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U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]
Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]
Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. [...]
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]
The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]
U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]
QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]
PAFC on a foggy night, by QuantFoto (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]
This week, many organizations and media outlets commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or "Black Friday" crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in 2015 that coincided with a marked authoritarian shift in the early Xi Jinping [...]
Wednesday is the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or "Black Friday" crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in 2015 that was a key moment in the authoritarian shift in the early Xi Jinping era. At The Guardian, [...]
Express delivery, by Gauthier Delecroix (CC BY 2.0) [...]
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 in the United States or find local resources in the International Suicide Prevention Wiki. Two recent incidents have reignited public concern about civil aviation safety in China, [...]
This year, Shanghai launched a system of traffic safety codes which “aggregates records of traffic accidents and violations involving couriers throughout the city, [and] allows the authorities to identify non-compliant enterprises, accident-prone service points, and high-risk riders, enabling targeted enforcement.” The deployment follows earlier moves [...]
June 30 marked the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of a heavy-handed national security law (NSL) on Hong Kong, which has altered the sociopolitical landscape of the city by undermining its democratic institutions, weakening civil society, and severely curtailing a wide range of freedoms. In [...]
A cutting-edge mouse study reveals that tirzepatide, the dual GLP-1/GIP drug already hailed for impressive weight loss, does more than trim fat: it slashes the growth of obesity-linked breast tumors. University of Michigan researchers found mice lost about 20 % body weight and adipose tissue [...]
A new study comparing three popular diets—intermittent fasting, time-restricted eating, and continuous calorie cutting—found that all can help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and lower blood sugar. But one diet stood out: the 5:2 intermittent fasting plan, where participants eat normally five days [...]
Semaglutide, a popular anti-obesity drug, may come with a hidden cost: significant muscle loss, especially in women and older adults. A small study found that up to 40% of weight loss from semaglutide comes from lean body mass. Alarmingly, those who consumed less protein saw [...]
Our galaxy may reside in a billion-light-year-wide cosmic bubble that accelerates local expansion, potentially settling the long-running Hubble tension. Galaxy counts reveal a sparsely populated neighborhood, and “fossil” sound waves from the Big Bang bolster the void scenario, hinting that gravity has hollowed out this [...]
Researchers in Australia have created a biodegradable gel that delivers Parkinson’s medications through a single weekly shot, replacing the need for multiple daily pills. Injected just under the skin, the gel steadily releases levodopa and carbidopa for seven days, helping keep tremors and stiffness in [...]
Obesity-related cancer deaths in the U.S. have tripled in just two decades, with women, older adults, and minority groups most affected. New research presented at ENDO 2025 highlights how obesity—linked to 13 different cancers—is now a major contributor to cancer mortality, especially in underserved and [...]
Kids who consume artificial and natural sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, and glycyrrhizin may face an increased risk of early puberty, especially if they carry specific genetic markers. This large-scale Taiwanese study links sweeteners to hormonal changes and gut bacteria imbalances that can speed up puberty, [...]
Gravitational-wave detectors have captured their biggest spectacle yet: two gargantuan, rapidly spinning black holes likely forged by earlier smash-ups fused into a 225-solar-mass titan, GW231123. The record-setting blast strains both the sensitivity of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA and the boundaries of stellar-evolution theory, forcing scientists to rethink how [...]
About 100 people have reportedly been killed since fighting between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes erupted in Suweida on Sunday. [...]
The Israeli military said it had struck a number of military compounds belonging to the armed group Hezbollah. [...]
Mahmoud Abdul Rahman's son, Abdullah, was among six children who died at a water distribution point in Gaza on Sunday. [...]
Fighting continues in parts of Suweida province as the Syrian interior ministry sends forces to intervene. [...]
BBC failed to disclose the narrator of Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone was the son of a Hamas official. [...]
Iran's Fars news agency says President Masoud Pezeshkian had a leg injury when his secret site was hit in June. [...]
Six children waiting for water are among those killed in an Israeli air strike, emergency service officials say. [...]
Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to get food. The IDF says there were no known injuries. [...]
Europe will buy unspecified weapons for Ukraine, and Russia gets a long reprieve from sanctions. [...]
A concerted diplomatic push is needed to allay a deepening humanitarian catastrophe. [...]
China’s underground financiers have specialized in international money laundering. [...]
The Starmer government’s hopes of restoring relations with Europe have mostly remained just that. [...]
Despite recent debates at the Pentagon, a global approach to Eurasian threats is needed. [...]
ASEAN leaders will have noticed Washington’s increasing preoccupation with the Middle East and Western Hemisphere. [...]
The White House also announced that it would send additional weapons to Ukraine via NATO. [...]
[allAfrica] As science soars with game-changing HIV tools, a funding crisis threatens to ground progress [...]
[allAfrica] MSF Declares Killing of Aid Workers in Ethiopia 'Deliberate' [...]
[New Times] Charles Bray, Executive Chairman of Aterian Plc, has highlighted the significance of the recent discovery of high-grade lithium deposits in Rwanda, describing the findings as "particularly strong" and "world-class." [...]
[Premium Times] The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari have arrived in Katsina State. [...]
[Independent (Kampala)] Kinshasa, DRC -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is wrestling with a deepening health crisis as a cholera outbreak hit an "acute phase," compounded by escalating insecurity, a resurgence of mpox, and a nationwide strike by health workers. [...]
[The Patriot] BUSINESS WITH BK [...]
[MSF] Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has published the findings of an internal review into the brutal killing of three of our staff members -- María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and Yohannes Halefom Reda -- in central Tigray, Ethiopia, on 24 June 2021. [...]
[Bhekisisa] SA has accepted an offer of just over R520-million from the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria to buy the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir. Research shows the shot could help end Aids in the country. But there's a snag. [...]