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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.

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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.

HONG KONG, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday announced the successful offering of about 25 billion Hong Kong dollars (3.2 billion U.S. dollars) worth of green bonds.

ISLAMABAD, July 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 bodies were found from different areas of Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi during the last two days after soaring temperatures hit the city, rescue officials said Thursday.

HONG KONG, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's stock market ended mixed on Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.22 percent to close at 17,778.41 points.

TOKYO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Thursday tracking losses in the overnight U.S. stock market, especially those in semiconductor-related sectors.

Over the next two weeks, the names of many MLB players will be thrown around as possible trade targets. Some of those players will actually be moved; others will not.

A federal appeals court blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a ruling Thursday, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire student loan forgiveness programme. The court's order prohibits the administration from implementing the parts of the SAVE plan that were not already blocked by lower court rulings. Читать дальше...