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GIZA, Egypt — They’re the crown jewels of the Grand Egyptian Museum — two galleries devoted to the ancient pharaoh Tutankhamun. Showcasing more than 5,300 objects from the young king’s tomb, including his iconic death mask and glittering royal regalia, the new section of the vast museum here on the outskirts of Cairo is expected to draw millions of visitors every year. The galleries, displaying mostly pieces never seen by the public, will hold its grand opening ceremony on Saturday. Details about the event are a closely guarded secret, but on a behind-the-scenes visit to the museum’s Conservation Center earlier…

New Delhi: Home services provider Urban Company on Saturday announced a net loss of Rs 59.3 crore in Q2FY26, a significant drop from a profit of Rs 6.9 crore in the previous quarter. The loss was attributed to heavy upfront investments in its new daily-housekeeping vertical, Insta Help, which overshadowed strong revenue growth in its core services and products businesses, according to regulatory filings by the Gurugram-based firm. The company posted a loss of Rs 1.82 crore in the July-September quarter last year, the company said. While revenue from operations increased 37 per cent year-on-year to Rs 380 crore, the…

Rich people quitting the UK could be required to pay a 20% tax on their business assets as part of plans reportedly being considered by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.The Treasury has drawn up plans for a “settling-up charge” on assets; a move that would bring the UK into line with most other G7 nations and raise a predicted £2bn for the public coffers, according to the Times.While expat status does not provide an exemption from 20% capital gains tax on the sale of UK property and land valued at £6,000 or more, it does on the sale of some other…

Democrats investigating Jeffrey Epstein have intensified their calls for Britain’s former Prince Andrew to answer questions about his links to the disgraced financier, days after King Charles stripped his younger brother of his title.The calls for testimony from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, as he is now known, came as new emails emerged showing he suggested a “catch-up” with Epstein just months after the notorious pedophile was released from prison.Several Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee told the BBC that Andrew should voluntarily testify before Congress. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said Saturday that if the former prince “wants to do right…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump spent the week in Asia meeting with other global leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, while his administration ramped up its attacks against alleged drug boats in Latin America.Trump met with Xi Thursday in South Korea, where the two hashed out a series of agreements concerning trade. Specifically, Trump said he agreed to cut tariffs on Chinese imports by 10% — reducing the rate to from 57% to 47% — because China said it would cooperate with the U.S. on addressing the fentanyl crisis.Additionally, Trump said that he would…

New Delhi: Despite being withdrawn more than a year ago, a significant number of Rs 2,000 notes are still out there. According to the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), high-value notes worth Rs 5,817 crore remain in circulation. The central bank had announced the withdrawal of the Rs 2,000 denomination on May 19, 2023, but clarified that the notes continue to be legal tender, as reported by PTI. The RBI said that the total value of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation has dropped sharply from Rs 3.56 lakh crore on May 19, 2023 — the day…

Ministers may have breached privacy laws when they suspended the child benefit of thousands of families on the basis of flawed Home Office information, legal experts have said.At the same time, the UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, has contacted the national tax authority, HMRC, over the issues raised.Pressure on the government to reveal the reason incomplete Home Office travel data was used by HMRC as part of a benefit crackdown has mounted as the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for work and pensions, Steve Darling, said what had happened was “unacceptable”.“After the carers allowance repayments scandal, this news raises fresh…

The RSF did not respond to NBC News’ request for comment about Musa’s account. Arjan Hehenkamp, the Darfur crisis lead for the International Rescue Committee in Sudan, said in a video call Thursday that about 5,000 people have made their way out of el-Fasher to Tawila, where a number of nongovernment organizations support a camp for internally displaced people. “It’s a trickle,” he said, adding that it was “disturbing” that so few had managed to reach the town. Those who have made it are mostly women and children, Justine Muzik Piquemal, the regional director of the French nongovernmental organization Solidarites…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In the final stretch leading up to Election Day 2025, former President Barack Obama is everywhere.From coast to coast, the former president is hoping to help push fellow Democrats over the finish line in the most high-profile and consequential ballot box showdowns this year as his party aims to rebound following last year’s election setbacks.On Saturday, with just three days to go until Election Day, Obama will headline rallies in New Jersey and Virginia, the only two states holding elections for governor this year.And last week he weighed in on another crucial…

New Delhi:  A 25 per cent US tariff on medium and heavy-duty trucks and a 10 per cent duty on buses took effect on Saturday, following President Donald Trump’s administration’s investigation into national security risks from these imports.  “Products subject to tariffs under this proclamation will not be subject to additional or existing sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminium, copper, automobiles and automobile parts, and lumber,” the White House said in a statement. President Trump started the investigations, under the authority of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, to impose tariffs on various categories of goods in efforts to boost domestic…