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Need to face up to junk food crisis as study shows 23% Indians overweight

Indians need simple, easy-to-understand, and prominent warning labels, so that their better natures are given a chance to overtake their impulses

Secret Service head to answer on Trump's security after assassination bid

Critics have dubbed the shooting a catastrophic failure for the Secret Service, the primary agency assigned to protect US political leaders and their families

As Biden drops out of race, who gets $96 mn in his campaign account?

Vice President Kamala Harris, who has mounted her own White House bid under what used to be the Biden-Harris campaign, has access to that cash

Harris says running for prez, becomes frontrunner after Biden drops out

Biden, the oldest US president in history at 81, said earlier Sunday he would not seek reelection, reversing his decision after weeks of mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to end his bid

UK faces fiscal hole if Labour govt grants above-inflation pay awards

Independent pay review bodies that represent more than 1.8 million teachers and National Health Service workers have recommended pay increases of about 5.5%, according to the Times

Xi Jinping vows to rewire China's finances, help indebted regions

China's top leader mapped out measures for fixing the debt crisis facing regional authorities in a near-22,200 character resolution published by the official Xinhua News Agency

US elections: Trump fans yell they want Biden, not Harris, as 2024 opponent

The president is huddling this weekend with top political aides as he plots a return to the campaign trail despite an onslaught of anxious pleas from fellow Democrats to step aside

Bangladesh PM Hasina cancels overseas trips as deadly protests escalate

The administration has stepped up efforts to quell clashes between police and the students protesting the government's job quota policy

Boeing sees 20-yr jetliner market doubling as industry fights disruptions

The company expects the global freighter fleet to increase by two-thirds by 2043 to support similar growth in air cargo growth

Russia cuts crude oil exports to keep more barrels at home for refiners

The country's seaborne crude shipments have slumped to the lowest since January, and are likely to remain near that level through to the end of August

Investors in Asia see Biden withdrawal as benefiting 'Trump trade'

Global investors see the Republican's policies on tariffs, immigration and deficits leading to a stronger dollar and higher bond yields

Trump basks in total control of GOP as President Biden's campaign hits low

Trump's address in Milwaukee on Thursday was the finale of a raucous convention

Trump pledges action to end electric vehicle 'mandate' on day one in office

Trump has made no secret his disdain for electric vehicles, claiming they don't work and will benefit China and Mexico

Boeing guilty plea in crash case delayed as US Justice Dept finalises deal

The plea agreement will allow Boeing to avoid a criminal trial after the Justice Department determined that the company breached a 2021 deferred-prosecution agreement over two fatal crashes

US elections: Republicans confident of Trump's win as Biden faces pressure

Some say it doesn't matter at all whether Democrats swap out Biden, while others say the party might actually be worse off

Citigroup expects India to attract $100 billion in foreign Investments

Apart from climate transition, India's forays into electronics and infrastructure-related manufacturing are gaining prominence with investors abroad, an expert said

India put up tariff walls. To revive factories, it must bring them down

The jobs crisis in the most-populous nation has assumed alarming proportions. Young graduates are nine times more likely to be unemployed than those who can't read or write

Google set to lead $250 mn round by Indian mobile startup Glance InMobi

Outlay would increase Google's bets in the world's most populous country, where it vies with local contenders as well as global peers Microsoft, Meta Platforms and Amazon.com for new growth areas

Prez Xi's big economic meeting shows party bracing for slower growth

The real estate sector, which at one point accounted for a quarter of China's gross domestic product, was mentioned just once in the nearly 4,000-word announcement

Israeli officials consider letting EU, Palestinians control Rafah crossing

The US, United Nations and Arab states have urged Israel to reopen it to enable more supplies of food, fuel and medicine to get to Palestinian civilians in Gaza