Another looming political crisis is battering France’s reputation on global markets. Borrowing costs spiked as investors looked to a possible vote of no confidence over […]
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As ceasefire takes effect, Lebanon’s economy is shattered by war
A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, brokered by the US and France, went into effect this Wednesday, paving the way for the more than […]
Trump vows steep tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China over drug trafficking, migration
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will slap a 25 percent across-the-board tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada unless they stop […]
‘Glicked’ dominates the US box office
“Wicked” and “Gladiator II” dominated the US box office over the weekend, with “Wicked” expected to rake in $114 million. But first, Huawei’s launch of […]
US prosecutors have demanded the breakup of Google. What happens next?
The chips are down. In the biggest antitrust trial of this century, US federal prosecutors have filed their demands for Google, including for the tech […]
Kenya scraps airport, power deals with Adani after US fraud indictment
Kenya’s president has announced the cancellation of two major infrastructure deals with India’s Adani Group, after US prosecutors charged its founder Gautam Adani and his […]
One year of Milei’s Argentina: Is ‘shock therapy’ working?
It’s been just over a year since Argentina elected Javier Milei as president. The political outsider had brandished a chainsaw as a symbol of his […]
History’s biggest break-up: US federal prosecutors say Google must sell Chrome
In the antitrust trial of the century, the US Justice Department has filed for tech giant Alphabet to separate from its Chrome browser, which is […]
SpaceX’s sixth Starship test flight: Soft splashdown but no booster catch
In this Science segment, we look at SpaceX’s latest test flight of its Starship megarocket. The flight went well and achieved several milestones, but the […]
With tariffs in mind, Donald Trump picks Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to lead the Department of Commerce. The businessman and long-time friend of Trump’s is […]