North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has regained weight and appears to have obesity-related health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and his officials are looking for new medicines abroad to treat them, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Monday. The 40-year-old Kim, known for heavy drinking and smoking, comes from a family…
Paris Olympics 2024 so far U.S. athletes are heading to the Paris Olympics to compete on one of the biggest international stage in sports. After heartbreak and injuries in trials, U.S. teams are set for men’s and women’s basketball, women’s and men’s soccer, men’s and women’s gymnastics, swimming and more. New this year: Breaking or…
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Business & Finance 24 July 2024, 9:31 am 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Lineage, the world’s largest operator of cold-storage warehouses, raised $4.45 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, setting it up for the biggest stock market debut globally this year. Lineage priced just under 57 million shares in New York at $78…
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Business & FinanceDeals 24 July 2024, 7:44 am 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that the United States and Vietnam are discussing the sale of Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes to Hanoi, in a sign of closer security cooperation between the two former foes. Market Impact The discussions show the United States’ growing efforts to gain…
Protesters in Bangladesh have issued demands amid a lull in the violence that has filled the streets in recent days after the government backed down on quotas on hiring for government jobs. Student leaders said on Monday that they plan to continue demonstrations despite a decision by the Supreme Court the previous day scaling back…
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Former US President and 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally with US Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 20, 2024. — AFP Donald Trump mocks rival Democratic Party. He says: “They have no idea who their candidate…
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BUTLER, Pa. – Law enforcement combed through a white van believed to have been used by Thomas Matthew Crooks after he nearly assassinated former President Trump, video shows. Officers found explosives, including an improvised explosive device, inside the van, sources confirmed to Fox News. The sources could not say how many explosives or what kind…
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Business & Finance 17 July 2024, 1:57 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is considering slashing up to half its financial services auditing staff in China as a regulatory investigation and an exodus of clients darken business prospects. The move follows Chinese regulators’ scrutiny of PwC this year for its role as…
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On Monday, three small Houthi vessels, two of which were crewed and one uncrewed, attacked the Panama-flagged, Israeli-owned MT Bently I off the coast of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, according to British and American authorities. The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations center reported that the MT Bently I conducted self-protection measures, and after 15 minutes the small…
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Business & FinanceCommodities 15 July 2024, 2:09 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that trading houses face losses of at least $1 billion on cocoa derivatives after major producer Ghana failed to deliver beans this year, forcing traders to liquidate short positions in a rallying market. Market Impact Global cocoa prices soared this year after…
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