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Brazil's Lula welcomes China's Xi for state visit as ties strengthen

The state visit by the Chinese leader comes more than a year after Lula visited China seeking to strengthen ties and mend relations with its biggest trade partner

Lawmakers concerned about background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks

The Trump transition team has so far not signed the requisite agreements with the White House or the Justice Department to allow the FBI to screen his personnel choices

Elon Musk, Ramaswamy eye five-day office week for federal employees

Musk and Ramaswamy said the new Department of Government Efficiency would help reduce the federal workforce by compelling employees to resign

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding cease-fire in Gaza

The council voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution 14 of its 15 members voted yes including US allies Britain and France but it was doomed by the veto

Nvidia's Blackwell chip remains on track after forecast disappoints: CEO

Nvidia predicted fiscal fourth-quarter sales of about $37.5 billion. Though the average analyst estimate was $37.1 billion, projections ranged as high as $41 billion

Developing nations demand upto $900 bn in public climate finance at COP29

Developing countries argue that they need at least $1.3 trillion annually -- 13 times the $100 billion pledged in 2009 -- to address growing challenges

Hush money case: Donald Trump's lawyers urge judge to dismiss conviction

Trump was convicted in May of falsifying business records to cover up a scheme to influence the 2016 election by paying hush money to squelch a story of extramarital sex

Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Whitaker as Nato ambassador

Trump, in a statement, said Whitaker was a strong warrior and loyal Patriot" who "will ensure the United States' interests are advanced and defended

Dubai-based family offices now control over $1 trillion in assets

The United Arab Emirates, of which Dubai is a part, is poised to be the top destination for relocating millionaires this year, according to a report from migration advisory firm Henley & Partners

Russia endorses bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition nations

The Federation Council also approved bills that outlaw the spread of material that encourages people not to have children

US Embassy in Kyiv shuts on Russian attack threat after Biden policy shift

The precautionary step came after Russian officials promised response to President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets on Russian soil with US-made missiles a move that angered Kremlin

Global stocks rise ahead of Nvidia earnings; Bitcoin hits record high

The MSCI All-World index, which ended the day up 0.4 per cent on Tuesday, was flat on Wednesday, while European shares rallied 0.4 per cent and US stock index futures rose 0.2 per cent

Why 'manifest' is Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2024?

Manifesting - the practice of visualising desired outcomes - was credited by celebrities like Dua Lipa, Simone Biles, and Ollie Watkins for their success in 2024

'Expertly crafted' chocolate? Lindt in legal row after 'puffery' defence

Swiss chocolatier Lindt faces a legal showdown over claims of 'finest ingredients,' with revelation of 'puffery' in its defence before the court, raising doubts about the brand's famed excellence

Iraq launches its first nationwide census in nearly four decades

The last nationwide census was held in 1987 in Iraq, followed by a census in 1997 which did not include certain Kurdish regions

Ex-Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai starts testimony in nat'l security trial

Beijing promised to retain the former British colony's civil liberties for 50 years when it returned to Chinese rule in 1997. But critics say that promise has become threadbare under the rubric

Time runs down for negotiators at COP29 to find deal to curb global warming

Negotiators are fighting over three big parts of the issue: How big the numbers are, how much is grants or loans, and who pays

Airline exodus leaves Israelis and companies isolated amid Hamas war

Direct routes to dozens of major cities - Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, Hong Kong, New Delhi - have been suspended, reducing face-to-face business meetings

COP29: India asks rich nations to keep climate adaptation commitments

The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are adversely affecting the lives and livelihood of those in the developing world, putting their very survival at risk, Indians said

Bomb cyclone knocks out power, downs trees across northwest US; 1 dead

Weather Prediction Centre issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect