Today: November 16, 2024
Today: November 16, 2024

Asia|News|World

North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapons system -KCNA

North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week's joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, state

Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

UN rights official says Gaza detainees humiliated, dressed in diapers

A U.N. human rights official accused Israel on Friday of mistreating Palestinian detainees in Gaza, saying he had met men who had described being held for weeks, beaten and

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Comerica forecasts weak interest income as deposit costs rise, loan growth slows

Comerica on Friday forecast an 11% drop in its net interest income (NII) in 2024, as it pays more interest on deposits to keep customers from moving to other options, while seeing slower

Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets|US

US equity funds see big outflows on rate-cut uncertainty, earnings caution

U.S. equity funds saw large outflows in the seven days to Jan. 17 as a solid retail sales report and pushback from Federal Reserve officials tempered hopes about a policy rate cut in March

Crime|News|US|World

Czech court rules Indian man can be extradited to US, justice minister to decide

A Czech appeals court has ruled that Prague can extradite to the United States an Indian man accused by the U.S. of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill a Sikh separatist on

Business|Economy|News|US

US existing home sales fall in December, supply shows signs of improvement

U.S. existing home sales fell in December to the lowest level in nearly 13-1/2 years, but a recovery could be in the cards this year as mortgage rates decline and housing

Business|Finance|US

ICBC to pay $32.4 million to US regulators over AML lapses, supervisory information disclosure

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and its New York branch will pay $32.4 million in penalties for the unauthorized use and disclosure of confidential supervisory

Business|Europe|Finance|Technology

Stellantis will avoid brutal price cuts, CEO says

Stellantis will avoid being caught in a price war which would destroy its profitability, its CEO said on Friday, adding that he did not see major impacts on supplies due to ongoing

Election|News|Political|US

Maine official asks state's top court to consider Trump ballot disqualification

Maine’s top election official on Friday appealed a lower court ruling delaying a final decision on former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the Republican primary ballot

Maine official asks state's top court to consider Trump ballot disqualification
Environment|News|US

US cold snap leaves over 100,000 without power in Oregon

At least 100,000 customers in Oregon still did not have electricity flowing to their homes on Friday, as continued ice and wind limited efforts to restore power by Portland General

News|World

Palestinian-American teenager killed by Israeli forces in West Bank- Palestinian officials

A Palestinian-American teenager was killed by Israeli security forces on Friday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.

Economy|Finance|News

Fed's Daly: 'Premature' to think rate cuts are around the corner

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Friday said she feels there is "a lot of work left to do" on bringing inflation back down to the Fed's 2% goal, and that it is "

Fed's Daly: 'Premature' to think rate cuts are around the corner
Business|News|US

JetBlue, Spirit appealing judge's ruling blocking merger

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines said late Friday they will appeal a judge's ruling this week blocking the air carriers' planned tie-up. U.S.

News|US

Plane makes emergency landing on Virginia highway

A small commercial plane with seven people on board made an emergency landing on a Virginia highway on Friday after taking off from Dulles International Airport, the U.S.

Plane makes emergency landing on Virginia highway
Business|Finance

Musk denies report his AI company secures $500 million toward $1 billion funding goal

Elon Musk has said a report that his artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, has secured $500 million in commitments from investors toward a $1 billion goal is inaccurate.

Crime|News|US

Uvalde DA investigates police over failures in mass shooting - report

A prosecutor in Uvalde, Texas, has convened a grand jury to investigate whether police were criminally liable for failing to promptly storm a classroom in a 2022 mass shooting that killed

Uvalde DA investigates police over failures in mass shooting - report
Americas|News|US

Several hundred Honduran migrants prepare to travel north - local media

Several hundred migrants have gathered at a bus terminal in northern Honduras in preparation to head towards the United States, local television reported on Friday, seeking to

MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike on Damascus kills Iranian Guards official -source in regional pro-Syria alliance

An Israeli strike on Syria's capital Damascus on Saturday killed a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and wounded others, a source in the regional pro-Syria alliance told Reuters

News|World

Netanyahu told Biden Gaza plans clash with 'Palestinian sovereignty', statement says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on Saturday to push back against U.S.

Netanyahu told Biden Gaza plans clash with 'Palestinian sovereignty', statement says
News|US|World

US personnel suffer minor injuries in Iraq base attack: U.S. official

U.S. personnel suffered minor injuries and a member of Iraq's security forces was seriously wounded in an attack on Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base on Saturday, a U.S.

Election|Technology|US

OpenAI suspends bot developer for Congressman Dean Phillips- The Washington Post

Microsoft-backed OpenAI has banned the developer of a bot mimicking Democratic presidential hopeful Congressman Dean Phillips, the first action the ChatGPT maker has taken in response to

OpenAI suspends bot developer for Congressman Dean Phillips- The Washington Post
Europe|News|Political|World

NATO's Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes, Russia says

The scale of NATO's Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises mark an "irrevocable return" of the alliance to Cold War schemes, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told the state

NATO's Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes, Russia says
Business|Economy|Europe|News|World

Fire at Novatek's terminal caused by explosions - Russia's RIA agency

A fire at a terminal of Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek on the Baltic Sea was caused by two explosions, the state RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing local

Economy|Finance|News|World

West stands to lose at least $288 billion in assets if Russian assets seized -RIA

Russia's state RIA news agency said on Sunday it had calculated that the West stood to lose assets and investments worth at least $288 billion if it confiscated frozen Russian assets to

Economy|Finance|News|US

Economists increasingly sure US will avoid recession -NABE survey

The U.S economy should avoid a recession in the coming year, according to an increasingly large majority of economists polled by the National Association of Business Economics.

Economists increasingly sure US will avoid recession -NABE survey

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