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Lina Khan-led US FTC aims to modify rule to curb deepfakes
Washington: Alarmed by a surge in impersonation fraud or deepfakes around the globe, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sought to modify a rule that would prohibit the impersonation of individuals.…
- Middle East
US-UK coalition conducts new strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah: Report
Sanaa: The US and UK have launched new strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen’s province of Hodeidah, on the Red Sea, a Houthi-run media outlet reported. The strikes on Tuesday hit the…
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Two Indian-origin men indicted for committing visa fraud in US
New York: Two Indian-origin men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly staging armed robberies to commit visa fraud in the US state of Massachusetts. Rambhai Patel,…
- World
US: Woman gunned down after shooting at Lakewood church in Houston
Houston: The woman shooter, aged between 30-35, was gunned down after she started shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood church in Houston on Sunday, CNN reported quoting Houston Police Chief Troy Finner.…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis hold funeral for 17 militants killed in US, UK strikes
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthis held a funeral for 17 militants, who were killed in recent US and British airstrikes, targeting Houthi sites. “The 17 heroes were killed in the American and British aggression…
- Middle East
Qatar disappointed by Texas A&M University’s decision to shut Doha campus
The Qatar Foundation has expressed disappointment over a decision by Texas A&M University to close its campus in Doha’s Education City by the year 2028. On Thursday, February 8, the university’s system…
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US announces over $5 bn investment in chip-related R&D, skill development
Washington: The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration has announced to invest over $5 billion in semiconductor-related research, development and workforce needs. The investment will empower the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), to advance…
- Middle East
US, UK launch 2 more airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
Sanaa: The US-British coalition has launched two airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen’s northern province of Saada, the media reported. The strikes targetted the area of al-Kutaynat in the northern border district…
- Middle East
US-British airstrikes not affect Houthis ‘military capabilities’: Group leader
Sanaa: Leader of the Yemen’s Houthi group Abdulmalik al-Houthi has said the US-British coalition airstrikes against his group’s camps have not affected its military capabilities. “The American-British strikes on our country (group’s…
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US companies flashing key sign of economic uncertainty
New York: America’s publicly traded companies are flashing a key sign of economic uncertainty — they’ve been hoarding cash, a media report said. Americans have spent down their pandemic-era savings and then…
- World
Biden wins Nevada primary, Nikki Haley loses to ‘None of These Candidates’
Washington: US President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary in Nevada on Tuesday, whereas in the Republican party Indian American Nikki Haley faced an embarrassing defeat at the hands of “None…