Today: November 15, 2024
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Russian doctor jailed for 5-1/2 years after being publicly denounced

A Russian court sentenced a Moscow paediatrician to 5-1/2 years in a penal colony on Tuesday, Russian media said, after the mother of one of her patients publicly denounced her over

Russian doctor jailed for 5-1/2 years after being publicly denounced
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil retail sales rise less than expected in September

Retail sales in Brazil rose less than expected in September but recovered from a fall in the previous month, as the strength of Latin America's largest economy keeps in focus

Brazil retail sales rise less than expected in September
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Tyson Foods profit tops estimates on improving chicken business, shares jump 9%

Tyson Foods beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday and said its rebounding chicken business would limit fallout from ongoing

Tyson Foods profit tops estimates on improving chicken business, shares jump 9%
Economy|Election|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Wall Street indexes dip with focus on Trump policies, economic data

Wall Street's three major indexes closed lower on Tuesday as investors booked some profits from a post-election rally and waited anxiously for U.S

Wall Street indexes dip with focus on Trump policies, economic data
Business|Election|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Bitcoin: to $90,000 and beyond?

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Dhara Ranasinghe Almost a week on from the U.S. election and investors are wasting no time betting on who they believe will be the biggest

Bitcoin: to $90,000 and beyond?
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Home Depot expects smaller drop in annual sales as hurricane rebuild boosts quarter

Home Depot forecast a smaller drop in annual same-store sales on Tuesday, benefiting from resilient demand from professional contractors, as well as a lift from hurricane-

Home Depot expects smaller drop in annual sales as hurricane rebuild boosts quarter
Economy|Finance

Brazil central bank warns of extended rate-hike cycle if inflation expectations worsen

Brazil's central bank said on Tuesday that further deterioration in inflation expectations could extend the monetary tightening cycle, with its action remaining "a

Brazil central bank warns of extended rate-hike cycle if inflation expectations worsen
Europe|Health|Opinion|World

The legal status of assisted dying in different countries

Britain is to debate whether to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill, potentially paving the way for the law to change.

The legal status of assisted dying in different countries
Business|Europe|Technology|US

Apple told by EU to end geo-blocking on services such as App Store

Apple was told by the EU on Tuesday to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user's geographical location, on services such as

Apple told by EU to end geo-blocking on services such as App Store
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Loss-making EV firm VinFast to get $3.4 billion more funding from founder, parent company

Nasdaq-listed electric vehicle maker VinFast said on Wednesday it will get a fresh round of funding worth 85 trillion dong ($3.35 billion) from its founder and its parent firm, Vingroup by

Loss-making EV firm VinFast to get $3.4 billion more funding from founder, parent company
Economy|Election|Europe|US

German investor morale falls, rattled by Trump and coalition collapse

German investor morale clouded over this month, an economic research institute said on Tuesday, as Donald Trump's U.S. election win and the collapse of the government

Election|Europe|Technology

German interior minister warns of cyber threat ahead of elections

Germany must bolster its defences against cyber-attacks and disinformation campaigns, particularly out of Russia, as it prepares for snap elections in the coming months, the

German interior minister warns of cyber threat ahead of elections
Business|Environment|Europe

Highlights from ruling in Shell's climate case

A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark 2021 ruling, ordering oil and gas giant Shell to accelerate carbon reduction efforts that was seen as a turning point in

Highlights from ruling in Shell's climate case
Business|Economy|Finance

India's industrial output up 3.1% y/y in September

India's industrial output rose 3.1% year-on-year in September, backed by manufacturing activity, government data showed on Tuesday.

India's industrial output up 3.1% y/y in September
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Bank of England's Pill says pay growth stuck at high level

Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said labour market data released earlier on Tuesday showed inflation pressures in Britain remained too high for the BoE's 2% inflation target

Bank of England's Pill says pay growth stuck at high level
Business|Economy|Finance

India's retail inflation surges to 14-month high in October as vegetable prices soar

India's retail inflation surged to a 14-month high in October, driven by a jump in vegetable prices and dashing hopes of an interest rate cut by the

India's retail inflation surges to 14-month high in October as vegetable prices soar
Africa|Business|Technology

Musk's Starlink gets Chad go-ahead to improve internet access

Chad said on Tuesday it had approved the licensing of Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink to improve access to internet services in the central African country.

Musk's Starlink gets Chad go-ahead to improve internet access
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

India's October retail inflation accelerates to 6.21%

India's retail inflation in October accelerated to 6.21% year-on-year, breaching the central bank's target range for the first time in over a year, as food prices remained stubbornly high,

India's October retail inflation accelerates to 6.21%
Africa|Economy|Finance

South African unemployment rate dips under coalition government

South Africa's unemployment rate fell in the three months after the formation of a coalition government that has boosted business confidence and led to hopes for

South African unemployment rate dips under coalition government
Americas|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Brazil's BTG Pactual reports surge in quarterly profit

Brazil's Banco BTG Pactual's third-quarter adjusted net income jumped 15% from the same period last year supported by higher revenue and improved operational leverage.

Brazil's BTG Pactual reports surge in quarterly profit
MidEast|US|World

Israel fails to meet US aid demands to ease Gaza catastrophe, aid groups say

International aid groups said that Israel had failed to meet a series of U.S. demands intended to improve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza by a Tuesday deadline.

Israel fails to meet US aid demands to ease Gaza catastrophe, aid groups say
MidEast|World

Iran's president says Tehran has to deal with Washington

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran will not be able to ignore its arch-foe the United States and needs to "handle its enemies with forbearance", state media reported on

Iran's president says Tehran has to deal with Washington
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

France summons Israeli envoy demanding no repeat of Jerusalem incident

France's foreign ministry said it had summoned Israel's ambassador on Tuesday to tell him that an incident in Jerusalem that saw armed Israeli security forces entering a property

Economy|US|World

Europe must prepare for new trade war with US, ECB officials warn

Protectionist policies from the incoming U.S. administration will hamper global growth and Europe must be better prepared than in 2018, European Central Bank policymakers

Europe must prepare for new trade war with US, ECB officials warn
MidEast|World

Israeli strikes pound Lebanon, Hezbollah strikes back

The Israeli military pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of its heaviest daytime attacks yet on

Israeli strikes pound Lebanon, Hezbollah strikes back

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