Record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day from Nepali side

A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, a hiking official ‌said, the highest number ever to reach the world's tallest peak on the same day from the Nepali side.
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Major takeaways from Magnificent Seven's AI-fueled earnings

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Exclusive: Sports streaming platform DAZN weighs tie-up with DirecTV Latin America, sources say

Sports streaming platform DAZN, backed by British-American billionaire ‌Len Blavatnik, is exploring a possible tie-up with ...

India wants return of stranded ships before sending more to Gulf

India wants to secure the return of its ships stranded in ​the Gulf before sending any vessels back to ‌load fuel, a senior government official said on Thursday.

Walmart sticks to annual targets as fuel shock dents American spending

Walmart stuck to its annual targets on Thursday, betting on demand for cheaper grocery from ​value-seeking consumers as well ...

Athlos to make international debut in London

Athlos founder Alexis Ohanian said he aims to build the all-female track event into a global circuit, with ​the meet set to make its international debut ‌in London this year.

UK sending three police officers to World Cup for 'cultural' help

British police are sending just three officers ​to the U.S. as "cultural interpreters" during the World Cup given the lack of any U.S. ‌funding, UK police said on Thursday.

Police officers who guarded Capitol sue to block Trump's $1.8 billion 'slush fund'

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters on January 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit seeking to ​halt President ...

Netflix to add Charlamagne tha God's 'The Breakfast Club' as first daily live show

Netflix will stream "The Breakfast Club" radio show on weekdays from June 1, deepening its partnership with iHeartMedia and making the program the ​streaming giant's first daily live show.

India's top carmaker Maruti Suzuki to raise prices

India's top ​carmaker, Maruti ‌Suzuki , said on Thursday ​that ​it would increase ⁠the ​prices of ​its vehicles by up to ​30,000 ​rupees ($311.85) from June ‌2026, ⁠citing inflationary pressures and ...

UK's Reeves tells supermarkets to pass on tariff savings to consumers

British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday told supermarkets to pass on savings from reduced food tariffs in full to ​consumers, as she seeks to ease pressure on household budgets.

UK to close tax loophole, targeting oil and gas firms' profits

British finance minister Rachel ‌Reeves said on Thursday the government would accelerate ​planned changes to ​the taxation of oil and gas ⁠company profits channelled through ​foreign branches, reforms ...