Over 1,700 lobbyists for fossil fuels given access to COP29
BAKU: Over 1,700 fossil fuel — oil, gas and coal — “lobbyists” have been granted access to COP29, and their number is more than almost every country-delegation at the UN climate conference here, according to an analysis released on Friday. Data showed that fossil fuel lobbyists with 1,773 registered participants are only outnumbered by delegations […]
Police arrest fight suspects at Israel-France soccer game days after attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam
Police officers in Paris arrested two fans at an Israel-France UEFA Nations League soccer game at Stade de France national stadium Thursday. “There was the start of a fight. We were extremely reactive, so the incident was very quickly contained,” Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunez told France 2. The fight broke out around 10 minutes […]
Jim Cramer's week ahead: Earnings from Nvidia, TJX and Walmart
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday highlighted the biggest events next week on Wall Street, pinpointing earnings reports from Nvidia, TJX and Walmart. And as postelection worries create an uncertain market landscape, he advised that investors proceed with caution. “Look, I’ve told you that there are many pitfalls with individual stocks when it comes to Trump […]
Jharkhand women's turnout at 69% against men's 64%
NEW DELHI/RANCHI: Voter turnout among the women exceeded the men’s by almost 4.7 percentage points in Ph-I of the Jharkhand elections, with the trend seen in all but six of 43 assembly constituencies that went to the polls Wednesday.The state witnessed an overall EVM turnout of 66.6%, 2.7 percentage points higher than the 63.9 polling […]
Jake Paul, Mike Tyson fight breaks record for biggest boxing gate outside of Las Vegas
(L-R) Mike Tyson, Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul pose onstage during the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Boxing match press conference at Texas Live! in Arlington, Texas, on May 16, 2024. Cooper Neill | Getty Images The highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has already secured its place in the record […]
Baby name expert reveals her top five baby name ‘icks’
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Space stocks saw big gains this week in part due to 'Trump-Elon trade' rally, analysts say
A hot fire test of an Archimedes engine, which powers the company’s Neutron rocket. Rocket Lab This past week saw several pure-play space stocks rally, with leaders up as much as 20% or more, in part driven by what sector analysts said is a “Trump-Elon trade,” a nod to the relationship between President-elect Donald Trump […]
China megaport opens up Latin America as wary US looks on
Reuters Peru’s new megaport is Chinese-built As the world waits to see how the return of Donald Trump will reshape relations between Washington and Beijing, China has just taken decisive action to entrench its position in Latin America. Trump won the US presidential election on a platform that promised tariffs as high as 60% on […]