BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a powerful rally across Wall Street sent the…
Shares are mostly higher in Europe and Asia after a powerful rally across Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record high as the Federal Reserve indicated that interest rate cuts are likely next year. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell as the yen gained sharply against the U.S. dollar, since a weaker dollar undercuts the value of overseas profits for Japanese manufacturers. On Wednesday, the Dow jumped 512 points, or 1.4%, to top 37,000. The S&P 500 rose 1.4% to within reach of its own record. Читать дальше...
A church service for animals will be held in Limassol on Saturday, organised by the Animal Party and Limassol Bishop Athanasios. The service will take place at 12:30pm on the forecourt of the Panayia Katholiki church, with Athanasios blessing all the animals in attendance. The organisers encourage members of the...
Jana Hocking went on a dating app to find something "too serious" before the New Year. She quickly felt something was not quite right and noticed one trick helped prove her suspicions
Dec.14 - Yuki Tsunoda may be on his last chance to shine in Formula 1 next year. The Japanese made his debut for Red Bull's second team AlphaTauri in 2021, but many regard him as a feisty and diminutive driver rather than a true contender to make the move up to Red Bull Racing. Perhaps.....check out full post »
A golden rule in football is that you always play to the whistle - and Porto's players were reminded exactly why during their crunch Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.
Spice up your life: Here's the ultimate guide to crafting your own flavourful dry herbs! Because store-bought herbs are so last season!
Jumia will cease operations for its food delivery service, Jumia Food, in all of its operational countries, which include Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Uganda, and Algeria by the end of December 2023. The company’s current priorities across its 11 operational nations are the Jumia Pay platform and its core physical goods business. Even
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Paris (AFP) Dec 13, 2023
After nearly three decades of dancing around the chief driver of global warming, UN climate negotiations in oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Wednesday called for the first time for the world to "transition away" from polluting fossil fuels.
The landmark first for the UN process was laid out in a text designed to respond to the failure so far to meet the Paris deal's more ambitious - and saf
Paris (AFP) Dec 13, 2023
The OPEC oil cartel said Wednesday that it expects healthy growth in global demand for crude as the COP28 climate conference agreed on a transition away from fossil fuels.
It said global oil demand should grow by 2.2 million barrels per day next year to an average of 104.36 mbd.
"Oil demand is expected to be supported by resilient global GDP growth, amid continued improvements in econom
The Hague (AFP) Dec 13, 2023
The leaders of South Korea and the Netherlands vowed Wednesday to bolster co-operation in the critical semiconductor sector, amid growing tensions between China and the West over the technology.
The two countries, which host some of the world's top tech companies, such as ASML and Samsung, pledged to forge a "semiconductor alliance" involving businesses, researchers and universities.
Sem
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
Photolithography involves manipulating light to precisely etch features onto a surface, and is commonly used to fabricate computer chips and optical devices like lenses. But tiny deviations during the manufacturing process often cause these devices to fall short of their designers' intentions.
To help close this design-to-manufacturing gap, researchers from MIT and the Chinese University o
Berlin (AFP) Dec 13, 2023
Axel Springer said Wednesday it was partnering up with the maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI, which will pay the German media group to include its journalism in responses generated by the chatbot.
"ChatGPT users around the world will receive summaries of selected global news content from Axel Springer's media brands," which include news site Politico and German tabloid Bild, the two companies said in
Moscow (AFP) Dec 13, 2023
Russia on Wednesday warned against a "chaotic" exit from fossil fuels, while welcoming the "compromise" deal reached at the COP28 summit in Dubai on transitioning away from them.
"We have at every opportunity stressed the consequences of a chaotic exit without the backing of science," Ruslan Edelgeriyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy for climate issues, was quoted by TASS
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 14, 2023
Equity markets rallied Thursday and the dollar extended losses after the US Federal Reserve indicated it would begin cutting interest rates next year.
The surge across the region tracked a record-breaking day on Wall Street, where traders cheered a much-sought-after dovish pivot from the central bank as US inflation comes down.
After more than a year of hiking, decision-makers at their
Brussels (AFP) Dec 13, 2023
The European Parliament and EU member states struck a landmark deal Wednesday to strengthen conditions for those working through apps, such as ride-hailing drivers.
Once formally adopted, the law will be a global first covering the gig economy and part of the European Union's effort to give clarity to the status of millions of workers.
The hope is that courts across Europe will not hand
Whether you call it football or soccer, this ball would be the perfect gift for fans of the sport.
Pope calls for binding treaty to regulate artificial intelligence, warns risks of technology lacking morality too great.
ROME (AP) — Pope calls for binding treaty to regulate artificial intelligence, warns risks of technology lacking morality too great.
The move is estimated to generate millions for councils in the next fiscal year.
(Telecompaper) New Zealand operator Spark will automatically offer customers 14 GB of maximum-speed data with hotspotting and unlimited NZ calls and texts on their...
A team of rivals joined together to lead Israel’s war effort. But beneath the veneer of unity, there are political differences and old resentments.
An IDF soldier is seen holding a microphone and reciting Shema Yisrael through the mosque's loudspeaker.
An IDF soldier is seen holding a microphone and reciting Shema Yisrael through the mosque's loudspeaker.
Council president should drop his effort to corral Baltimore County watchdog.
