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Dax current: Third consecutive record day - Dax starts with gains
The positive effects are strengthening on the German stock market. However, the recent optimism could get a damper, at least temporarily.
US Dollar: Q3 uptrend seen intact – TD Securities
TD Securities’ macro team, led by Jayati Bharadwaj and colleagues, argues that recent Dollar weakness after the July FOMC is a short-lived retracement within a broader Q3 2026 USD uptrend.
Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy
Severe drought is disrupting energy and freight across Europe as low Rhine and Danube levels raise risks for supply chains and economic growth.
New award category as Maybank becomes main sponsor of Berita Harian’s Achiever of the Year Awards
The new BH-Maybank Perkasa Award recognises those who overcome socio-economic challenges.
The transport company Betz International is going to Aventra
The logistics company Betz International is finding a new owner in Aventra. What the sale means for the employees and the continued existence of the company.
Experts agree: US-Japan intervention to boost Yen won't last long
The British Pound (GBP) claws back its early losses against the Japanese Yen (JPY) and edges higher to near 212.25 during the European trading session on Wednesday.
Man gets a year in jail over conspiracy to give at least $127k in bribes to then director at zoo
Lim Thiam Poh's company received contracts worth nearly $2.4million.
Egg oiling offers a targeted way to reduce raven predation on vulnerable prey
Common ravens are intelligent omnivores that regularly consume the eggs and young of nesting birds, and their populations are boosted by human-provided food and nesting resources.
Peninsula slates HK$2.1b for hotel renovation projects
The operator of Peninsula hotels brand said on Wednesday that its board has approved renovation projects for both The Peninsula Hong Kong and The Peninsula Tokyo, with a total budget of about HK$2.1…
Race Course Road HDB flat fire: 88-year-old man dies
Five people had been trapped in the fifth-floor unit.
Parent column: Where is this village everyone is talking about?
It takes a village, as we all know, to raise children. But many families have only themselves or are unwilling to accept help. The new part of the column "Rabenmutter".
Mumbai, Mie, Madrid - GB part-time stars' search for sevens
Since their contracts were stripped back to part-time last summer, Great Britain Sevens players have had to find alternative employment and teams to keep their passion alive.
Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over high-tech talent poaching
Taiwanese investigators said Wednesday they have raided dozens of locations as part of a probe into 17 Chinese-funded companies suspected of trying to “illegally” poach Taiwan’s high-tech talent to…
Novo Nordisk stock falls after raised forecast fails to change the debate over its obesity business
Wall Street isn't convinced the Ozempic maker has a promising path back to sustainable growth as competition from Eli Lilly intensifies.
New proposal being drafted as US and Iran seek Hormuz breakthrough, Pakistani source says
New terms are being drafted between the US and Iran that would prioritise the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz , a Pakistani source told The National . “Messages are being passed. Indirect talks are in an advanced stage,” the official said about discussions on the proposal, being called a memorandum of understanding.
Magnetic molecules explain a puzzling material
Researchers have uncovered how a two-dimensional magnet reorganises itself into hexagonal magnetic clusters, producing an unusual quantum-disordered state The post Magnetic molecules explain a puzzling material appeared first on Physics World .
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi Season 1 Review
Despite some early growing pains, Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi is a terrific and excitingly unique take on the iconic franchise.
Trump’s tariffs were supposed to boost American manufacturing, but the new levies are actually pushing some companies back to China
“The story that it is bringing back manufacturing is really not the story,” economist Mary Lovely warned. “Manufacturing is not coming back.”
Mapping electric fields in working graphene devices
High-resolution imaging shows how oxide layers modify graphene's electrical behaviour The post Mapping electric fields in working graphene devices appeared first on Physics World .
Cyclosporiasis Map Shows US Spread As Cases Top 10,000
More than 10,000 cyclosporiasis cases have been confirmed across 47 states, with 517 people hospitalized and two deaths reported.
WTI Price Forecast: Edges lower to near $74.50 with bearish bias intact below 100-day SMA
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $74.50 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. WTI declines on mixed US-Iran messages.
Ted Lasso Season 4 Doesn’t Learn from the Past’s Mistakes: Review
The show's overly familiar return to Apple TV finds Jason Sudeikis back on the pitch, mustache and all. Ted Lasso Season 4 Doesn’t Learn from the Past’s Mistakes: Review Liz Shannon Miller
London AI cloud startup Volta exits stealth at $2.4 billion valuation, lands €8.6 billion compute deal reportedly with Anthropic
Volta, a London-based AI cloud startup, has emerged from stealth after completing a Seed Round and a Series A, valuing the company at €2.07 billion ($2.4 billion).
Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent | Rafael Behr
We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is needed When I am woken by the sound of my dog whining, I understand that…
China’s foreign reserves hold steady as external earnings stay in private hands
China’s foreign exchange reserves barely budged last year despite a record US$1.18 trillion trade surplus, as the country’s massive external earnings increasingly wound up on the balance sheets of…
Ted Lasso Doesn’t Know What to Do With Women’s Soccer
Jason Sudeikis' Apple TV hit used to be about masculinity. Now it's a workplace comfort show about nothing in particular
A new species of Ice Age toad discovered at La Brea Tar Pits: The spadefoot toad Spea labreae
For the first time, researchers have discovered a new species of extinct amphibian from Ice Age Los Angeles at La Brea Tar Pits: a spadefoot toad they have named Spea labreae.
