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Brown University sends students home after deadly shooting leaves 2 dead

NBC reported earlier that the person of interest had a unique characteristic to his firearm and that firearm was found when he was taken into custody

Xi Jinping warns officials against chasing 'reckless' GDP expansion

The Chinese leader also warned that 'inefficient' investment, which results in projects being abandoned as soon as they are completed, must be prevented

Australian PM Albanese grapples with fallout after Jewish massacre

Last December, offenders broke into the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, Victoria, and spread accelerant in what police described as a probable terrorist attack

Global funds view Indian stocks as top hedge against AI risks in 2025

Aberdeen Group Plc sees Indian stocks staging a rebound next year, while Principal Asset Management Co. and Eastspring Investments view the market's low correlation with AI trade

MUFG nears $3.2 bn deal to acquire minority stake in Shriram Finance

Shriram's shares have risen almost 50 per cent this year, giving the Mumbai-based financial services firm a market value of roughly $18 billion

Warner Bros deal caps blockbuster year as global M&A hits $4.5 trillion

Paramount Skydance Corp.'s hostile bid to snatch Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. from under the nose of Netflix Inc. encapsulates the themes that have shaped a banner year for mergers and acquisitions

AI chatbots are becoming dangerously effective at political persuasion

When language models like GPT-4o were told to try persuading someone about healthcare funding or immigration policy, they'd generate around 25 claims during a 10-minute interaction

Fifth La Niña in 6 yrs to disrupt crops, supply chains; raise disaster risk

La Niña can intensify both droughts and downpours, fuel more active storms across the tropical Pacific and strengthen Atlantic hurricanes

Vietnam weathers US tariffs, remains closely tied to global economy

Hanoi negotiated US tariffs down from 46% to 20%, matching most of Southeast Asia, alongside a deal to curb transshipments of Chinese-made goods routed through Vietnam to the US

China confronts cost of dismantling the world's biggest coal sector

Coal has been closely tied to the Communist Party's history and to its efforts to transform China's economy over the past decades

China's EV makers spark price war in Thailand with discounts up to 38%

The savings are eye-catching: BYD Co. slashed as much as 38 per cent from the sticker price for its Seal electric sedan in October, and is offering compensation if there are more price cuts

Hong Kong Democratic Party votes to dissolve after 31 years of operation

The resolution was passed during a meeting on Sunday for discussion of the dissolution and winding-up process, according to a Facebook post by Emily Lau, former chair of the Democratic Party

OpenAI scraps six-month equity vesting requirement for employees: Report

The move comes after the company shortened the vesting period for new hires to six months from the industry standard of 12 months in April, the report said

Hong Kong, India drive Asia's blockbuster year for equity fundraising

The upswing has been broad-based across Asia. Four of the world's five largest share-sale venues are in the continent, with India, mainland China and Japan trailing Hong Kong

Paramount's $54 bn debt poses major challenge in Warner Bros takeover bid

Paramount has a temporary financing package in place for the combined company, but it hasn't locked in a maximum rate on more permanent borrowings for the transaction

China rejecting Nvidia's H200 chips, pushing for self-reliance: Sacks

Sacks' comments raise questions about whether Nvidia will be able to recover revenue from China, a data centre market it has removed entirely from its forecasts

Trump names Hassett, Warsh as top contenders for Federal Reserve chair

Trump previously signalled that he already made up his mind, saying Monday he had a "a pretty good idea" of who to nominate

Trump signals start of land strikes on drug operations in Latin America

The US president for days has been pledging to broaden the effort, which comes after the Pentagon has launched a series of attacks on what it has called drug-smuggling boats

Fifa's World Cup sycophancy is dirtying the beautiful game with polluters

The award was handed out at a glitzy draw event for the World Cup, set to take place next summer across three countries - Canada, the United States and Mexico

USFDA preparing to issue 'black box' warning on Covid-19 vaccines

A black box warning is the strongest caution for prescription drugs and is usually reserved for alerting patients to possible adverse reactions that could lead to death or serious injury