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Federal prosecutors asked for a permanent order of detention pending trial for the suspect in a shooting attack on a New York City subway car, saying he presents a flight risk and ongoing danger to the community.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked that the suspect in a shooting attack on a New York City subway car be held without bail pending trial, saying he presents a flight risk and ongoing danger to the community, court documents show.

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday entered a permanent order of detention for the man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and spraying gunfire inside a New York City subway car this week, after prosecutors said he presented a flight risk and a danger to the community.

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday ordered the man accused of this week's mass shooting in a New York City subway car to remain in custody, after prosecutors said his "terrifying" attack disrupted in the city in a way not seen in two decades.

A U.S. federal judge ordered the man accused of this week's mass shooting in a New York City subway car to remain in custody on Thursday after prosecutors said his "terrifying" attack disrupted in the city in a way not seen in two decades.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the man charged with this week's mass shooting in a New York subway to remain in custody and undergo a psychiatric exam as he awaits trial for one of the most violent attacks on the city's mass transit system.

When COVID-19 infections peaked in India in April and May last year, the western city of Ahmedabad officially recorded at least three times as many total deaths in those two months than in the same period in the previous two years, government data showed.

At an auspicious time early on Thursday, Dilani Jayaratne lit a small wood fire to boil a small pot of milk to mark the start of Sri Lanka's New Year.

UK to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

Severe outbreaks of bird flu in the United States and France are tightening global egg supplies and raising prices for the food staple as the war in Ukraine disrupts shipments to Europe and the Middle East.

Boosting enforcement of antidiscrimination and antitrust laws, raising the federal mininum wage and higher unionization rates could substantially boost U.S.

British consumers spent more in early April, partly due to soaring fuel prices, but fewer people left their homes to go to work, shop or socialise, raising the prospect of an economic slowdown caused by a cost-of-living squeeze.

Volkswagen on Thursday warned that it had started to feel the impact of the war in Ukraine on supply chains and raw materials prices in the first quarter, with the longer-term effects on its business difficult to predict.

Separated by less than an arm's length, people at a quarantine facility in the Chinese city of Shanghai after testing positive for COVID-19 lie in rows of grey camp beds, suitcases and other belongings strewn next to them.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chancellor Karl Nehammer during their meeting this week that Austria's supply of gas can continue to be paid for in euros, Nehammer was quoted as saying by Austrian news agency APA.

Toyota Motor Corp plans to launch a sport utility vehicle (SUV) version of its Crown sedan next year, three people said, overhauling a model that has been a showpiece in the Japanese market for nearly seven decades.

Toyota Motor Corp plans to launch a sport utility vehicle version of its Crown sedan for Japan, China and North America, three people said, revamping a car that has been a showpiece of Japan's market for nearly seven decades.

European shares rose on Thursday as the central bank kept its policy stance largely unchanged and signalled a steady reduction of stimulus over the coming months, spurring money markets to trim rate hike bets for the year.

European shares rose on Thursday as the ECB kept its policy stance largely unchanged and signalled a steady reduction of stimulus over the coming months, spurring money markets to trim rate hike bets for the year.

Uniqlo operator lifts profit outlook despite China lockdowns

Wheel of fortune turns for Sri Lanka's political soothsayers

It was market day in the town of Moura in central Mali when Malian troops backed by white mercenaries descended in helicopters and opened fire on bewildered residents, according to witnesses' accounts.

BlackRock on Thursday projected that by 2030 at least three quarters of its investments in companies and governments will be tied to issuers with a scientific target to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, up from 25% currently.

Singapore and South Korea both tightened monetary policy on Thursday, hot on the heels of rate hikes in Canada and New Zealand, as global policymakers moved quickly to prevent soaring inflation from derailing a fragile world economic recovery.

Sales at Birkin bag maker Hermes beat estimates in the first quarter, lifted by strong appetite for its luxury accessories, particularly in the United States and Europe, as the sector powers through turbulence from the war in Ukraine and COVID lockdowns in China.

Sales at Birkin bag maker Hermes beat estimates in the first quarter, lifted by strong appetite for its luxury accessories, particularly in the United States and Europe, as the sector powers through turbulence from the war in Ukraine and COVID lockdowns in China.

The owner of Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo on Thursday flagged a big profit drop in China due to COVID-19 restrictions, while its chief executive sounded alarm about the weakening yen's potential to drive up costs.

North Korea's tests stir nuclear debate in South

Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 133