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A Nvidia chip during the Taipei Computex expo in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 29, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stocks had a good run in 2024, with most major markets ending the year in positive territory, as the region’s central banks eased monetary policy while an AI boom lifted tech stocks. Taiwan’s … Read more
France’s new government will not be announced before 1700 GMT Monday evening due to a day of mourning for the victims of the disaster in cyclone-hit Mayotte, the French presidential office said.
A global shortage of Swedish-made candy, all thanks to a viral TikTok video? Stranger things have happened. But that’s exactly what went down earlier this year, when TikTok influencer Marygrace Graves showed followers the sweets she’d scooped up from a weekly visit to BonBon, a Swedish candy shop in New York. “This is a strawberry … Read more
UN’s Lazzarini says world must not become ‘numb’ after Israeli strikes kill about 50 Palestinians within 24 hours. Israel pounded Gaza overnight with deadly attacks targeting displaced people in two camps and a school, as it ordered the forced evacuation of one of the last hospitals barely operating in the enclave’s besieged north. The military … Read more
The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was the crescendo of a remarkably bad year for the Iranian regime. The Islamic Republic suffered major blows in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, diminishing the power of its so-called Axis of Resistance. Its currency officially became the lowest valued in the world and when Israel decimated its proxy forces, … Read more
Bank of England in the City of London on 6th November 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the primary central business district CBD of London. The City of London is widely referred to simply as the City is also colloquially known … Read more
At a conference for young conservatives in Arizona Sunday, US President-elect Donald Trump said the official policy of his upcoming administration would be the recognition of only two genders, male and female, as he pledged to end “transgender lunacy” on the first day of his presidency.
Actor Blake Lively has accused her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and of a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal complaint. The complaint, obtained by The Associated Press, precedes a lawsuit. The New York Times reported it was filed on … Read more
Here are the key developments on the 1,033rd day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Monday, December 23: Fighting: More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war with Ukraine, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump made his name as a billionaire real estate mogul and celebrity gossip column fixture before rising to reality show stardom with “The Apprentice.” The 78-year-old politician, who will begin his second term as President of the United States on Jan. 20, hosted and co-produced the hit NBC series from 2005 to 2017. … Read more