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Social media giants to pay fines worth $32 million under Australia ban

Australia is following a number of other countries that have attempted to restrict access to social media for children, with mixed success

US to give antipersonnel mines to Ukraine to help slow Russian advance

The war, which reached its 1,000-day milestone on Tuesday, has largely been going Russia's way. Moscow's bigger army is slowly pushing Ukraine's forces backward in the eastern Donetsk region

Boeing CEO calls on employees to collaborate, be accountable after turmoil

Relations with workers have been particularly strained by a strike that lasted for more than seven weeks and consumed much of Ortberg's first months on the job

President-elect Donald Trump announces US envoys to Nato and Canada

Trump said on Wednesday that Acting Attorney General Matthew G Whitaker will be the US Ambassador to Nato, while former Congressman Pete Hoekstra has been nominated as Ambassador to Canada

Musk, Ramaswamy share their blueprint for govt reforms including job cuts

The two confidants of Trump wrote in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that they will serve as outside volunteers, assisting the Trump transition team

Marty Makary seen as leading candidate for Donald Trump's FDA pick

Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medicine, is a health researcher whose latest book focuses on questioning medical orthodoxy on topics from peanut allergies to antibiotics

Senate rejects effort from Sanders to block weapons for Israel over deaths

UN officials said as the end of the US deadline neared that the entire population of north Gaza is now at imminent risk of dying from famine, airstrikes or other threats

Indonesia to assess $100 mn Apple investment proposal to end iPhone 16 ban

Southeast Asia's largest nation confirmed that it had received Apple's latest investment offer, which entails building a manufacturing plant to produce accessories and components

Apple urges federal judge for early dismissal in US antitrust lawsuit

Apple contends that its iPhone business is constrained by Samsung Electronics Co and Alphabet Inc's Google but that is an argument the company can make at trial, Justice Dept attorney Lasken said

Indian Ambassador to US meets top American lawmakers to strengthen ties

Kwatra has been meeting lawmakers from both parties, receiving positive responses and reaffirmation of their commitments to strengthen the India-US relationship

Trump team considers creating first-ever White House cryptocurrency role

Discussions about the crypto role have included the person leading a small staff, and acting as a liaison between Congress, the White House and the various agencies with jurisdiction over crypto

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