More than 5,000 people were killed in the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month, officials said, adding that the country would tap $346 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for reconstruction. The coastal state of La Guaira, located north of Caracas, was decimated in the quakes that struck within a minute of each other on June 24.  

<p>Whereabouts of artist imprisoned after 2021 protests had been unknown following end of his prison term in July</p><p>Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a prominent Cuban dissident artist whose whereabouts remained unknown after his prison sentence ended last week, has been given permission to travel to the US, according to his official Facebook page.</p><p>Otero Alcántara, designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 for insulting nat

Argentina’s Neuquen province will pitch foreign investors in New York on its first new international bond in nearly a decade as the local government reaps the rewards of a shale oil boom, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Friday said that fuel prices would now be fixed on a daily basis due to fluctuations in international market prices following renewed hostilities between Iran and the US. The government had been announcing...

<p>All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after testing positive for a cannabis-related substance, the cricket governing body said on Friday.</p> <p>In April, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1994203">sent</a> the player’s medical history to the ICC after it was reported that he failed a dope test conducted during the T20 World Cup staged in Sri Lanka and India.</p> <p>In a press release issued on Friday,

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday artificial intelligence should not be dominated by any single country, calling for greater international cooperation on AI development and governance at a major conference in Shanghai. His remarks come as Chinese AI firms challenge US rivals and concerns grow over AI's military, cyber and terrorist misuse.

Kolhapur celebrates football with giant player cutouts during the World Cup. Local clubs, established decades ago, foster a strong footballing tradition. These clubs rely on public donations and community support for their operations. The city has hosted international matches and draws large crowds to local games. Kolhapur's devotion to football continues to grow despite infrastructure limitations.

International Business Machines Corp.’s warning this week that its sales are falling well short of expectations highlights a growing divide between artificial intelligence winners and everyone else in the tech universe.

<p>Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard</p><p>The United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June.</p><p>The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days”.</p> <

<p>The Trump administration moved on Thursday to tighten the duration of visas for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors and journalists.</p> <p>The new final rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) creates a fixed time period for F visas for international students, J visas that allow visitors on cultural exchange programs to work in the US, and I visas for members of the media.</p> <p>Those visas are currently available for the duration of the program or employment in the US.