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The 24 hours of rate cuts that end year of global central-bank easing

By Friday, 22 central banks accounting for two-fifths of the global economy will have set borrowing cost

How Mauritius is promoting top golf courses to attract high-end visitors

Tourism is Mauritius' main source of foreign currency. The sector was upended by Covid-19 lockdowns and travel bans, and visitor numbers are only expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year

ABC to give $15 mn to Trump's presidential library to settle lawsuit

In a statement, ABC News said: We are pleased that the parties have reached an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit on the terms in the court filing

US foreign investment panel split on Nippon-US Steel deal, say reports

CFIUS, a powerful committee charged with reviewing foreign investments in US firms for national security risks, has until Dec. 22 to make a decision on whether to approve, block or extend the timeline

Donald Trump gives allies Devin Nunes and Richard Grenell key roles

Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel, served as an aide to Nunes in the US House of Representatives

Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal

The pact represents Britain's first free trade deals with Malaysia and Brunei, but while it had agreements with the other countries, CPTPP provisions go further, especially in giving companies choices

Cyclone Chido death toll in Mayotte reaches 'several hundred': Official

The tropical cyclone blew through the southeastern Indian Ocean, also affecting the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar. Mayotte was directly in the path of the cyclone and suffered extensive

Ukraine's drone hits Chechnya as Kyiv retaliates after Moscow attack

Kadyrov pledged revenge on Ukrainian forces and said he had ordered a missile strike against military facilities in Kharkiv in retaliation for the attack. The claim could not be independently verified

Constitution will be amended with consensus of all: Nepal Home Minister

Lekhak said that the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN UML), the largest parties in Parliament, had decided to form the incumbent coalition

UN envoy urges sanctions relief to rebuild Syria after Assad's ouster

The UN envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, told reporters in Damascus that setting Syria back on track after the past few tumultuous weeks will be helped by a speedy relief of sanctions

Airlines are price takers, don't have influence on prices they pay: IATA

In a fast-growing aviation market like India where the air traffic demand is on the rise, there are persistent concerns about airfare trajectory from various quarters to make air tickets affordable

Who was Suchir Balaji, OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco?

Weeks before his death, Suchir Balaji, a graduate from the University of California, made serious allegations against his former employer, OpenAI

US lawmakers demand to scrap China science agreement renewal deal for 5 yrs

Extension comes despite repeated requests from Congress to either suspend the agreement or implement stronger safeguards to protect US national security, human rights, and intellectual property

Mexico, Canada, Asean gained more from US-China trade war than India: GTRI

US-China trade war, initiated in 2018 under President Trump with tariffs targeting key sectors, has significantly reshaped global trade flows but failed to achieve its primary goals

Iranian singer arrested for not wearing hijab while performing online

Ahmady had posted her concert on YouTube the day before, saying: I am Parastoo, a girl who wants to sing for the people I love. This is a right I could not ignore; singing for the land I love passion

New Syria: Rebels try to bring normalcy while Syrians vow to speak up

Main insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has renounced its al-Qaida past, and its leaders are working to reassure Syria's religious and ethnic communities that future will be pluralist and tolerant

South Korean leaders seek calm after President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached

Liberal Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, whose party holds a majority in the National Assembly, urged the Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on Yoon's impeachment

Drug captagon: What it is, how it links to Syria's fallen Assad regime

The drug has the active ingredient fenethylline and was initially marketed for conditions including ADHD and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy

Italy grants citizenship to Argentine Prez Javier Milei for his heritage

Javier Milei, whose grandparents migrated from Italy to Argentina, was granted Italian citizenship based on his ancestral ties, according to Italy's foreign ministry

S Korea's Oppn chief urges top court to act swiftly on Yoon's impeachment

Yoon's powers will be suspended until the court rules on the case, either removing Yoon from office or restoring his powers