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Lake Geneva after sunset above the vineyard terraces of Lavaux

Swiss Cut Rates Again Over Global Economic 'Uncertainty'

Switzerland's central bank cut its key interest rate on Thursday, citing the "high uncertainty" in the global economy triggered by US President Donald Trump's tariff wars.

Canada New PM Carney To Call April 28 Snap Election: Govt Source

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference on March 14, 2025 in Ottawa

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call snap elections on Sunday, sending voters to the polls on April 28, two government sources told AFP. "The prime minister is expected on Sunday to announce elections for April 28," one of the officials, who requested anonymity ahead of a formal announcement, said Thursday.

Eddie Jordan, The Dublin Bank Clerk Who Gave Michael Schumacher His F1 Debut

A man of many parts: Eddie Jordan, F1 team owner and astute entrepreneur

Eddie Jordan, the fast-talking Dubliner who famously gave Michael Schumacher his debut, made his name in Formula One before putting his head for figures to good use in establishing a massive fortune from a diverse portfolio of business ventures.

CK Hutchison this month offloaded its global ports business outside China -- including operations in the Panama canal -- to a group led by giant asset manager BlackRock for $19 billion in cash

Hong Kong's Embattled CK Hutchison Says Profits Down In 2024

Embattled Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings, caught in a US-China spat over control of the Panama Canal, said on Thursday that profits fell 27 percent in 2024.

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With Donald Trump's offensive against diversity and inclusion policies, 'anti-woke' rhetoric is becoming increasingly prominent

Return Of The Alpha Male: Why Toxic Masculinity Is Gaining Prominence

Toxic masculinity peddled by online influencers is becoming increasingly prominent, experts say, buoyed by the resurgence of far-right ideology and a virulent backlash against feminism.

Alexei Kozin, a 47-year-old music producer, said he tries to avoid the flashbacks that haunt him

A Year On, Survivors Still Haunted By Russia's Crocus Attack

Kirill Yavkin still gets "chills down his spine" when he thinks back to when gunmen killed 145 people at the Crocus City Hall last year, in Russia's deadliest attack in 20 years.

In the drama, the case of blasphemy centres around a character who falsely claims a dance performance takes place in a mosque

Pakistani Drama Breaks Silence On Blasphemy Killings

An axe-wielding mob chases a terrified group; a daring Pakistani television drama has for the first time tackled the deeply sensitive issue of the dozens murdered for alleged blasphemy.

Rising food prices have sparked calla for a boycott of Sweden's main grocery chains to get them to lower prices

Swedish Govt Holds Talks On Countering Rising Food Prices

Swedish government officials are to meet food industry giants on Thursday to discuss soaring food costs and rising consumer anger in the Nordic country.

While 'Love and Deepspace' is free to download, players often spend heavily on in-game purchases to unlock additional storylines and interactions with characters

Young Chinese Women Find Virtual Love In 'Deepspace'

Rafayel's girlfriends went all out to celebrate their lover's birthday, renting malls across China for parties, decorating high-speed trains with his photos, and even staging a dazzling drone show.

The US Federal Reserve lifted its inflation outlook but Jerome Powell said the impact from tariffs would be 'transitory'

Most Asian Markets Track Wall St Rally After Fed Rate Signals

Most Asian equities rose Thursday after US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell suggested any increase in consumer prices caused by tariffs would likely be short-lived, even as the central bank slashed its growth outlook and hiked inflation expectations.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang remembers the time the Silicon Valley chip maker was known for graphics processing units coveted by PC video game lovers as the 'good old days' saying it now builds large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructures

Nvidia Chief Confident Chip Maker Can Weather US Tariffs

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang expressed confidence Wednesday that the artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant can handle US President Donald Trump's trade war.

A Native American protestors holds up his arms as he and other protestors are threatened by private security guards and guard dogs, at a work site for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) oil pipeline, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, September 3, 2016

Greenpeace Hit With $660 Mn In Damages In US Pipeline Suit

A jury in North Dakota on Wednesday ordered Greenpeace to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in a closely watched lawsuit brought by a US pipeline operator, raising serious free speech concerns.

Manchester City's Vivianne Miedema (C) celebrates scoring against Chelsea in the women's Champions League

Barca Eye Women's Champions League Semis, City Hand Chelsea First Defeat Of Season

Barcelona are on track for the last four of the Women's Champions League after the holders routed Wolfsburg 4-1, while Manchester City's 2-0 win handed Chelsea their first defeat this season in Wednesday's quarter-final first leg action.

What if dark energy is not what we thought it was? This strange force could be weakening over time, observations suggest

Dark Energy Seems To Be Changing, Rattling Our View Of Universe

Dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be driving the ever-faster expansion of the universe, appears to be changing over time, according to new observations released Wednesday.

