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Former Indian cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin and some former office bearers of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) have been accused of misappropriation of funds, leading to a… Read More

A Chicago Marathon runner, Sarah Bohan, gave up a record finish to save a stray kitten she found during the race. She decided to walk the rest of the course while holding the kitten until sh… Read More

A Boeing 737 plane skidded off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport after landing in heavy rain. The plane was arriving from Corfu and came off the track onto a grass banking. Emergency serv… Read More

Services on a 17-km section of India's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor began, with the ridership expected to cross 10,000 on the inaugural day. The 'Namo Bharat' train jo… Read More

A storm named Babet has hit northern Europe, causing floods, power outages, and disruptions to transportation. At least four people have died in the storm, with the latest victim being a wom… Read More

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson have established "The People's Fund of Maui" to provide financial support to those affected by the devastating fires on the island. The fund will… Read More

Flight services at Thiruvananthapuram Airport in India were halted for five hours to allow for the traditional ‘arattu’ procession of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to pass thro… Read More

Barclays reported a net profit of £1.27 billion ($1.56 billion) for the third quarter, beating expectations. The bank's consumer and credit card businesses performed well, compensating… Read More

A man died after a vessel capsized near Vancouver's Wreck Beach. Emergency responders received a distress call, and Vancouver Fire Rescue Services found a man floating on the water after his… Read More

Fear & anxiety in the Dentist’s Office Fear and anxiety are common emotions experienced by many individuals whe… Read More

Medical Tourism Medical tourism refers to the practice of traveling to another country to receive medical treatment, t… Read More

Microsoft is set to report its fiscal first-quarter results after the U.S. market closes on Tuesday. Analysts expect the company to increase revenue by around 9% from greater corporate spend… Read More

The United Auto Workers union has gone on strike at a General Motors (GM) SUV factory in Arlington, Texas, following a strike at a Stellantis pickup truck factory in Michigan. This adds to t… Read More

India has announced that it will resume visa services for Canadians after suspending them in September due to strained diplomatic relations. The decision was made after Canada addressed Indi… Read More

Apple has raised the prices for several of its services, including Apple TV+, Arcade, and Apple One. Apple TV+ will now cost $9.99 per month, up from $6.99, and the annual package will cost… Read More

The US is intensifying its efforts to cut off funding to Hamas, the Palestinian militant organization responsible for recent terrorist attacks. The US Treasury Department's under secretary f… Read More

The tiny island of El Hierro in Spain's Canary Islands is facing an unprecedented surge in migrant arrivals from Africa, overwhelming its social services. Around 6,000 migrants have arrived… Read More

Debt Collective and the Rolling Jubilee Fund have canceled $10 million in student loan debt for nearly 3,000 students at Morehouse College in Atlanta. The debt was purchased for one-and-a-qu… Read More

During an all-hands internal meeting at X (formerly Twitter), executives discussed plans to create a new wire service called XWire to rival press release services like Cision's PR Newswire… Read More

According to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about two-thirds of Americans say their household expenses have increased over the past year, while o… Read More

The Israel-Hamas war is impacting the operations and financial outlooks of various large companies. United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines are changing schedules and facing… Read More

Standard Chartered-owned crypto security firm Zodia Custody is launching its services in Hong Kong, as part of its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Zodia helps financial institutions… Read More

The number of internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a record high of 6.9 million, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The i… Read More

The US Treasury Department, in collaboration with the UK and Canada, has announced new sanctions against Myanmar's state energy company, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise. The sanctions, effecti… Read More

China's high-level financial meeting signaled support for property developers and resolving local government debt problems. Policymakers emphasized treating private and state-owned property… Read More

China’s Communist Party to take helm of 'chaotic' financial sector The post China’s Communist Party to take helm of ‘chaotic’ financial sector appeared first on Balan… Read More

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach predicts that interest rates will decrease as the economy worsens and enters a recession in early 2024. The Federal Reserve has chosen to keep rates s… Read More

Supply chain logistics platform Flexport is acquiring the assets of digital freight network Convoy, with plans to restore Convoy's trucking logistics services for customers. Flexport will no… Read More

Billionaire Marc Rowan and other Wall Street executives are discussing halting donations to prestigious universities such as Yale and Harvard to protest their responses to the Israel-Hamas w… Read More

Hundreds of foreign nationals and seriously injured Palestinians have been allowed to leave Gaza for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began. This comes after Hamas released four hos… Read More

