Day: November 30, 2024
Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine U.S. dollar
Officials, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attend the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 23, 2024. Alexei Danichev | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was […]
Read MoreGautam Adani breaks his silence on U.S bribery indictment
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa port, Israel January 31, 2023. Amir Cohen | Reuters Adani Group founder Gautam Adani responded for the first time on Saturday to allegations by U.S. authorities that he was part […]
Read MoreProtesters gather for third night of demonstrations after Georgia announces suspension of EU talks
Supporters of Georgia’s opposition parties hold a rally to protest against the new government’s decision to suspend the European Union accession talks and refuse budgetary grants until 2028, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 30, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze | Reuters Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against the […]
Read MoreTrump picks real estate mogul Charles Kushner for ambassador to France
Charles Kushner and Jared Kushner attend an event at Lord & Taylor on March 28, 2012 in New York City. Patrick McMullan | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had picked his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, real estate mogul Charles Kushner, to serve as U.S. ambassador to […]
Read MoreDeath toll rises to 12 as Thailand and Malaysia face worst floods in decades
The flag of Thailand flies over Bangkok on May 13, 2023, on the eve of the general election. Jack Taylor | Afp | Getty Images The death toll from the worst floods in decades in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia climbed to at least 12 on Saturday, authorities said, as tens of thousands of people […]
Read More104-year-old on ‘the key’ to a long, happy life: ‘Be active as much as you can’ in your community—research backs her up
Erline Dennis, 104, was a teacher for nearly 40 years. Though it’s been decades since she retired, Dennis still has an impact on her former students. Many of the kids she taught back then are now senior adults, according to Fox 8. “Every once in a while, I see someone who I haven’t seen in […]
Read MoreIn the new space race, hackers are hitching a ride into orbit
The unoccupied space-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module is pictured several hours before the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft would relocate there after undocking from Harmony’s forward port. NASA Johnson Space Center In the race to conquer the cosmos, the greatest challenge to space exploration might be the vastness of the unknown, but […]
Read MoreHere’s why Americans traveling to Europe may find bargains in 2025
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Euro is expected to hit parity with the dollar Economists expect the euro to fall to or even below parity with the U.S. dollar next year. That would mean the currencies had a 1:1 exchange rate. The euro is used by 20 of the 27 nations in the […]
Read MoreHow GE Vernova plans to deploy small nuclear reactors across the developed world
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor incorporates proven components. Courtesy: GE Verona GE Vernova is aiming to deploy small nuclear reactors across the developed world over the next decade, staking out a leadership position in a budding technology that could play a central role in meeting surging electricity demand and reducing carbon dioxide […]
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