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South Korea’s Extreme Market Swings Subside as Leverage Unwinds
Forced liquidations plunged, margin loans hit year-lows, and regulators tightened ETF rules, calming South Korea's Kospi...
RBA Set to Hold Cash Rate at 4.35% as Inflation Surprise Eases Pressure
Australia's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold next week after headline inflation fell unexpectedly...
China Factory-Gate Inflation Slows to 3.5% as Domestic Demand Lags
Producer price inflation in China rose just 3.5% year-on-year in July, the slowest pace in three months, while consumer ...
Engineering Also Needs a Soul
Raúl Asís Monforte argues that technical skills alone are not enough; the engineers of the future must cultivate empathy...
Banxico Delays 3% Inflation Goal to Late 2027 as Core Prices Stay Sticky
The Bank of Mexico held its benchmark rate at 6.50% and pushed back the forecast for reaching its 3% inflation target by...
82-Year-Old Kentucky Grandmother Refuses $26 Million to Preserve Family Farm
Ida Huddleston, 82, turned down a multimillion-dollar offer from a tech giant to build a data center on land her family ...
AI’s Jobs Riddle Deepens as Layoffs, Growth Studies, and CEO U-Turns Collide
Big Tech firms shed thousands while studies show AI adopters can grow headcount. Economists demand policy action as the ...
French Commune Besieged by Waze Traffic: Mayor Installs Light in Desperate Bid to Slow Commuters
Lieusaint has become a daily shortcut for thousands of Waze users, causing gridlock and pollution. The mayor's traffic-l...
Earphone Charging Case Causes Smoke, Diverts SWISS Flight to Maine
A SWISS flight from Zurich to New York made an emergency landing after a damaged earphone charging case with a lithium b...
Holiday spending shifts: French shoppers buy local cider in Brittany, rosé in Corsica
A cashback app’s analysis of over 227,000 receipts shows French consumers dramatically adapt their grocery baskets to th...
French Court Evicts Tenant Who Had Insurance but Failed to Send the Attestation
A Montpellier court ruling shows that having valid home insurance is not enough for tenants—failure to provide the polic...
Bugatti Destrier: A Sculptural Masterpiece Built for One
Bugatti unveils Destrier — the third unique creation of its Solitaire program — stripping the Bolide of its racing aggre...
Trump's Fuller Hair at Las Vegas Rally Fuels Wig and Extension Speculation
President Trump's unusually voluminous hair at a Nevada campaign event sparked social media debate and drew attention aw...
Denmark Mandates Oral Defense and AI Blocks to Stop High School Cheating
Three emergency measures are taking effect immediately in Danish upper secondary schools, requiring oral defense of writ...
Football Stars Džeko and Modrić Back €920 Million Luxury Resort Set to Transform Croatia's Coast
Two of the Balkans' most iconic footballers are joining forces on a vast luxury development near Dubrovnik, promising to...
Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Visits Trinidad and Tobago, Pledges Closer Ties on Energy, Security
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with his Trinidadian counterpart Sean Sobers on August 7 to discuss ener...
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Rules Out All-Party Meet, Says Talks with Karnataka Possible Without Compromising Cauvery Rights
Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay rejected the opposition’s demand for an all-party meeting on the Mekedatu dam, but remaine...
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to Chair MPs’ Delimitation Meet, DMK to Boycott
The meeting aims to unify MPs on the implications of the proposed delimitation exercise, but the main opposition’s absen...
Drinking Coffee Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Death Risk in New Study
A small, long-term study links higher polyphenol intake—particularly from coffee—with reduced breast cancer mortality an...
Technical Analysts See Bullish Setups in CRISIL, Pidilite, SCI, Tata Capital Amid Muted Market
Indian equity benchmarks consolidate as a rally in oil prices churns cautious sentiment, but technical screens flag brea...
Four Medical Reasons You're Always Tired, Even After Enough Sleep
A homeopathic physician and holistic health expert flags four commonly overlooked blood-based causes of chronic fatigue ...
Bollywood Stars Rally for Assam Flood Relief with Ground Support and Donations
Bhumi Pednekar visited flood-affected villages in Sivasagar district, while comedian Samay Raina contributed Rs 10 lakh ...
Commodities Rally Faces CPI Test as Hormuz Risks Keep Oil on Edge
Gold and base metals surged after a weak US jobs report boosted rate-cut bets, but next week’s inflation data will test ...
US Midterms Test MAGA's Grip: Evangelicals Stand By Trump Amid Mobilization-Heavy, Divisive Campaigns
With three months until the November 2026 US midterms, Donald Trump's MAGA base remains steadfast, anchored by strong ev...
Report: Australia's Part-Time Majority a Policy Blind Spot as Universities Cling to Full-Time Norms
Part-time students now dominate many Australian classrooms, yet policies from scholarships to special consideration rema...
Imperial College Leans on Student Inventions and Beef Ban to Reach Net Zero
Imperial College London has banned beef, adopted seaweed packaging from alumni start-up Notpla, and committed £79.8m to ...
Apple Taps Alibaba's Qwen AI to Boost Mac Capabilities in China
Apple enables Mac users in mainland China to integrate Alibaba's Qwen AI with Siri and Writing Tools, aiming to close th...
Serbia and Ukraine Pledge Free Trade Deal and Energy Cooperation in Historic Visit
Presidents Vucic and Zelenskiy aim to finalize a free trade agreement by year-end, unblocking Serbia’s WTO bid, while ba...
Berkshire’s Abel puts capital to work: buybacks surge, 14-quarter stock-selling streak ends
Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $7.8bn of its own stock in Q2 and July and became a net buyer of equities for the first t...
Iran-Oman Hormuz Deal Near, But Tehran Demands U.S. Reparations Before Reopening Vital Oil Route
Iran signals an agreement with Oman on a new Strait of Hormuz shipping route is imminent, yet insists the waterway will ...