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STOCKHOLM, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-old man who attacked students at a Swedish high school with a sword on Friday, killing one, was involved in online communities promoting school violence, a police source said. The attacker struck at a school in the central Swedish town of Fagersta, also severely injuring two teenage boys before being arrested by police. The parents of a 17-year-old girl […]

By Maria Cheng MONTREAL, Aug 22 (Reuters) – When U.S. President Donald Trump levied 50% tariffs on Canadian steel in June last year, a steel factory in Canada’s mostly French-speaking province of Quebec lost about a third of its orders for bolts and fasteners in less than a week. The factory owner – The Heico Companies – froze hiring, closed a plant in the region and laid off several dozen […]

BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) – A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, China’s state broadcaster reported on Saturday, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt. The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which opened in Beijing on Saturday.  The […]

Dr. Pejman Bijan: ‘This Is the Last Moment for the Middle East’  The Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish alignment could keep the region “in the ideological framework of political Islam” and block commercial prosperity, Bijan warns  By Felice Friedson / The Media Line  In Pejman Bijan’s view, the battle over Iran is also a battle over the map of the Middle East—and the balance of power far beyond it. The stakes, as he sees them, […]

Ashraf Dabbour Fights Palestinian Authority Extradition Bid as Corruption Claims Collide Lebanese officials must decide whether the former ambassador should face trial before Palestinian courts or remain under Lebanese jurisdiction By Elias Zananiri / The Media Line Lebanon’s government is weighing whether to extradite Ashraf Dabbour, the former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon, to the Palestinian Authority (PA), which accuses him of corruption and embezzling public funds during his 2012-2025 tenure […]

Imran Khan Returns to Jail After Examination at PIMS Hospital   By Arshad Mehmood / The Media Line   Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred back to Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Friday morning after undergoing a comprehensive medical examination at a hospital in Islamabad, following an order by the Supreme Court.   The development took a dramatic turn at the hospital where Khan was examined, as the government initially failed to identify […]

Aug 22 (Reuters) – An Iranian military official called on Qatar on Saturday to transfer detained Iranian pilots to a hospital on land, saying they were being held on water and were in “poor physical condition”, Tasnim news agency reported. Mohammad Baqerzadeh, commander of the Committee for the Search for Missing Persons of Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff, said the location where the pilots were being held was unsuitable and […]

Dodgers president shuts down sale rumors after Mark Walter’s $12.5B Lakers deal LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers president Stan Kasten has addressed online speculation about the team’s future under owner Mark Walter. He stated that the Dodgers are not for sale and no process has started to sell the team. This speculation began after Walter agreed to sell the Los Angeles Lakers for a record-breaking price. Kasten emphasized […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will get key updates next week on closely-watched measures for consumer confidence and inflation. The latest consumer confidence report from business group The Conference Board will be released Tuesday. Wall Street expects the report to show that confidence in the U.S. economy fell again in August after slipping in July. Consumer confidence has been weak most of the year as inflation remains stubbornly high. […]