Washington authorities last week began removing a mural that said 'Black Lives Matter,' in line with the Trump administration's assault on diversity and racial justice programs

Trump's US Government Erases Minorities From Websites, Policies

From erasing the stories of Navajo "code talkers" on the Pentagon website to demolishing a "Black Lives Matter" mural in Washington, President Donald Trump's assault on diversity across the United States government is dismantling decades of racial justice programs.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskys aid that it could take more than two years for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to be made operational again

Zelensky Says Discussed With Trump US Idea Of Owning Occupied Nuclear plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that he and US counterpart Donald Trump had discussed possible US ownership of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One at the South Lawn of the White House on March 14, 2025

Trump Vows Peace But Faces Hard Realities As War Rages

Donald Trump began his second term vowing to be a peacemaker. Speaking as he was sworn in on January 20, Trump said: "My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier."

Yamarte said she is haunted by her son's 'terrified' look in the footage

Venezuelans Watch In Horror As Trump Sends Family To El Salvador

Mervin Yamarte's family in Venezuela thought the 29-year-old -- arrested by US authorities amid President Donald Trump's migrant crackdown -- would be put on a deportation flight home.

The biggest artist in the world was -- once again -- Taylor Swift

Global Music Business Raked In $29.6B In 2024: Report

The global music industry raked in a record $29.6 billion last year as online streaming propelled revenues to their highest level since records began in the 1990s, new figures showed on Wednesday.

Entrepreneur Wesley Paul Has Bold Plans To Make Financial Education Engaging And Relevant

By fusing technology, culture, and education, Wesley Paul is making finance relatable, accessible and most importantly, impactful.

The EU would like better connectivity between iPhones and rival smartwatches and ear pods

EU Skewers Google, Apple Over Tech Rules -- Despite Trump Threats

The European Union defied US threats of retaliation Wednesday by accusing Google of violating its digital rules -- which could trigger hefty fines -- and ordering Apple to make its iPhone interact better with rivals' devices.

The IOM says 140 people have died or gone missing attempting the central Mediterranean crossing so far this year

Italy Says Six Dead, 40 Missing After Migrant Shipwreck

Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said Wednesday, as Italian authorities searched for survivors off the island of Lampedusa.

Chinese internet and gaming giant Tencent's 2024 fourth-quarter profit surged 90 percent as it accelerates a push into artificial intelligence

China's Tencent Sees Profits Surge As AI Drive Accelerates

Chinese internet and gaming giant Tencent said on Wednesday that profits in the fourth quarter of 2024 surged 90 percent as the firm accelerates a push into artificial intelligence (AI).

Baby Three dolls seller waiting for customers

Toy Trouble: Vietnam Pulls Dolls Over South China Sea Map

Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway.

Uganda has deployed troops in the DR Congo with its consent since 2021 to counter an Islamist miiltia

Uganda: The Quiet Power In The Eastern DRC Conflict

Uganda's role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to secure long-standing security and economic interests in the mineral-rich area, experts say.

Ever-improving generative artificial intelligence tools have become weapons in the hands of bad actors

Tech Firms Fight To Stem Deepfake Deluge

Tech firms are fighting the scourge of deepfakes, those deceptively realistic voices or videos used by scammers that are more available than ever thanks to artificial intelligence.

Members of the M23 movement in Goma in March after launching their DR Congo offensive this year

Rwanda, DRC Presidents Hold Surprise Ceasefire Talks In Qatar

The presidents of Rwanda and DR Congo have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding surprise talks in Qatar, hours after peace talks in Angola failed.

Ekrem Imamoglu was expected to be the main rival for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2028 elections

Turkey Police Detain Istanbul Mayor, Erdogan's Main Rival

Turkish police raided the home of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday, detaining him over a corruption probe in a move denounced by the main opposition CHP party as a "coup".

Malaysia's signing of a major deal with British chip giant Arm this month was the latest step towards achieving the country's goal of producing its own top-end chips

Malaysia's Silicon Valley Ambitions Face Tough Challenges

Malaysia is making great strides in its effort to become a major player in the global semiconductor industry as it looks to capitalise on a surge in demand driven by the AI explosion but analysts warn it faces headwinds.

Markets gave a shrug to a limited ceasefire in Ukraine that was agreed by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Asian Markets Mixed As Geopolitics, Trade Wars Deplete Sentiment

Asian markets were mixed and gold hit another record high Wednesday as trade war worries cast a shadow and geopolitical concerns returned to the fore.

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged, warning about the economic outlook

Bank Of Japan Holds Rates, Warning Of Trade Uncertainty

The Bank of Japan left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday in a widely expected move given the global economic uncertainty fuelled by US trade tariffs.

Graphic showing the growth of US real GDP (adjusted for inflation) by quarter since 2021

US Fed Expected To Sit Tight As Trump Tariff Fears Buffet Markets

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to extend its rate cut pause on Wednesday as it seeks to chart a path through the economic turbulence unleashed by President Donald Trump's on-again, off- again approach to tariffs.

The move would appear to open the door for Trump to appoint loyalists at what is meant to be an independent agency

Trump Purges Democrats From US Federal Trade Commission

One of two Democrats on the US Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump had fired him from the agency, which is intended to guard against unfair business practices.

Bank Of Japan Expected To Hold Rates

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged in a Wednesday policy decision, with analysts pointing to economic uncertainty fuelled by US trade tariffs.

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