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The Gulf of Whatnow? Mapmakers grapple with Trump's renaming plans

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum joked that if Trump went ahead with the renaming, her country would rename North America Mexican America

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's exec order ending birthright citizenship

The case is one of five lawsuits being brought by 22 states and a number of immigrants rights groups across the country

Entire planet will be now peaceful, prosperous: Trump at WEF meet

Addressing the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here through video conferencing, Trump also said his administration has accomplished in four days what other regimes could not get in four years

US weekly unemployment claims increase marginally to 223,000: Labour dept

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for the week ended Jan 18

Apple, Google face fresh scrutiny in UK over mobile phone ecosystems

The watchdog is flexing its newly acquired regulatory muscles again after the new digital market rules took effect at the start of the year

As ceasefire holds up, Air India to start Tel Aviv-Delhi flights from Mar 2

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on November 27 which has so far been holding up despite a few hiccups on the way

Growing geoeconomic fragmentation can decrease global GDP by $5.7 trn: WEF

The Navigating Global Financial System Fragmentation report estimated that fragmentation resulting from statecraft policies could cost the global economy $0.6 trn to $5.7 trn up to 5% of global GDP

Russia rejects idea of Nato peacekeepers in Ukraine in event of a ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is seeking a meeting with Trump, said on Tuesday that at least 200,000 European peacekeepers would be needed to prevent a new Russian attack

Was asteroid 2024 PT5 ejected from moon? Here's what scientists have to say

Asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). Scientists believe that the asteroid possibly ejected from the Moon after a large impact

Meet Janet Petro, the first woman to lead NASA as acting administrator

Janet Petro will become the first female to lead NASA. She will replace the 14th NASA administrator, Bill Nelson. Here's all you need to know about her

AI-powered cancer vaccines soon? Oracle's Larry Ellison reveals big plans

At the launch of Stargate Project, Oracle's Ellison said that AI could assist in identifying the cancer fragments early through a simple blood test, followed by gene sequencing of the tumour

Trump revives 'Drill, baby, drill' slogan, fuels debate on US energy policy

The slogan 'Drill, baby, drill' was coined in 2008 by Michael Steele, a Republican politician and the first African-American lieutenant governor of Maryland

Bid to block Trump's cancellation of birthright citizenship in court

The case is one of five lawsuits being brought by 22 states and a number of immigrants rights groups across the country

Firefighters battling to tame raging wildfire north of Los Angeles

The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and in less than a day had charred nearly 16 square miles

Families sue TikTok in France, link teen suicides to harmful content

TikTok, which faced being shut down in the US until President Donald Trump suspended a ban on it, has also come under scrutiny globally

'Defund until': Elon Musk slams Wikipedia over 'Nazi salute' claim

Elon Musk criticises Wikipedia for labelling his gesture as a 'Nazi salute', calling for defunding until balance is restored. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales defends the platform

Love wins in Thailand: Hundreds marry under new same-sex marriage law

Thailand becomes the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage, granting equal rights to couples nationwide

Permit to climb Mount Everest to cost nearly Rs 13 lakhs after price hike

Nepal has increased the permit price after nearly a decade by 36 per cent from $11000 (about Rs 9L) to $15000 (about Rs 13L). Nepal issues around 300 permits every year

Trump admin considers order to pause virus research linked to Covid-19

The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to temporarily halt federal funding for certain 'gain-of-function' virus research, although some pathogens, like H5N1, may be exempt from this

US C-section requests surge as birthright citizenship deadline looms

In response to Donald Trump's birthright citizenship policy change, many immigrant families in the US, especially Indians, are rushing for preterm C-sections to secure citizenship for their children