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China tops US in daily dietary protein intake, India falls behind

According to a recent UN report, China topped the US in daily protein availability per capita, highlighting advancements in agriculture and a shift towards plant-based proteins for sustainability

'I am sick': US President Joe Biden mocks Donald Trump and Elon Musk

US president uses his latest Covid-19 diagnosis and health concerns to mock Elon Musk and 'his rich buddies'

Kamala Harris condemns Trump's new VP, J D Vance over abortion stance

This criticism comes in the wake of Vance's recent statements where he has publicly aligned himself with Trump's viewpoint that abortion should be governed by state laws rather than federal mandates.

US police officer who laughed after Indian student Jaahnavi's death fired

Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was struck by a police vehicle driven by Seattle Police Officer Kevin Dave as she was crossing a street on January 23

OpenAI's Sam Altman would make a good Marvel villain: Scarlett Johansson

'How did I get wrapped up in this?' It was crazy. I was so angry,' said Scarlett Johansson while talking about her dispute with Altman and his company, OpenAI

India's national interest paramount: Russian FM Lavrov on energy ties

Lavrov was responding to a question about Prime Minister Modi's recent visit to Moscow and the opposition faced by India for its energy cooperation with Russia.

How 'islands of energy' could help Israel build wartime resilience

Israel's energy transition plan has been in the works for years but took on greater urgency when war broke out on several fronts

JD Vance accepts VP nomination at RNC, hails Trump, critiques Biden

In his inaugural speech, Vance also addressed the recent assassination attempt on Trump, emphasising the former president's resilience

Trump's running mate JD Vance pledges to fight for 'forgotten' workers

His speech embraced many of Trumpism's core tenets, promising to prioritise domestic manufacturing over Chinese imports

Asian chip stocks tumble on fear of US mulling tighter curbs on tech export

Among the worst hit were shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, which has shed roughly $61.35 billion in market value over two days

14k Hamas terrorists killed or apprehended, half of leaders eliminated: IDF

With the majority of Hamas's military council killed in airstrikes, the terror group has begun appointing new leaders and making succession plans to replace other figures viewed as at risk

VP Kamala Harris could lead if health declines, says President Biden

Biden, 81, acknowledged that questions about his age are a legitimate thing to raise

Global shipping-market strain revives fear of inflation comeback again

The historic disruption of $25 trillion in global goods trade that culminated two years ago left the deep economic scars of inflation and paranoia about shortages

Boeing's Washington factory workers pass strike sanction vote, says union

Boeing's labor talks come as the US planemaker loses ground to rival Airbus and navigates a crisis that erupted after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX jet

United Airlines forecast low profits; announces plans to cut capacity

United expects an adjusted profit in the range of $2.75 to $3.25 per share in the quarter ending September 30

Heavily armed security boats patrol Milwaukee River during GOP convention

A large section of the river has been shut down to commercial and recreational traffic this week

President Biden's Covid announcement targets Musk, Trump in political jibe

Biden, 81, tested positive on Wednesday, a day after he attended the NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas

Russian firms find it difficult to get paid by China amid US sanctions

Those delays come after the US in June widened the parameters for determining whether to impose secondary sanctions by broadening the definition of Russia's military-industrial base

US military pier carrying aid to Gaza to be dismantled after facing issues

Planned as a temporary fix to get aid to starving Palestinians, the project was panned from the start by aid groups that condemned it as a waste of time and money

US elections: Biden cites four reasons that would make him drop out of race

US President Joe Biden has made it clear basically any which way you ask him: he's definitely, assuredly, one thousand per cent staying in the presidential race.