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Sri Lanka unaware of ship carrying toxic waste from the US, say official

The ship was carrying 764 tonnes of hazardous materials as reported by the US media

BOJ Guv Kazuo Ueda signals chance of rate hike if yen moves affect prices

The BOJ releases fresh quarterly growth and inflation forecasts at its next meeting in April 25-26. Its board also holds rate-setting meetings in June, July, October and December

Thieves steal $30 mn in cash in one of the biggest heists in Los Angeles

The Times reported that the break-in was among the largest cash burglaries in city history and surpassed that of any armoured-car heist in Los Angeles

World Bank allocates $16 mn to support women-led businesses in Afghanistan

The World Bank added that the bank is striving to increase access to financial resources in Afghanistan for small and medium-sized enterprises

UK airports get more time to put in new scanners allowing liquids, laptops

The new scanners use computed tomography, commonly known as a CT scan, to produce clearer images

Musk-led X changes course, gives away blue ticks to popular users for free

Musk pledged last week to start handing out the free features to people who had more than 2,500 verified followers

US officials raise commercial, market access issues with China in meeting

Washington has raised concerns with Beijing for years over restricted access to the Chinese market for US companies

Meta pushes back on US FTC's attempt to amend 2020 privacy settlement

The agency has accused Meta of misleading parents about protections for children

Joe Biden criticises Israel for death of 7 aid workers in Gaza airstrike

In a statement on Tuesday, Biden said he is outraged and heartbroken by the tragic incident

Tesla seeks support from Apple to prove driver killed in crash was gaming

The two sides are sparring over whether Tesla can call an Apple engineering manager as a witness for a two-month trial set to start next week in state court in San Jose

Myanmar's worst violence since military takeover intensifying crisis: UN

Across Myanmar, the humanitarian community estimates that some 18.6 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2024 a nineteen-fold increase since February 2021

Federal Judge denies Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecution

Lawyers for Trump had cited a 1978 statute known as the Presidential Records Act in arguing that he was permitted to designate records from his time in office as personal

US blocks 13 ships facilitating illicit trade in support of Iran's military

Iran-backed Houthis have also launched attacks on commercial vessels and US naval assets using Iranian-made UAVs and missiles, according to the US State Department

1 dead, 2 injured after crane section falls from a South Florida high-rise

The bridge was damaged by the falling crane section, meaning the roadway will be closed indefinitely until it's repaired. The river that runs under the bridge was also closed to marine traffic

Bombing kills co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group Nusra Front

The Observatory said that shortly after the explosion, al-Qahtani was rushed to Bab al-Hawa Hospital in Idlib but died of his wounds

Engineers find limited-access channel to Baltimore port to open in 4 weeks

The bridge collapsed within seconds on March 26 after being struck by the cargo ship Dali, which lost power shortly after leaving Baltimore, bound for Sri Lanka

Israel has to get Gaza war over 'fast' as it is 'losing the PR war': Trump

Throughout the war, the Israeli military has released videos of airstrikes and other attacks striking what it describes as terrorist infrastructure, Trump advised against it

McDonald's to buy Israel franchise that became flashpoint in Hamas war

Alonyal launched the McDonald's brand in Israel more than 30 years ago and grew the business to 225 restaurants and more than 5,000 employees, according to a statement from the Chicago-based chain

Taiwan's semiconductor industry resumes operations after deadly earthquake

Technological advancements in Taiwan appear to have kept damage and casualties relatively low after the 7.4 magnitude quake struck the island's east coast early Wednesday

Israel beefs up defences; on alert after Iran's retaliatory attack threat

Israel is believed to have carried out the strike, among the most significant yet on Iranian interests in Tehran's close ally Syria. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement