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Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., holds up the company’s AI accelerator chips for data centers as he speaks during the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more
Getty Images The Australian government is billing its proposed ban as “world-leading” “I felt really scared to be honest,” says James, describing an incident on Snapchat that left him questioning whether it was safe to go to school. The Australian boy, 12, had had a disagreement with a friend, and one night before bed the … Read more
President Biden has authorized the delivery of U.S.-made anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, heeding Kyiv’s pleas for military aid to bolster its defenses against the Russian invasion. For centuries, militaries around the world have relied on land mines as a lethal and cost-effective way to defend territory. Once in place, many of them can stay armed … Read more
Gisele Pelicot, the French woman drugged by her ex-husband so she could be raped and sexually abused by him and dozens of strangers, said on Tuesday that it was time for a “macho” society to change its attitude on rape. Pelicot has become a feminist icon by refusing to be ashamed and demanding the trial … Read more
Gisele Pelicot, the French woman drugged by her ex-husband so she could be raped and sexually abused by him and dozens of strangers, said on Tuesday that it was time for a “macho” society to change its attitude on rape. Pelicot has become a feminist icon by refusing to be ashamed and demanding the trial … Read more
As It Happens6:04Azerbaijani fossil fuel critic worries he’ll be prisoner in his own home until he dies Under different circumstances, you might expect someone like Gubad Ibadoghlu to be speaking at a United Nations conference on climate change. But as world leaders gather at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the economist and outspoken fossil fuel critic is … Read more
Kyiv on edge amid fears over possible Russian strike – CBS News Watch CBS News Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Wednesday as Ukraine’s capital prepared for a possible Russian airstrike that did not come. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv had already announced it was closing temporarily Wednesday because of a “potential significant air … Read more
Washington, DC – The United States Senate has rejected a bill that aimed to block a US weapons sale to Israel amid the country’s war on Gaza, an outcome that rights advocates say does not take away from a growing push to condition aid to Washington’s top ally. A resolution to halt the sale of … Read more
A 55-year-old tourist was attacked with a knife while walking on the sidewalk in a swanky neighborhood in New York City on Wednesday, police said. The New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that the stabbing in broad daylight occurred at approximately 10:23 a.m. in a neighborhood on the Upper West Side. … Read more
Marriott International’s business operations and growth are solid, CEO Anthony Capuano told CNBC Monday, amid layoffs of more than 800 corporate employees and continued sluggishness in China’s tourism market. “We are firing on all cylinders in every geography,” he said. The company’s third-quarter earnings showed a 3% increase in worldwide RevPar — or revenue per … Read more