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Russia and Iran have entered into an agreement to avoid using the dollar in bilateral trade, relying instead on their own currencies, a new report says. The central bank governors of the two nations sealed the pact at a recent meeting, Iran’s state media reported. Russian and Iranian banks and companies can now use non-SWIFT…
As pro-Palestine protests mount nationwide, so do arrests at N.Y. universities
Almost 300 demonstrators arrested at Columbia University, City University of New York May 1 (UPI) — As pro-Palestinian protests continue to affect college campuses throughout the United States, New York Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday said nearly 300 people were arrested the night before at Columbia University and City University of New York. “While those…
Tens of millions under air quality alerts in US as Canada fire smoke drifts south
Eastern US states including New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut issue alerts as hundreds of wildfires burn in Canada Tens of millions of people in the US were under air quality alerts on Wednesday, as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, turning the sky in some of the country’s biggest cities a murky brown and saturating…
Breaking News | India | NewsFlash flooding kills dozens on pilgrimage path in Himalayas, with hundreds missing
At least 46 people have been killed and more than 200 others are missing in flash flooding caused by a sudden downpour in India-controlled Kashmir. Officials said the incident occurred in Chasoti town of Kishtwar district, a stopover point on a popular pilgrimage route in the Himalayas. An official told Reuters on condition of anonymity…
Foreign governments spy on Apple and Google users through push notifications, Ron Wyden says
Unidentified foreign governments are surveilling mobile phone users through push notifications, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said. Wyden, a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence member, sent a letter to the Department of Justice on Wednesday inquiring about how foreign officials sought data from Google and Apple for surveillance purposes. He also briefly mentioned that phone notifications,…
Colombian officials celebrated the survival of four children in a plane crash. But where are the kids now?
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that the four children had been located and were in good health. Hours later, he clarified that the youngsters’ location remains unknown. Andrea Blanco reports Seventeen days after a small aircraft crashed in the Colombian Amazon rainforest, the country is holding its breath over confusing reports that four children have…