AI is exposing the limits of traditional network architecture
Presented by Tata Communications Continuous inference, agent-to-agent communication, and real-time data pipelines are generating unpredictable, always-on traffic that legacy architectures were never…
X-Men '97 Season 2, Episode 8 Review & Recap: "Dead Man's Hand"
X-Men '97 Season 2, Episode 8 features a return fans have been waiting for, so why does it leave us feeling so cold? Read our full review of "Dead Man's Hand."
Ted Lasso Season 4 Premiere Review
Ted Lasso Season 4 premiere review: Ted returns with an engaging Kansas City-set season premiere that catches us up with a few key characters, setting the stage for the show’s new soft reboot approach following a three-year absence.
Ted Lasso season 4 review: a match-winning display from the popular Apple TV show that proves an enforced break can be a good thing, even if it ships the odd own goal
Jason Sudeikis' hit sports comedy show returns after a three-year hiatus — and it chalks up another win for Apple TV.
Ted Lasso Season 4 review: Womens soccer is just what this show needs
In "Ted Lasso" Season 4, Ted backs out of the spotlight and lets Richmond's women's team shine. It's just what the show needed.
Billionaires have been flooding the midterms with cash, but one of the GOP’s most reliable megadonors just went silent
Ronald Lauder spent tens of millions backing Republicans over two decades. This cycle he's given almost nothing.
Europe’s AI sovereignty is under threat. Could Mistral be the answer?
After Washington cut off access to a top U.S. model, Mistral’s push for sovereign AI looks more appealing than ever. But Europe’s AI champion is still chasing the frontier—and relying on American tech…
The Grief Nobody Talks About When Your Career Stops Defining You
Losing a career can feel like losing part of yourself. Explore why work shapes identity and how adaptive curiosity helps reveal what remains after the title is gone.
Video shows drone attacking vegetable vendor in Ukraine
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the footage shows how Russian soldiers "take pleasure in killing" civilians.
Rebel Trinamool MLA Kanaia Lal Agarwal appointed Public Accounts Committee chairman in WB Assembly
Traditionally, the PAC chairman has always been selected from the Opposition party and plays a key role in overseeing the government’s expenditure and scrutinising audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General
An inconclusive Tuesday, in Michigan and beyond
The Democratic establishment couldn’t get some of its candidates over the line, and the party’s rising left wing couldn’t win some key races.
Cathay Pacific’s profit soars 71% to HK$6.2 billion amid Iran war and surcharges for passengers
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday that net profit surged 71 percent in the first half of the year, as demand from passengers avoiding the Middle East offset a near doubling of fuel costs…
Malaysian politics heads for reset as Malay nationalism surge threatens reform experiment
The door is fast closing on Malaysia’s reform experiment after nearly a decade of false starts and political intrigue, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling coalition facing the real possibility…
Insuretech startup InRisk Labs raises $27M in Series A
InRisk Labs will use this funding round to deepen its insurance capabilities across multiple segments.
Nepal’s Gandaki province legalizes medical cannabis farming and use
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A provincial government in Nepal has legalized farming and use of marijuana for medical use despite a national ban. The bill went into effect Monday after…
US envoy rejects claims of 'secret' Eritrea deal
A top US envoy has rejected claims that Washington was negotiating a “secret” arrangement with Eritrea, saying no such agreement existed or was being considered. Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, made the remarks amid increased scrutiny of US diplomatic engagement with Eritrea, Ethiopia…
Map Shows Salad and Go Locations Closing Amid Cyclospora Outbreak
The made-to-order salad chain has announced it is closing all its remaining locations after filing for bankruptcy.
‘China doesn’t want these built’: Trump claims Beijing is behind AI data centre protests
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused China of fuelling the growing nationwide backlash against AI data centres, claiming Beijing is promoting resistance because the United States is pulling ahead in the global artificial intelligence race.
New Boeing finally gets going, 15 years after debut
The 737-7 is the smallest of its type, yet it has the longest range
The Stoxx 600 just hit a record high – here's what's driving the pan-European index
Europe's headline index is up 10% in 2026 so far, but below the surface, the sectoral picture is far more nuanced.
Google could soon fix this annoying audio playback issue in Chrome for Android
Google is finally fixing a bug that exclusively annoyed Android tablet users.
Dollar near 6-week low, Yen steadies
<p>Singapore: The US dollar held near six-week lows on Wednesday as currency markets awaited further developments after pressure on the Japanese yen eased.</p> <p>The US dollar index, which tracks the…
Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages
Guatemala remained on alert Tuesday after evacuating villages during an eruption of the Fuego volcano, one of Central America's most active.
InRisk Labs Raises $27 Mn To Scale AI-Led Reinsurance Platform EarthRe
GIFT City-based insurtech startup InRisk Labs has raised $27 Mn (about ₹256 Cr) in a Series A funding round co-led…
SpaceX's first-ever earnings show higher revenues and huge spending
Elon Musk said during a call with financial analysts that people were "underestimating" his company.
The Fed authorizes the purchase of Webster by Santander and the operation will close in two weeks
La entidad española se hará con la estadounidense a cambio de más de 10.000 millones
We're building the most critical infrastructure of our lifetimes. We're leaving the front door unlocked
The industry is building AI capacity at unprecedented speed, and quietly treating the physical protection of these facilities as the most flexible line in the budget.
Flying to South Korea? Brace for 80-minute wait at Incheon airport immigration
Foreign travellers arriving in South Korea through Incheon International Airport can expect a long wait at the immigration counters. The lengthy queues were apparent at Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 1 on Friday, where foreign visitors stood waiting to clear immigration.
5 best sci-fi thriller movies on Netflix to stream right now — including one of Matt Damon’s most underrated films
Our guide on the five best sci-fi thriller movies to stream now on Netflix.