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Disney names veteran producer Almin Karamehmedovic president of ABC News

Walt Disney has named veteran producer Almin Karamehmedovic as president of ABC News, the television network said on Monday.

Disney names veteran producer Almin Karamehmedovic president of ABC News
Economy|Europe|Finance|News|World

What is G7's plan for financial aid to Ukraine?

The Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies agreed in June to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine $50 billion in loans, aiming to ensure Kyiv can continue its fight

What is G7's plan for financial aid to Ukraine?
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Blast at Russian petrochemical plant injures three

A blast and fire on a fuel pipeline at the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant in Russia's Bashkiria region east of Moscow injured three people, local authorities said on Monday.

Blast at Russian petrochemical plant injures three
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News

Phil Donahue, pioneer of the daytime talk show, dies at age 88

Phil Donahue, who changed the face of U.S. daytime television with a long-running syndicated talk show that highlighted topical and often provocative social and political issues, has died

Phil Donahue, pioneer of the daytime talk show, dies at age 88
Economy

Chile's GDP down in Q2, economists see room for rate cuts

Chile's gross domestic product fell 0.6% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the previous three-month period, data released by the country's central bank showed on Monday,

Chile's GDP down in Q2, economists see room for rate cuts
Business

U.S. customer activity boosting transatlantic shipping, Hapag-Lloyd says

Transatlantic container shipping volumes into the United States are rebounding, the head of Hapag-Lloyd said on Monday, boosted by restocking and a rush to fill up

U.S. customer activity boosting transatlantic shipping, Hapag-Lloyd says
Business|Economy|Finance

Icahn settles with US SEC over alleged disclosure failures

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his firm Icahn Enterprises LP (IEP) have settled charges that for years he failed to disclose pledging the majority of the firm's

Icahn settles with US SEC over alleged disclosure failures
Europe|Technology|Uncategorized

UK's Mike Lynch missing after yacht sinks off Sicily, source says

British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is missing after a luxury yacht was struck by a violent storm and sank off the Sicilian capital Palermo on Monday, a person familiar with the

UK's Mike Lynch missing after yacht sinks off Sicily, source says
Crime|Europe

Forger linked to 11 million euros of fake notes arrested in Italy, Europol says

A forger suspected of printing 11 million euros' ($12 million) worth of fake bank notes was arrested in the Italian city of Naples last week, European police body Europol said on

Forger linked to 11 million euros of fake notes arrested in Italy, Europol says
Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

GM lays off over 1,000 salaried software, services employees

General Motors said Monday it is laying off more than 1,000 salaried employees at its software and service units worldwide.

GM lays off over 1,000 salaried software, services employees
Finance|Health|Stock Markets

Mpox-linked stocks extend rally into second week

Shares of some mpox vaccine and drug developers jumped sharply on Monday in premarket trading, putting them on track to extend gains from last week as concerns over an outbreak of the

Business|Economy|Finance

Canada's Couche-Tard confirms buyout offer for Japan's Seven & i

Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard confirmed on Monday it has made an offer to buy Japan's Seven & i.

Canada's Couche-Tard confirms buyout offer for Japan's Seven & i
Africa|Economy|News

Kenya to bring back some scrapped tax plans, risking more unrest

Kenya's government will have to bring back some tax measures that it scrapped after deadly protests in June, the finance minister said, raising the risk of further unrest.

Kenya to bring back some scrapped tax plans, risking more unrest
Health

One case of clade 2 mpox detected in Pakistan, new strain not detected

One case of the mpox virus has been detected in Pakistan of the clade 2 variety, the country's ministry of health said on Monday, adding that no cases of the clade 1b strain of

One case of clade 2 mpox detected in Pakistan, new strain not detected
Europe|News|World

UK support for Ukraine remains unwavering, says PM Starmer's spokesperson

Britain's support for Ukraine remains unwavering, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, in response to comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

UK support for Ukraine remains unwavering, says PM Starmer's spokesperson
MidEast|News|World

Gaza ceasefire talks: The main sticking points

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel stepping up diplomatic pressure in a last-ditch attempt to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage release deal.

Gaza ceasefire talks: The main sticking points
Europe|News|World

Ukraine official says civilians have 'week or two' to evacuate key hub Pokrovsk

Civilians in Ukraine's eastern strategic logistics hub of Pokrovsk have no more than two weeks to evacuate as Russian troops press towards it, while those in nearby Myrnohrad have only a

Ukraine official says civilians have 'week or two' to evacuate key hub Pokrovsk
Europe|News|World

Russian forces capture town of Zalizne in Ukraine's east, defence ministry says

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday that its forces had captured the town of Zalizne in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, as its offensive against the nearby city of Toretsk

Business|Finance

Estee Lauder forecasts bleak annual results; CEO Freda to depart

Estee Lauder forecast annual profit and sales below estimates as the global beauty market struggles with slowing demand mainly in the China market and said CEO

Estee Lauder forecasts bleak annual results; CEO Freda to depart
Economy|Finance

Fed's Kashkari says appropriate to debate Sept rate cut, WSJ reports

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said it was appropriate to discuss potentially cutting U.S. interest rates in September because of the rising possibility of a weakening labor market

Fed's Kashkari says appropriate to debate Sept rate cut, WSJ reports
News

Liquidia's inhaled drug fails to get traditional approval in US, shares fall

The U.S.

Liquidia's inhaled drug fails to get traditional approval in US, shares fall
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Greenback in the red as Jackson Hole looms

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Samuel Indyk The volatility that rocked markets in early August appears to be back under control, and with the Kansas City Fed's Jackson Hole

Greenback in the red as Jackson Hole looms
Crime|News

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv

The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence agency

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv
Europe|News|World

Moscow says Ukraine struck a third bridge over Seym river in Russia's Kursk region

A Russian investigator said on Monday that Ukraine had struck and damaged a third bridge over the Seym river in Russia's Kursk region a day earlier, where Moscow's troops have been

Moscow says Ukraine struck a third bridge over Seym river in Russia's Kursk region
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Wall St ends higher, extending rally ahead of Jackson Hole

U.S. stocks advanced on Monday, building on their largest weekly percentage gain of the year as investors focused on the Democratic National Convention and the

Wall St ends higher, extending rally ahead of Jackson Hole

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