• Meeting held on improving safety of Boston Road in Springfield

    After three people were injured in a two-car crash on Boston Road last week, Springfield residents are calling for immediate action to improve safety in the area.

  • Intel announces Santosh Viswanathan as India region head

    Computer chip maker Intel on Friday announced Santosh Viswanathan will head the India region business as its Managing Director (MD). Viswanathan has been with Intel for about 21 years. In March this year, Intel announced India as a separate region within its SMG (Sales, Marketing and Communications Group) organisation, to capitalise on the country's rapid growth and business opportunities. Santhosh Viswanathan, VP and MD-India region will lead the newly formed region, leveraging his expertise...

  • Special meeting being held to discuss lease for Project NePTWNE

    Erie County Council has announced a special meeting this upcoming Thursday afternoon to address Gannon University's lease at the Blasco Memorial Library for Project NePTWNE. Council rescinded an ordinance initially approving the lease a few weeks ago by a vote of four to three, but Erie County Executive Brenton Davis vetoed council's decision. This Thursday, []

    • Xinhua

    China's top legislator meets DPRK top leader

    PYONGYANG, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National

  • Apple Aims Assembling iPhone Cameras In India, Cut Off China

    NEW DELHI, (IANS) – As Apple continues to minimize its dependence on China, the iPhone maker is increasing investments in India and is reportedly in advanced talks with Tata Group’s Titan Company and Murugappa Group to assemble sub-components for phone camera modules, and the country […]

  • China reaffirms ties with North Korea in high-level meeting

    Top-ranking Chinese official Zhao Leji met Kim Jong-un during three-day visit to PyongyangA top ranking Chinese official reaffirmed ties with North Korea during a meeting in Pyongyang on Saturday with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, China’s state media reported, in the highest-level talks between the allies in years.The visit by Zhao Leji, who ranks third in the ruling Communist party hierarchy and heads the ceremonial parliament, came as North Korea has test-fired missiles to intimidate...

  • Two elections and what they might mean for India, China and US ties

    If Narendra Modi and Donald Trump both return to power, India could benefit from America’s worsening relations with China.

  • Springfield School Committee members boycott meeting over agenda items

    Four members of the Springfield School Committee, including the board's vice chair, opted not to attend Thursday's scheduled School Committee meeting, over a continuing dispute regarding the search process for the new superintendent.

  • Xi reiterated China's commitment to its partnership with Russia in his meeting with Lavrov.

    During a meeting in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned the ‘bloc confrontation’ led by the West. The South China Morning Post reported that President Xi expressed China’s desire to enhance strategic coordination with Russia within a multilateral framework to reform the global system. “China has always prioritised the […]

  • Biden meets with 4-year-old American who was held hostage by Hamas

    President Biden met at the White House Wednesday with Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old who was held by Hamas in Gaza and was released last November as part of a hostage deal. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters the meeting was a moment of joy, as well as a reminder for Biden of []

    • WBOY

    Elkins Regional Task Force hosts public meeting on substance abuse issues

    Members of the Elkins Regional Task Force on Addiction, Homelessness and Mental Health provided an update on the work it's doing to fight issues related to substance abuse Tuesday night in the Elkins City Council chambers.

    • Time

    Massive Floods Force Tens of Thousands to Evacuate in China’s Guangdong Region

    Authorities have said water levels in China’s Guangdong province are "dangerously high," sweeping through a number of cities.