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May 2, 2024 11:00 AM

Flawless Rublev knocks out champion Alcaraz to move into Madrid semis

Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of becoming the first player to win three-straight Madrid Open titles came undone as the second seed fell to a 4-6 6-3 6-2 loss in front of his home crowd to Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals on Wednesday...

May 2, 2024 11:03 AM

Sensex, Nifty open marginally higher; Godrej shares rise after split in conglomerate

Indian stock indices maintained their upward trajectory on Thursday morning, rising marginally after witnessing mild losses in the previous session. The positive momentum could be attributed to the record Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in Ap...

May 2, 2024 10:41 AM

Florida’s six-week abortion ban sparks concern from healthcare providers

Florida's ban on abortions past six weeks of pregnancy took effect on Wednesday (May 1), threatening the future of the state's clinics and abortion funds and forcing patients to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to get the procedure. The impact ...

May 2, 2024 10:25 AM

Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza. Petro has already heavily criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and requested to join South Africa's case a...

May 2, 2024 10:14 AM

Asia stocks wobble on rate cut delays; yen leaps

Asian stocks got off to a shaky start on Thursday (May 2) after the Federal Reserve flagged delays to interest rate cuts, while the dollar fell heavily on the yen in what traders reckoned was Japanese intervention. Japan's benchmark Nikkei average o...

May 2, 2024 10:11 AM

Fed leaves rates unchanged, flags ‘lack of further progress’ on inflation

The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and signaled it is still leaning towards eventual reductions in borrowing costs, but put a red flag on recent disappointing inflation readings that could make those rate cuts a while in...

May 2, 2024 10:11 AM

Second global AI safety summit faces tough questions, lower turnout

Last year, a who’s who of world leaders, corporate executives and academic experts gathered at Britain’s Bletchley Park for the world’s first global AI Safety Summit, hoping to reach consensus on the regulation of a technology some warned pos...

May 2, 2024 12:12 AM

US: Stocks rise after Fed leaves rates unchanged, cites lack of progress in inflation

Wall Street stocks wavered before trending higher on Wednesday as the U.S. Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged, as expected, but indicated that the next move on rates will probably be a cut. The three major U.S. stock indexes were l...

May 1, 2024 11:20 PM

BJP will get more seats than Congress in South India: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday expressed confidence in the BJP-led NDA winning over 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, emphasising that the party will do better than Congress in the five southern states. During a roadshow in Haveri, Shah ...

May 1, 2024 10:24 PM

Refugee Olympian Lohalith suspended after failing dope test

Anjelina Nadai Lohalith, who ran as a refugee athlete in the 1,500 metres at the 2016 and 2021 Olympics, has been suspended after testing positive for the banned drug Trimetazidine (TMZ), the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Tuesday (April 30). Loha...