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Universities in eastern China scrambled to upgrade their dorms with air conditioning, and one let students sleep in cooler libraries, after near record temperatures raised concerns about the health of students and staff.

When flash floods swept through the Texas Hill Country in July, Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Scott Ruskan’s team flew through dangerous weather to help.

Martinique deepened its strategic partnership with American Airlines (AA) last month during ‘Threads of Influence’, a vibrant Caribbean-American Heritage Month celebration at the airline’s Dallas-Fort Worth headquarters.

Jamaica has been discussing the introduction of identity cards since the 1970s, but has made limited progress.

Farmers in Indian-administered Kashmir's Pulwama district, have been waiting for rainfall for more than a month, in a hope of saving dying crops.

For decades, the Indian elite have sought escape in Raj-era private clubs and gymkhanas, scattered around the swankiest neighbourhoods in the country's big cities, hillside resorts and cantonment towns.

Nauzhae Drake, a 26-year-old mother from Apple Valley, California, in the U.S.A., has defied astronomical odds by giving birth to all four of her children on the exact same date — July 7 — but in different years.

Jamaica has been discussing the introduction of identity cards since the 1970s, but has made limited progress.

For decades, the Indian elite have sought escape in Raj-era private clubs and gymkhanas, scattered around the swankiest neighbourhoods in the country's big cities, hillside resorts and cantonment towns.

Martinique deepened its strategic partnership with American Airlines (AA) last month during ‘Threads of Influence’, a vibrant Caribbean-American Heritage Month celebration at the airline’s Dallas-Fort Worth headquarters.

Following a successful debut collaboration, the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is proud to announce the launch of the second consecutive edition of the Jamaica Visitor’s Guide 2026 in partnership with the Fuchsoto Media Group.

The Santafé Shopping Centre in Medellín has unveiled the 15th edition of the world's largest living flower carpet, featuring a 14-meter-tall hot air balloon sculpture, as a prelude to the city's upcoming Flower Festival, which begins on August 1.

A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been sold at auction in London for £152,800 ($204,648).

At the World Expo in Osaka in 1970, thousands packed the USA Pavilion each day to glimpse a moon rock from NASA’s Apollo missions.

AI is no longer a boardroom buzzword — it’s an enterprise imperative, although, for Indian CIOs, the conversation is more nuanced.

Banyan Group (“Banyan Tree Holdings Limited” or the “Group” – SGX: B58), an independent global hospitality company, enters the second half of 2025 with strategic momentum across its diversified portfolio of hotels, branded residences, and purpose-led experiences.