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Pagers explode in Lebanon, Syria in deadly attack. Here're the details.

Very small explosive devices may have been built into the pagers prior to their delivery to Hezbollah, and then all remotely triggered simultaneously, possibly with a radio signal

Israel has history of pulling off complex attacks like exploding pagers

Iran's ambassador to Lebanon was among those injured by the pager explosions

'Firehose' storm hits part of North Carolina; scientists see climate change

The storm that left homes flooded, cars submerged and schools closed Tuesday in parts of North Carolina wasn't really a surprise to scientists

Google to rethink developing data centre in Chile over water worries

A new process will start from scratch, Google said in its statement. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, and the way we design and manage our data centres is no exception

JPMorgan in talks with Apple over Goldman credit card partnership: Report

JPMorgan-Apple talks started earlier this year, advanced recently

Amazon asks employees to return to office five days a week starting next yr

Companies have been allowing many employees to work from home since the pandemic, leaving downtown offices nearly empty in a number of cities such as San Francisco and Seattle

Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media over 'foreign interference'

After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets: Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally, Meta said

Microsoft plans new $60 billion buyback, raises quarterly dividend 10%

The software company said late Monday that shareholders as of Nov. 21 will receive a quarterly dividend of 83 cents a share, compared with the current 75 cents

8 including Hezbollah members killed in pager explosions in Lebanon, Syria

Sophisticated, remote attack that wounded more than 2,700 people at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border, was alleged to be from Israel, which refused to comment

US lawmakers, officials condemn vandalism of BAPS temple in New York

The vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, New York, is unacceptable, the Indian Consulate said in a post on X Monday

Donald Trump launches cryptocurrency venture World Liberty Financial

Experts have said a presidential candidate launching a business venture in the midst of a campaign could create ethical conflicts

EU chief Von der Leyen to unveil her new team after long and bumpy road

Many saw his shock resignation more as a removal by von der Leyen of one of her most open internal critics after exerting pressure on French authorities

Instagram rolls out teen accounts with parental controls as scrutiny mounts

Users of such accounts can only be messaged and tagged by accounts they follow or are already connected to, while sensitive content settings will be dialed to the most restrictive available

Employee who called Titan unsafe testifies firm only wanted to make money

Lochridge referenced a 2018 report in which he raised safety issues about OceanGate operations, he said with all of the safety issues he saw there was no way I was signing off on this

Zimbabwe, Namibia to kill scores of elephants to feed people facing drought

Zimbabwe would allow killing of 200 elephants so that their meat can be distributed among needy communities, while in Namibia more than 700 wild animals including 83 elephants would be killed

Boeing, union negotiators to resume talks as striking workers dig in

The top negotiators at Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) will meet with federal mediators in Seattle on Tuesday for preliminary talks, as per reports

Florida will launch probe into Trump's apparent assassination bid: Guv

Florida will launch a state-level criminal probe of the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, Gov Ron DeSantis said

Intel's Amazon chip deal lifts investor confidence in money-losing unit

Intel's stock has plunged nearly 60 per cent this year and has lagged chip firms, including Nvidia and TSMC, as it missed out on an AI-driven boom in chip demand

Women's corporate gains slow, true leadership parity decades away: Report

While companies have improved hiring practices and support for employees balancing work and home, advancement rates for women, especially women of colour, continue to lag behind

World Bank pledges additional $2 bn to support critical reforms in B'desh

World Bank Country Director Abdoulaye Seck pledged the new assistance when he called on interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka