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France's influential lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, will elect its speaker on Thursday evening after a chaotic early election called by President Emmanuel Macron produced a hung legislature. Two figures emerged as favorites after two nonconclusive rounds of vote: outgoing Speaker Yal Braun-Pivet of Macron's centrist party, and the candidate of the leftist coalition, communist lawmaker Andr Chassaigne. The parliamentary election earlier this month resulted in a split between three major political blocs... Читать дальше...

Manny Jacinto is opening up about his lines being cut from Top Gun: Maverick. The 36-year-old fan-favorite actor, who currently stars in the Star Wars series Acolyte, was supposed to have a bigger part in the Top Gun sequel, but his appearance in the film was reduced majorly and all of his lines were cut. [...]

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(240718) -- ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, July 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Israeli troops are seen in Gaza on July 17, 2024. At least nine Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli bombing on the gate of a school housing displaced people in Gaza City, said Palestinian security and medical sources on Wednesday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xi

David Benavidez is fresh out of ideas. After grabbing the WBC interim super middleweight title ... read more

The Chicago Police Board on Thursday voted to fire a police officer for shooting an unarmed man during a chase on the South Side in 2018.

The Supreme Court on Thursday heard a clutch of petitions seeking re-test or cancellation of the 2024 NEET-UG - for entrance to undergraduate medical courses.

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Senior passengers have free breakfast on "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. economic activity maintained a slight to modest pace of growth in a majority of districts from late May through early July, with more districts reporting flat or declining activity, the U.S. Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book released on Wednesday.

Investigating authorities will conduct the anti-dumping probe into certain pork and pig by-products imported from the European Union (EU) through sampling, said China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday. #XinhuaNews

Former Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., explained on Thursday that he is stepping down as president of the University of Florida because of his wife's health.

Joe Biden seriously considering exit from US presidentialraceReports

Even by the standards of a franchise accustomed to mounting dramatic comebacks and Forrest Gump-ing its way into pop culture conversation, a lot has happened this year.

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn is set to appeal his murder conviction over the death of camper Carol Clay, his lawyer says.

The retired professional wrestler spoke on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

© Provided by Xinhua J.D. Vance speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the United States, on July 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

England set a Test cricket record by scoring fifty in 4.2 overs at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Despite Zak Crawley's early loss, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope shined, with Pope scoring 121, including a shot off Seales' delivery. England posted 416, with Pope dropped by Athanaze and Holder, marking his 3rd hundred at home.

Canada’s first major is here and it’s shaping up to be a great one. The Canadian Open is taking place at Circuit ICAR this weekend where four tickets to the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals will be awarded to the race winners in Rotax Mini, Junior, Senior and DD2. It has drawn great attention, with […]

After two jetliner crashes killed 346 people, a USD 2.5 billion settlement that let Boeing avoid criminal prosecution failed to resolve questions about the safety of the aerospace giant's planes. Federal prosecutors now accuse the company of failing to live up to terms of the 2021 settlement. Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a felony fraud charge in a new deal with the Justice Department. The department hopes to file the detailed plea agreement Friday, but says it may need a few more days. Experts... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the country's central bank, on Thursday decided to keep its repurchase rate unchanged at 8.25 percent for the seventh consecutive time to tame inflation.

GABORONE, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Tati River, the once majestic river whose source is in the northeastern part of Botswana, has fallen victim to negligence and apathy to a point of being a pale shadow of its former self.

Kay Panabaker lost her passion for acting when a producer told her to lose weight because her character would be starting a romance. She became a zookeeper at Disney World.

NAIROBI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The hustle and bustle that usually characterizes Nairobi, Kenya's capital, was absent on Thursday as police patrolled the streets to prevent protestors from entering the city.

ACCRA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The 45th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) opened Thursday in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, with a focus on education as a key driver of growth, inclusion, and improved quality of life.