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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

UK inflation rises by 2.3% in October, again more than BOE's expectation

The increase was the biggest month-to-month rise in the annual CPI rate since October 2022

Conflict in Myanmar sparks surge in property purchases in Thailand

From January to September, over 1,000 units worth 5.46 billion baht ($158 million) were sold to Myanmar nationals, REIC data showed

Ukraine builds clean energy making it harder for Russia to destroy

Russian strikes are part of a campaign to target energy infrastructure to reduce power in Ukraine as winter looms

US embassy in Ukraine's Kyiv shuts down over anticipated air attack

Russia had been warning the West for months that if Washington allowed Ukraine to fire US, British and French missiles, it would consider those Nato members to be directly involved in the war

US commission recommends arms sales upgrade for Taiwan amid China tensions

While President Lai Ching-te's administration plans to address China's military threat with asymmetric defense strategies, the report states that China's gray zone military activities near Taiwan have

North Korea supplied more conventional weapons to Russia: South Korea

US officials said Biden's decision was triggered almost entirely by North Korea's entry into the war

Why did US change its mind on Ukraine firing missiles into Russia? Impact

This has been a source of huge frustration to Ukraine, particularly as it could not use them against bases inside Russia that have launched ceaseless missile and drone assaults on Ukrainian cities

WWE co-founder Linda McMahon latest addition to Trump cabinet: Check list

A professional wrestling magnate, Linda McMahon is the former CEO of the professional wrestling franchise WWE and has been a strong supporter of Donald Trump since almost a decade

COP29: Climate talks in Baku enter final stretch; what happens next

The talks, which began on Nov. 11, are due to end on Friday at 1400 GMT, but COP summits have a history of running long

Donald Trump to interview Kevin Warsh, Marc Rowan for Treasury job today

Trump's search for a Treasury Secretary was widening after it was stalled over the weekend

China's Prez Xi visits Brasilia to cap tour flexing diplomatic clout

Xi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are expected to sign agreements boosting trade