Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Mexico's ruling bloc appears to secure Senate votes for judicial reform

Mexico's ruling bloc appeared to secure the necessary votes to pass a judicial reform bill on Tuesday evening after an opposition senator dramatically

Mexico's ruling bloc appears to secure Senate votes for judicial reform
Business|Finance|Technology

REA Group makes initial takeover offer for UK property giant Rightmove, Bloomberg News reports

Rupert Murdoch-owned property listings firm REA Group has made an initial takeover offer for Britain's Rightmove, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter.

REA Group makes initial takeover offer for UK property giant Rightmove, Bloomberg News reports
Business|Finance|Health

Weight-loss market to see 16 new drugs by 2029, report estimates

The market for weight-loss treatments is expected to see 16 new drugs vying for a slice of the lucrative business currently dominated by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, according to estimates

Weight-loss market to see 16 new drugs by 2029, report estimates
Business|Finance

Bank of America CEO says Buffett has been a great backer, has not asked about stock sales

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on Tuesday praised Warren Buffett as an investor in the company, but said he has not asked the legendary investor about

Bank of America CEO says Buffett has been a great backer, has not asked about stock sales
News

Georgia's ruling party picks billionaire Ivanishvili as top candidate for Oct. poll

Georgia's ruling party on Tuesday selected Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire ex-prime minister who is widely believed to be the country's most influential figure, as its lead

Georgia's ruling party picks billionaire Ivanishvili as top candidate for Oct. poll
Uncategorized

Nike shareholders vote against proposal on workers' rights

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh and Nicholas P.

Nike shareholders vote against proposal on workers' rights
Food|News

World food prices ease slightly in August, UN says

The United Nations' world food price index eased slightly in August, data released on Friday showed, as lower prices for sugar, meat and cereals more than offset

World food prices ease slightly in August, UN says
Asia|News

Weight, speed of Nepal plane in July crash did not match guidelines, probe finds

The small passenger plane involved in a crash that killed 18 people in Nepal in July was carrying a load and travelling at a speed that did not match guidelines at the time of the

Weight, speed of Nepal plane in July crash did not match guidelines, probe finds
Business|Economy|Europe

Greece and a wary Cyprus to discuss electric cable project Sept. 10

The governments of Greece and Cyprus will meet on Sept. 10 in a last-ditch attempt to salvage a multi-billion euro electric cable project, which if completed, would be the world's

Europe|News|Political

Slovak PM Fico criticises rivals as he visits town where he was shot

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico on Friday visited the town where a gunman shot him in May and accused progressive opponents of fuelling political tension that he

Slovak PM Fico criticises rivals as he visits town where he was shot
Crime|News

Officials responded to Maryland school incident, report says no active situation

Maryland's Harford County Sheriff's office responded to an incident at Joppatowne High School, the local sheriff said on Friday in a post on X, with media reporting that a fight involving a

Business|Technology

New iPhone will use Arm’s chip technology for AI, FT reports

Apple’s latest iPhone with its A18 chip, which is set to be unveiled at an event on Monday, has been developed using SoftBank-owned Arm’s newest V9 chip design, the Financial Times

New iPhone will use Arm’s chip technology for AI, FT reports
Technology

Social media platform X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows

Social media platform X was back up on Saturday after it suffered an outage that lasted less than an hour, according to outage tracking site Downdetector.com.

Social media platform X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows
MidEast|News|Political

Kuwaiti Emir accepts resignation of deputy prime minister and oil minister

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree on Sunday accepting the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Emad al-Atiqi.

Kuwaiti Emir accepts resignation of deputy prime minister and oil minister
Asia|World

China’s Xi, Russia's Putin send greetings to North Korea's Kim Jong Un, KCNA says

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the occasion of North Korea's founding anniversary, state media

China’s Xi, Russia's Putin send greetings to North Korea's Kim Jong Un, KCNA says
MidEast|News|World

Kremlin, on report of missile supplies from Iran, says Tehran is its partner

The Kremlin, asked on Monday about a Wall Street Journal report that Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, said that Iran is Russia's partner, and that the two

Kremlin, on report of missile supplies from Iran, says Tehran is its partner
Europe|News|World

Putin is not currently interested in Western media interviews, Kremlin says

President Vladimir Putin is not currently interested in granting an interview to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was freed from Russian prison last month, nor

Putin is not currently interested in Western media interviews, Kremlin says
Finance|News|World

Israel budget deficit widens further amid war to 8.3% of GDP in August

Israel posted a budget deficit of 12.1 billion shekels ($3.24 billion) in August, the Finance Ministry said on Monday, citing high expenses to finance the war with the

Israel budget deficit widens further amid war to 8.3% of GDP in August
News|World

Russia's Lavrov, Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+ cooperation, Russia says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his official visit to Saudi Arabia met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Russian Foreign ministry said on Monday.

Russia's Lavrov, Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+ cooperation, Russia says
Business|Finance

HSBC weighs commercial, investment bank merger to shed costs, Bloomberg reports

HSBC is mulling the combination of its Commercial and Investment banking divisions to eliminate overlapping roles at the lender and cut costs, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing

HSBC weighs commercial, investment bank merger to shed costs, Bloomberg reports
Europe|News|World

Britain launches strategic foreign policy reviews

Britain's foreign office on Monday launched three strategic reviews of its foreign policy, saying it wanted to strengthen the country's global impact and would deliver the outcomes

Britain launches strategic foreign policy reviews
Africa|Crime

Forty-seven inmates escape from Liberian prison

Forty-seven inmates have escaped from a maximum security prison in Liberia's Margibi County, a rural area east of the West African country's capital Monrovia, the justice ministry

Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets

US wholesale July inventories revised slightly lower

U.S. wholesale inventories increased less than initially thought in July amid a sharp rebound in sales, casting doubt on whether inventory investment would contribute to

US wholesale July inventories revised slightly lower
Business

Business Insider names WSJ's Jamie Heller as editor-in-chief

Digital news website Business Insider said on Monday it had appointed Jamie Heller as its new editor-in-chief, replacing Nicholas Carlson, who announced his departure from the role earlier

Business|Europe

Lufthansa interested in airBaltic stake, source says

German airline Lufthansa is considering taking a stake in Latvia's state-owned carrier airBaltic ahead of its IPO, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Lufthansa interested in airBaltic stake, source says

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