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Latest shooting in Minnesota enforcement surge fuels more calls for immigration agents to leave
Democrats demanded federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis and set…
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Gold near record-highs as softer US inflation fuels Fed rate-cut bets
GOLD rose on Wednesday, holding near record highs set in the previous session, while silver set another all-time high, nearing the US$90…
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Proposed legislation would add refined fuels to the U.S. emergency crude oil supply
Sen. John Curtis has introduced legislation to establish a dedicated stockpile of refined fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and…
Culture
Asian markets mostly up after US growth fuels Wall St record
Most Asian stocks rose on Wednesday (Dec 24) and gold topped US$4,500 for the first time as investors tracked a record on Wall Street…
Culture
Record US$350 billion deals boom fuels upbeat M&A outlook in Japan
Corporate governance reforms aimed at improving shareholder returns are helping to transform the country into a hive of activity IT HAS…
Business
German Cabinet advances bill to cut greenhouse emissions from fuels
Germany's Cabinet has approved draft legislation aimed at further reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels, Environment…
Business
China's AI boom fuels solopreneurs as 1-person businesses flourish in tough job market
China's artificial intelligence boom is giving rise to a new cohort of "solopreneurs", who are turning their business dreams into reality…
Culture
M&A boom fuels record decline in Japan’s listed companies
The country is mirroring the decline in listings in developed markets that has been going on for decades Japan has nearly as many listed…
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COP30: Silence on Fossil Fuels — So Where Were the Wins?
The omission of fossil fuels is the headline outcome, but progress continues in parallel, through finance, forests and the people pushing…
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In Outrageous Omission, New Cop30 Deal Fails to Restrict Fossil Fuels
Cop30, the U.N.’s annual climate summit that the U.S. failed to send a delegate to this year, nonetheless achieved something President…
Business
World strikes climate deal but fails to agree to a roadmap away from fossil fuels after contentious, chaotic summit
The world struck a new climate deal at the COP30 summit in Brazil Saturday, which calls for a tripling of funding to help countries adapt…
Business
UN climate talks go into overtime as divisions over fossil fuels persist
United Nations climate talks in Brazil have gone past their scheduled deadline as countries remain deeply divided over a proposed deal…
Culture
Meta sells US$30 billion of bonds as AI frenzy fuels record orders
Technology firms are capitalising on falling borrowing costs as the Fed cuts interest rates and investors race to lock in still-elevated…
Culture
Samsung’s chip profit soars after AI fuels demand for memory
Memory chip business is a key pillar of the company’s empire, which spans smartphones and home appliances Samsung Electronics’…
Culture
Nvidia shares soar as Trump fuels hopes of China Blackwell sales
The tech company’s shares extended gains to 8.5% in Asian trading on the alternative platform Blue Ocean NVIDIA’S shares extended their…
Culture
US: Wall Street opens higher as cool inflation data fuels Fed rate cut bets
WALL Street opened on solid ground on Friday (Oct 24), as investors welcomed a cooler-than-expected inflation reading, while Intel’s…
Culture
AI adoption fuels growth of Singapore’s digital economy, growing to 18.6% of 2024 GDP
IMDA report says adoption rates of artificial intelligence in firms are up, bringing cost savings; workers say the tech has raised…
Culture
New Thai central bank chief’s arrival fuels bets of larger cut
The leadership transition at the bank also comes as the country sees its third government change in just over two years When Vitai…
Business
Settlers attack Bedouins, Ben-Gvir fuels tensions in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have assaulted a Bedouin family near the village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, while Israeli forces continue to carry out…
Culture
Nasdaq 100 gains as weak labour data fuels rate-cut bets
THE Nasdaq 100 rose on Thursday (Sep 4), closing 218.17 points, or 0.93 per cent higher, at 23,633.01, as investors digested…
Culture
Thai bonds defy global drop as political crisis fuels rate bets
Thailand’s deepening political crisis is insulating its bonds from the global rout, as growing expectations of further interest-rate cuts…
Business
Image of man lying outside South African hospital fuels anti-migrant narratives
Anti-migrant groups have been preventing foreign nationals in South Africa from accessing public health facilities, claiming they are…
Culture
Samsung’s big Tesla order fuels recovery bets despite chip woes
Samsung Electronics’ surprise US$16.5 billion chipmaking deal with Tesla has breathed new life into a foundry business all but written off…
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Tucker Carlson’s Harsh New Takedown of Trump Fuels Fresh MAGA Fury
The MAGA movement has been in full meltdown ever since President Trump’s Department of Justice concluded they have no evidence that sex…