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Unilever, Procter & Gamble face risk from Trump's threatened Mexico tariffs

Trump warned days before his win against Democrat nominee Kamala Harris that he would hit Mexico and China with 25 per cent tariffs unless both governments moved to stop the flow of fentanyl into US

NASA's Sunita Williams' health deteriorates amid ISS mission extension

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Wilmore's health conditions deteriorated after six months in space, health experts raised concern

Australia to ban social media for kids under 16 to protect mental health

Australia introduces new age limits on social media to protect youth mental health, holding platforms accountable for underage access, as part of broader tech regulations

How a French trader predicted Trump's victory by asking about the neighbour

Believing traditional polling methods to be biased and outdated, a trader known as 'Trump whale' made $50 million by betting on Donald Trump's victory using the 'neighbour effect'

'Now I can say vice-president': Trump hails JD Vance in victory speech

US Presidential elections 2024: Donald Trump declared victory in the 2024 presidential race after multiple US media outlets projected his defeat of Democratic opponent Kamala Harris

South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol denies wrongdoing in growing scandal

Asked about his ties with Myung during a press conference Thursday, Yoon said, I didn't do anything inappropriate and have nothing to hide regarding Myung Tae-kyun

Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands north Gaza operations

Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem said in a speech aired Wednesday that the Lebanese militant group is open for cease-fire negotiations only once the enemy stops its aggression

US election 2024 sees historic wins for LGBTQ, Asian, and Latino leaders

Historic firsts in US election 2024: Several states in the United States made history by electing their first candidates from previously unrepresented groups

Taiwan to help companies move from China given likely Trump tariffs

"Multi-year and decadal programs like the CHIPS Act and the agreements we have signed are regularly continued from one administration to the next," it said in a statement on Thursday

Trump's presidential win emboldens dollar bulls as they brace for tariffs

But prospects of heightened inflation could make policymakers wary of overheating the economy by cutting rates too deeply

COP29: What are the main issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?

The acronym dominating this year's summit is NCQG - which stands for the New Collective Quantified Goal

Boeing, Airbus to share Taiwan's China Airlines passenger jet order

The US is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties, and China Airlines' majority owner is the Taiwan government

What Trump's 2024 presidential election win means for Asian companies

The U.S. government has yet to approve Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel, a politically sensitive deal due to opposition from the U.S. firm's labour union

Joe Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for vice president's resounding loss

The biggest onus of this loss is on President Biden, said Andrew Yang, who ran against Biden in 2020 for the Democratic nomination and endorsed Harris' unsuccessful run

US Fed set to cut interest rates again as post-election uncertainty grows

The Fed has long guarded its status as an independent institution able to make difficult decisions about borrowing rates, free from political interference

Trump win to test limit of presidential power; Harris vows to fight

Trump's campaign said Biden called Trump to congratulate him and invite him to a meeting at the White House at an unspecified time

Donald Trump's second term: Who's likely to fill top administration roles?

As Trump readies for his second term, loyalists and key allies are in line for top administration roles, with contenders emerging for treasury, defence, and national security posts

Here's what Trump's victory means for Ukraine, Middle East, and China

On the war in Ukraine, Trump is likely to try to force Kyiv and Moscow into at least a ceasefire along the current front lines

Indians highlight Usha Vance's south Asian roots after Harris loses polls

Usha Chilukuri Vance is the wife of JD Vance, running mate of Donald Trump, who won a second term in Tuesday's US presidential election

Trump's win in US elections wreaks havoc on global rate-cut expectations

The election tremors were felt in Europe, too - particularly in the east, which fears reduced US support for Ukraine as it tries to fend of Russian forces