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Marketa Vondrousova (shoulder) says she is out a few months
Marketa Vondrousova (shoulder) says she is out a few months

(Photo credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images) Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, best known for winning Wimbledon in 2023, announced...

Kevin Roy shoots 62, leads Puerto Rico Open by one
Kevin Roy shoots 62, leads Puerto Rico Open by one

(Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images) Kevin Roy fired a 10-under-par 62, the lowest round of his career, to capture the first-round...

Pyla Avinash set to make Indian Premier League debut, says Ricky Ponting is a legend
Pyla Avinash set to make Indian Premier League debut, says Ricky Ponting is a legend

Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], March 6 (ANI): Twenty-year-old Pyla Avinash is all set to make his Indian Premier League debut in the upcoming...

More than two-thirds of organisations have a formal work-from-home policy. Here's how the benefits stack up
More than two-thirds of organisations have a formal work-from-home policy. Here's how the benefits stack up

The opposition wants to call time on letting public servants work from home. In a speech to the Menzies Research Institute this week,...

Match officials declared for India-New Zealand title clash for Champions Trophy
Match officials declared for India-New Zealand title clash for Champions Trophy

Dubai [UAE], March 6 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the match officials for the ICC Champions...

"Not right to say such things, India and Muslim community are with Shami": UP Minister Danish Azad Ansari
"Not right to say such things, India and Muslim community are with Shami": UP Minister Danish Azad Ansari

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 6 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister Danish Azad Ansari on Thursday said that it is not right to...

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3,000 more active-duty troops sent to US-Mexico border
Pentagon sending 3,000 more active-duty troops to US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. is sending about 3,000 more soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border as President Donald Trump pushes to stop...

Members allowed to switch as Medicaid provider loses accreditation
Maryland suspends Medicaid insurer's accreditation, halts enrollments

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland: Maryland's largest managed care organization for Medicaid recipients has had its accreditation suspended, prompting...

US aircraft carrier in South Korea after North Korea's missile tests
US aircraft carrier in South Korea after North Korea fires missile

SEOUL, South Korea: A U.S. aircraft carrier reached South Korea over the weekend, shortly after North Korea test-fired cruise missiles...

Marking a first, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lands on the moon
US firm Firefly scores first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Firefly Aerospace has achieved a major milestone in private space exploration, successfully landing its Blue Ghost...

NASA launches satellite to map moon's water resources
NASA launches satellite on mission to detect water on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: This week, a small NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida to find and map water on the moon....

Japan’s birth rate hits record low amid aging population
Japan's births fell to record low in 2024

TOKYO, Japan: The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 720,988 in 2024 for a ninth consecutive year, the health ministry...