December 2, 2023
A record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, the United Nations migration agency said, making it one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. The decadeslong conflict has been the primary reason for displacement, the International Organization for Migration said Monday in a report based on data from Congo’s 26
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Tesla on Tuesday won the first U.S. trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, as a jury found there was not a manufacturing defect in the system. The case, in a California state court, was filed by two passengers in a 2019 crash who accused the company of knowing
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ABOITIZ Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) said Tuesday its net income for the first nine months of 2023 stood at P18 billion, 16 percent lower than the P21.4 billion in 2022 because of lower revenues from most of the firm’s business units. The company said it incurred nonrecurring gains of P738 million down from P5.3 billion
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Charges against rugby league stars Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton have been dismissed, a day after a senior police officer involved in their arrests admitted to giving false evidence to the court. The pair, who are distant cousins and will be teammates from next season, have spent the last two days in ACT Magistrates Court
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Madrid – Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) who faces accusations of sexual assault in Spain, has been banned from all soccer-related activities for three years, FIFA said on Monday. World soccer’s governing body initially suspended Rubiales for three months following the allegedly nonconsensual kiss he gave to Spain
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Drone deliveries have revolutionized the way consumers receive their goods, providing a remarkably convenient and efficient way to get products delivered right to their doorstep, and Halloween drone deliveries are happening this year courtesy of Manna Drone Delivery. Europe’s largest and most advanced drone delivery operator is delivering candy to families in Fort Worth, Texas
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The EU Commission President is half way through a four-day visit to the Western Balkans. ADVERTISEMENT Halfway through a four-day visit to the Western Balkans, the European Union’s top official was in Belgrade to meet Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s message was that there is money on the table,
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Planes have begun landing at a new Chinese-built airport near the city of Siem Reap, the latest symbol of how Cambodia is pinning its hopes for infrastructure investment on its political and economic patron. The
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Of all the wrong-headed responses to the current crisis in the Middle East, demanding that the only Palestinian American in Congress be censured for criticizing Israel is among the most cynical. Inevitably, the war between Israel and Hamas has unmasked deep rifts among Democrats — between outspoken supporters of Israel and its steps to crush
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Adele paused her concert this weekend to give a shoutout to a guest with whom she shares a very special connection ― and who, if she has her way, could play a role in her future, too. Video of Adele’s Saturday night performance in Las Vegas shows her spotting the doctor who delivered her son,
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