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Cryptocurrency boss's daughter escapes kidnap gang in Paris street

A masked gang tried to abduct the woman and her young son in the latest gang attack in France.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

S&P 500 wipes out 2025 losses as stocks extend rally

Inflation data helps Wall Street benchmark rebound from 15% fall sparked by Donald Trump’s tariffs

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Some recipes date back to ancient Rome: French toast, foie gras … and braised flamingo

One of the world’s oldest cookbooks, De Re Coquinaria, contains recipes for familiar staples, along with more exotic fare.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Using a blue inhaler alone is not enough to manage your asthma

Australia’s new asthma guidelines warn against anyone with asthma – even those with infrequent symptoms – using only salbutamol inhaler.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

From GPS to weather forecasts: the hidden ways Australia relies on foreign satellites

Australia relies on satellites it doesn’t own – which creates a risky situation.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Marathon hearings begin as House Republicans push ahead with Trump’s big bill

Republicans are working to push President Donald Trump's signature legislative package through a gauntlet of committee hearings over mounting opposition from Democrats, advocacy groups and even some wary Republicans themselves.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Mali dissolves all political parties after opposition figures β€˜arrested’

Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent days

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Coinbase jumps 24% on S&P 500 inclusion, biggest gain since post-election pop

Coinbase had its best day since just after last year's presidential election, as investors bought shares ahead of the company's inclusion in the S&P 500.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce

It's likely Microsoft's largest job purge since it said goodbye to 10,000 employees in 2023.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Not-so-bad news is the new good news

Moderate inflation and tariffs seem to lift markets

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Annual inflation rate hit 2.3% in April, less than expected and lowest since 2021

The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.2% in April for a 2.4% annual inflation rate.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

UN aid chief slams Israel plan for Gaza aid

UN aid chief slams Israel plan for Gaza aid United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday slammed a plan by Israel for the distribution of aid in theGazaStrip as a "cynical sideshow, a deliberate distraction, a fig leaf for further violence and displacement". He told the UN Security Council that no food, medicine, water or tents have entered the war-torn Palestinian enclave for more than 10 weeks. "We can save...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Will the new Air Force One be secure? Qatar’s gift to Trump raises questions

Security is the primary concern when it comes to presidential travel.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

In a Landmark PFAS Payout, 3M to Pay New Jersey $450 Million

In a historic settlement, chemical giant 3M has agreed to pay up to $450 million to New Jersey to resolve claims over its role in decades-long contamination from toxic β€œforever chemicals,” just days before a scheduled trial that would have been the first in the country to determine environmental PFAS liability to a state. The […]

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Israeli air strike on hospital kills 28 people in Gaza, civil defence says

Israel's military said it was targeting a Hamas command centre which it said was beneath the hospital.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Nepali Lesbians Harassed While Registering Marriage

Click to expand Image The Supreme Court of Nepal in Kathmandu. Supreme Court of Nepal After two years together, Ramita and Shiluβ€”both pseudonyms to protect their identitiesβ€”traveled to Sindhuli this month to register their marriage under Nepal’s June 2023 Supreme Court ruling which allows for same-sex marriages. But instead of recognition, the couplereportedly faced harassment, delays, rejection, and were forcibly...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Dutch Environmental Group Launches New Climate Case Against Shell to Stop All Investment in New Oil and Gas Fields

The Dutch NGO that won a historic court verdict in 2021 in a pioneering climate lawsuit against the oil major Shell announced on Tuesday that it is launching a new case against the company, with the core demand that Shell immediately stop investing in any new oil and gas fields. β€œAt a time in which […]

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Microsoft is laying off about 3% of its workforce

Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, said the layoffs will be across all levels and geographies but the cuts will focus on reducing the number of managers.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Why the MAGA economy is thriving

The world’s largest market is becoming two

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

US can curb AI chip risks without halting tech exports, US official says

The Trump admin is dropping the Biden-era diffusion rule blocking the spread of AI chips overseas as part of a bid to limit Chinese access.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

UnitedHealth Group, largest health insurer in U.S., withdraws financial outlook for 2025

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons as the health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Scottish parliament passes first stage of assisted dying bill

Amendments will now be considered by Holyrood health committee before a final vote by MSPs

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US sanctions companies alleged to be shipping Iranian oil to China

Measures come as Donald Trump offers olive branch to regime in Tehran

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Iraq frees over 19,000 prisoners under new amnesty, including some ex-ISIL

Officials say prisons at almost double capacity earlier this month.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

The pay equity puzzle: can we compare effort, skill and risk between different industries?

Pay equity is not the same as equal pay, and is harder to calculate because women’s work is concentrated in low-paying industries. But without pay equity, all New Zealanders pay.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Israel kills at least 16, wounds 70 in strike on Gaza European Hospital

Israel kills at least 16, wounds 70 in strike on Gaza European Hospital The Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Tuesday that the Israeli bombing in the vicinity of the European Hospital in Khan Younis has killed at least 16 people and wounded 70 others. British surgeon Tom Potokar, who is currently working at the European Hospital, said the operating theatre has been damaged and it is no longer possible to take patients...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Nodule found in Joe Biden’s prostate during routine medical exam

Questions about the ex-US president’s age and health had been cited by Democratic leaders who pressed him to drop his 2024 re-election bid.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

US targets Britain’s pork, poultry and seafood markets

Agricultural sectors are β€˜front of the line’ in ongoing trade talks, says Trump’s agriculture secretary

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

'Show us something special': Trump announces lifting Syria sanctions

'Show us something special': Trump announces lifting Syria sanctions Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 18:40 If followed through, it would mark the first time since 1979 Syria was not under US sanctions and could spark a reconstruction boom US President Donald Trump prepares to speak during the Saudi-US investment forum at King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, on 13 May 2025 (Brendan...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

British citizen to be deported from Israel for social media posts

British citizen to be deported from Israel for social media posts The BBC reported on Tuesday that a British citizen will be deported from Israel after allegedly walking into a "closed military zone". "After being questioned she was found to have posted anti-Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sentiments on social media and to belong to an organisation calling for the boycott of Israel," the BBC said, citing Israeli police....

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

WATCH: Schumer vows to hold up DOJ nominees for answers about Qatar’s jet gift to Trump

Sen. Chuck Schumer says he will hold up all Department of Justice nominations on the Senate floor until he gets more answers about the free Air Force One replacement that President Donald Trump says would be donated by Qatar.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

US sanctions network of companies it says helped ship Iranian oil to China

The US Treasury says nearly two dozen firms facilitated transport of billions of dollars worth of oil for Iranian military front company.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Ukraine: Zelenskyy says he'll wait for Putin in Turkey

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will be waiting for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Turkish capital. The Kremlin declined to say whether Putin would attend talks on the war in Ukraine.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Risk and Reward in Central Asia’s Critical Raw Materials Boom

As Brussels, Beijing, Moscow, and Washington scramble to secure key materials for clean energy and new tech, they have begun to size up the region's potential.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Will the US-China tariff deal avert a possible global trade war?

The world's two biggest economies agree to de-escalate tariff face-off.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East