The Minneapolis City Council has approved a new location for a police station to replace the one that was burned down during protests following the murder of George Floyd. The new Third Prec… Read More

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has banned a sit-in protest for Gaza at King's Cross station in London due to the risk it poses to train services. The British Transport Police requested the… Read More

According to a new poll of 1,000 small business owners, over three-quarters of them believe their companies are equipped to handle upcoming economic instability. Increased interest rates and… Read More

Canada's national telecommunications regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), has announced that it will allow independent competitors to sell inter… Read More

Ohio voters are deciding on Tuesday whether to amend the state Constitution to protect access to abortion services. The proposed state constitutional amendment, labeled "Issue 1" on the ball… Read More

The Manipur High Court has ordered the state government to lift the mobile internet ban in peaceful areas. The court directed the government to trial mobile towers in district headquarters u… Read More

Passengers on the Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express were forced to travel 600 km with a dead body after a man died on the train. The body was not removed despite multiple alerts to the railw… Read More

UBS has begun selling Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds, which were at the center of controversy during its emergency rescue of Credit Suisse. The Swiss banking giant is marketing two tranches o… Read More

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh have removed two doctors from a primary health centre after a video went viral showing a man transporting his sister's body on a motorcycle. The 20-year-old woma… Read More

Two individuals close to former Tunisian dictator Ben Ali have been imprisoned in separate investigations into suspected financial corruption. Marouane Mabrouk, a leading Tunisian businessma… Read More

FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed concerns about a "potential conflict of interest" in the site selection process for a new FBI headquarters. The General Services Administration (GSA)… Read More

Kenya's President William Ruto defended his government's tough economic measures in his State of the Nation address, stating they were necessary to address the country's financial challenges… Read More

China's Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest bank, experienced a cyberattack on its US financial services division, disrupting the trading of Treasurys. The ra… Read More

Two toddlers were found dead in a car on a private property in Woorabinda, Central Queensland. Emergency services were called to the scene where they discovered an unresponsive two-year-old… Read More

Former Indiana legislator Sean Eberhart has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud for accepting promises of lucrative employment from a gaming company while in… Read More

Warner Bros. has announced that it will not release the completed film "Coyote vs. Acme," which features Looney Tunes character and stars John Cena. The studio spent $70 million on the movie… Read More

An Australian woman is in stable condition with "extremely serious" head injuries after being bitten by a shark. The incident occurred at Port Noarlunga Jetty, and emergency services rushed… Read More

The Bengaluru traffic police have issued a traffic advisory for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Netherlands. The advisory will be in effect from 7:00 am to 11:00… Read More

Gabon has announced that the African Development Bank (AfDB) has lifted financial sanctions imposed on the country after President Ali Bongo was removed from power in a coup in August. The d… Read More

Investors are increasingly concerned with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when deciding where to invest their money. ESG reporting, which covers a company's environmental… Read More

The news article titled "Balanced News: The 20 Biggest Comedy Turkeys" discusses 20 movies that are considered to be colossal embarrassments and failures. The author defines a comedy turkey… Read More

AppHarvest, a high-tech greenhouse startup in Kentucky, promised to provide green jobs and revitalization to economically distressed areas. However, the company's reality was far from the pr… Read More

A US congressional report has called for sanctions against Hong Kong judges and expanded efforts to protect emigrants' pension funds, in response to China's tightening grip on the city. The… Read More

People in Argentina have become resigned to the constant price hikes and inflation that have plagued the country. The economy has experienced permanent price increases, with inflation reachi… Read More

A man was found shot dead with critical head injuries on Yeppoon Road in Rockhampton, Queensland. Emergency services were called to the scene at 4am. The man, believed to be in his 30s, was… Read More

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba lost $20 billion in market value after announcing that it would not spin off and list its cloud computing business due to US export restrictions on advanced… Read More

The leaders of the US and China discussed the issue of Taiwan during their recent summit, with President Biden reiterating the US's commitment to a One China policy and Taiwan's sovereignty… Read More

During a meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged to work together on mig… Read More

The board of OpenAI, the AI startup behind ChatGPT, removed CEO Sam Altman, leading to backlash from investors, partners, and employees. Reports suggest that the board is now considering bri… Read More

Fuel restrictions in Gaza are hampering aid efforts, according to UN agencies. The lack of fuel is impacting services such as water and electricity provision, as well as aid operations. The… Read More