Year: 2026

Italy says U.S. sharply reduced proposed pasta tariffs after a review
Politics

Italy says U.S. sharply reduced proposed pasta tariffs after a review

Packages of pasta imported from Italy are seen in a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 12, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty Images Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the United States had sharply lowered proposed duties on several Italian pasta makers following a reassessment of their U.S. activities. In October, the United […]

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Several killed after fire in Swiss ski resort bar
World

Several killed after fire in Swiss ski resort bar

Police officers walk at the site of an explosion that ripped through a bar in Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026. Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana, Swiss police said early on January 1. Maxime Schmid | Afp […]

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Mamdani’s inauguration: New York, New Year, new mayor
Politics

Mamdani’s inauguration: New York, New Year, new mayor

Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor by New York Attorney General Letitia James, left, alongside his wife Rama Duwaji, right, in the former City Hall subway station on January 1, 2026 in New York City. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New […]

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U.S. grants TSMC annual licence to import U.S. chipmaking tools into China
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U.S. grants TSMC annual licence to import U.S. chipmaking tools into China

TSMC offices in San Jose, California, on April 18, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. government has granted an annual licence to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to import U.S. chip manufacturing equipment to its facilities in Nanjing, China, the chipmaker said on Thursday. The approval “ensures uninterrupted fab operations and product deliveries,” the […]

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Novo Nordisk enters 2026 on the defense as it faces a ‘must-win’ battle in the U.S. market
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Novo Nordisk enters 2026 on the defense as it faces a ‘must-win’ battle in the U.S. market

Still life of the big three injectable prescription weight loss medicines. Ozempic, Victoza and Wegovy. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Novo Nordisk’s shift from a market darling to a serious underperformer has set the stage for a transitional 2026 as the Danish drugmaker […]

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Dust to data centers: The year AI tech giants, and billions in debt, began remaking the American landscape
Technology

Dust to data centers: The year AI tech giants, and billions in debt, began remaking the American landscape

The Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images West Texas dust, iron-tinged and orange-red, rides the wind and sticks like a film to everything you touch. It clings to skin and the inside of your mouth, a fine grit that turns every […]

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