launch, but U.S. health providers say not all patients are interested in the new option and those who want to try it can face insurance coverage gaps.Hurdles include health plans that impose patient cost-sharing for the pricey medication, the appeal of a daily pill over twice-yearly in-office shots, and the potential for small nodules occurring at the injection site, according to interviews with four providers, a major telehealth firm and two AIDS activists."We have close to 75 peopl

Canada-US oil pipeline close to reaching commitment requirement, sources say

Sherrod Brown's Ohio run anchors Democrats' bid to reclaim US Senate

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Crypto exchange Bullish to buy Equiniti in $4.2 billion deal

Cryptocurrency exchange Bullish said on Tuesday that it is set to buy global transfer agent Equiniti in a transaction valued at $4.2 billion.The transaction includes about $1.85 billion of assumed debt and roughly $2.35 billion in Bullish stock, the company said.Bullish shares fell 7% premarket.Equiniti processes about $500 billion in annual payments and supports over 20 million verified shareholders.The deal is expected to close in January 2027, subject to regulatory approvals, Bullish added. (Reporting by Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore)

Romania's prime minister fights for survival as no-confidence motion is debated in Parliament

Citigroup to announce new profit targets at investor day, CEO says

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US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in the Caribbean

The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people Monday. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 188 people in total. Other strikes have taken place in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Despite the Iran war, the series of strikes have ramped up again in recent weeks, showing that the administration’s aggressive measures to stop what it calls “narcoterrorism” in the

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Secret Service shoots man who fired at agents near Washington Monument

The US Secret Service says its officers shot an armed man Monday afternoon near the Washington Monument after he fired at agents and wounded a juvenile bystander.Moments before the gunfire, Secret Service officers and agents who patrol the outer perimeter of the White House complex noticed “a suspicious individual that appeared to have a firearm,” USSS Deputy Director Matt Quinn told reporters during a press conference.The man ran when uniformed Secret Service police approached him and he fired towards the officers, Quinn said. The officers returned fire, striking and wounding the man.Auth

Top Trump fundraiser enlisted in new nonprofit for president’s sculpture garden and golf course as legal challenges abound

Supreme Court justices spar over Louisiana’s effort to speed up elimination of majority-Black congressional district

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US Supreme Court lets Voting Rights Act ruling take effect ahead of schedule

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule, bolstering Louisiana Republicans as they pursue a new congressional voting map ahead of the November midterm elections.The action by the justices, though procedural, is likely to undercut legal challenges to Louisiana Republicans' decision to delay the state's congressional primary elections and seek a new electoral map that could be beneficial to Republicans.President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans are fighting to maintain their control of the House, a

A United jet narrowly avoided catastrophe when it struck a truck near Newark airport during landing

A United Airlines jet came dangerously close to disaster Sunday when it hit a semitrailer truck and light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike as it came in to land at Newark Liberty International Airport. “A major catastrophe was avoided by feet,” said safety expert Steve Arroyo, who landed on that same short runway many times during his career at United. “Had it been another five feet lower, eight feet, I mean, no more than 10 feet, that plane would have been all over the New Jersey Turnpike.” The driver of the bakery delivery truck was treated a

Two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal to have elbow surgery to remove loose bodies

Judge asks why jail placed suspect in White House correspondents' dinner attack on suicide watch

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Oil pulls back after hitting a 2026 high on day one of Trump’s plan to unblock Hormuz

Oil prices fell Tuesday after posting sharp gains at the start of the week as fresh attacks in the Gulf raised doubts about the durability of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran.Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was down 1.4% to $112.9 a barrel early in the US morning, after jumping 5.8% on Monday to settle at $114.4 –– its highest closing price in 2026. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US benchmark, declined 2% to $104.2 a barrel, having gained 4.39% to close at $106.42 on Monday.US President Donald Trump’s new plan to guide ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz w

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Human-to-human transmission suspected on board hantavirus cruise ship, WHO says

Some human-to-human transmission may have occurred on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak that has left three people dead and several others ill, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.“We do know that some of the cases had very close contact with each other and certainly human-to-human transmission can’t be ruled out so as a precaution this is what we are assuming,” Dr. Maria Van Kerhove, WHO’s Director for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, told reporters.Almost 150 people, including 17 Americans, remain stranded on the MV Hondius that is curr

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Trump’s gambit to move ships through the Strait of Hormuz tests the fragile ceasefire

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How an ocean cruise turned into a hantavirus nightmare

The first victim of a suspected hantavirus outbreak had already been dead 21 days when fellow passenger Jake Rosmarin posted a video about cows he had seen on a remote volcanic island in the Atlantic, showing no indication he was aware his cruise ship was about to be quarantined.But later that evening, on May 2, Rosmarin posted: "For those who have seen recent news, yes, I am currently onboard the M/V Hondius," adding that he did not wish to say more, "out of respect for those involved." The following day, with his ship marooned off the Cape Verde islands and refused permission to offload it

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Costa Rica's top newspaper says US revoked visas of its executives, prompting press freedom concerns

The United States has revoked the visas of several board executives at La Nación, one of Costa Rica’s leading media outlets, triggering fresh accusations that the U.S. — in conjunction with the allied Costa Rican government — is stripping visas to punish critics and political opponents. In a statement that ran as the newspaper’s front page on Sunday, the board of directors said that the affected members first learned they had been stripped of their visas to enter the U.S. from reports in pro-government media. La Nación has long been a thorn in the side of