SAN FRANCISCO — A gas explosion in San Francisco shot a tower of flames into the sky and burned five buildings including one of the city’s popular restaurants before firefighters brought the blaze under control. There were no injuries. Wednesday’s explosion and fire sent panicked residents and workers […]
BEIJING — Chinese investigators said Thursday tests on a batch of a plasma product feared to have been contaminated with HIV have turned up negative for the virus that causes AIDS. The result appears to have headed off the possibility of yet another scandal involving medical products in […]
The Raiders thought they finally found a place to play next season, only to find out they’re not wanted in San Francisco. Not by the mayor, and certainly not by the team that still calls itself the San Francisco 49ers — even while it plays its games in […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Almost 90 years after men’s soccer turned professional in Argentina, the women’s game is still being played by amateur athletes who get little to no money for their work on the field. Macarena Sanchez wants to change that — now. The 27-year-old Sanchez is […]
Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday on news that the Reserve Bank of Australia may cut interest rates, driving hopes that other central banks could come to the same conclusion. Markets in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were closed for Lunar New Year. When borrowing is made less […]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved verdict on a batch of petitions seeking review of its September 28, 2018 judgement that allowed women of all age groups to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heard […]
NEW DELHI — India’s central bank on Thursday lowered its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 6.25 percent, a step that is expected to boost the economy. The interest rate is what the federal bank charges on lending to commercial banks. Lower interest […]
ISTANBUL — The Latest on the apartment building collapse in Istanbul (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Turkish emergency services have pulled out a 5-year-old girl from the rubble of an eight-story apartment building in Istanbul about 18 hours after it collapsed. The girl, Havva Tekgoz, was carried to […]
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Two more women have accused former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a Nobel peace laureate, of sexual misconduct after a criminal complaint alleging sexual assault against another woman was filed against him this week in the Central American nation. Eleonora Antillon, a well-known […]
The Delhi High Court Thursday ordered two persons and three companies to plant 3,000 trees each for seeking more time to file their responses on the Enforcement Directorate’s appeal challenging their acquittal in a 2G scam case. Justice Najmi Waziri granted one last opportunity to file responses to […]
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