Japan requests Google to reverse the names of contested islets in the East China Sea.

The Japanese government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested that Google Inc. use just Japan's name when labelling a group of islets that are controlled by Tokyo but also claimed by China and Taiwan on Google Maps.

An official from the ministry stated on Friday that the m...

The world has crossed a critical threshold. The record number of days with a temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius

According to a BBC investigation, the world is rapidly approaching a critical warming barrier, which has scientists concerned.

On over one-third of the days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels.

Staying belo...

According to the Polls in Telangana, Do You Not Have Confidence in Gajwel This Time? Why KCR Made the Decision to Run from Kamareddy District

The decision of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao to run for election in two different seats in the state of Telangana has caught many people off guard. One of the seats, Gajwel, is considered to be his stronghold because he won it in both 2014 and 2018, but his other option, Kamaredd...

Jack Ziebell, a retiring AFL icon, was hospitalized following a 'unprovoked incident'

A retiring AFL player was hospitalized following a "unprovoked incident" outside a Melbourne pub.

Jack Ziebell had been celebrating his final match at a function earlier in the evening, according to a statement released by his club, North Melbourne.

After the game, h...

Government issues new warning to Australians traveling to India as threat of violence increases

As the number of violent protests in the region of Manipur increases, the federal government has issued a warning to Australians traveling to India to exercise "extreme caution."

"Exercise a high degree of caution in India overall due to the high threat of terrorist activ...

HSBC's first-half net income more than doubles, and the bank announces a $2 billion share buyback.

In the six months ended in June, HSBC's net income more than doubled from $9 billion to $18.1 billion, a significant increase compared to the same period a year prior.

The bank's profit before taxes increased by 147% year-over-year, from $8.78 billion in the first half of 2022 t...

Ford announces its intentions to increase EV production and profits on a significant capital markets day.

DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor presented its case to Wall Street at an investor event on Monday, outlining its strategy to manufacture millions of EVs profitably while expanding its traditional operations.

Jim Farley, the chief executive officer of Ford, began the day by discussing ...

The Chips Act is a win-win for the United States and South Korea.

The US Chips Act, which was signed into law in August to reduce America's reliance on foreign-made semiconductors by increasing domestic production, is a win-win for both the United States and South Korea, according to US Vice President Joe Biden.

"It's cre...

South Korean cigarette sales increase in 2022.

Despite the government's anti-smoking campaign, cigarette sales in South Korea rose by 1.1% in 2022 over the previous year, according to the Finance Ministry.

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, South Korean consumers purchased 3.63 billion packs of 20 cigarettes in 20...

Some European countries, led by Germany and Poland, are lobbying for tougher sanctions against Russia's nuclear energy sector.

Sanctions on Russian nuclear energy are being advocated by Germany, Poland, and a few other EU countries as the EU seeks new measures to damage the Kremlin's income in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Following Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the 27 European nations impo...

Chipotle Mexican Grill outperforms analysts' forecasts as revenue increases 17%.

Tuesday, Chipotle Mexican Grill reported quarterly earnings and revenue that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by stronger-than-anticipated same-store sales growth.

Based on a survey of analysts conducted by Refinitiv, the following compares what the company reported to what Wall St...

For a Chinese COVID-19 escapee, the government has threatened "stern punishment."

A Chinese national infected with COVID-19 is returned to his hotel in Incheon on Thursday after being transferred there from Seoul two days earlier at the request of the Korean health authority. Before he could be admitted to the isolation ward, he escaped.  A Chinese national infected with ...

Sweden's NATO bid may have been derailed by Russian involvement in a Koran-burning incident outside Turkey's consulate.

Nothing could have happened at a worse time. When a far-right extremist burned a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Turkey vowed to derail Sweden's NATO ambitions. On Friday, Ankara announced its decision on the NATO proposal by Sweden and Finland as a whole, saying that it would...

Pfizer shareholders may finally get the bargain of their dreams in Seagen.

The cancer drug maker's innovative approach makes it an attractive acquisition candidate for a pharmaceutical behemoth. According to reports, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. is negotiating an acquisition that would please the company's investors. The Wall Street Journal reported last nig...

As rate increases approach, stocks find it difficult to advance.

Despite the dollar reaching multi-week highs, Asian stock markets were pinned near seven-week lows on Thursday due to investors' concerns that interest rates would need to keep increasing and remaining high to stop inflation in the wake of a slew of positive economic data. The broadest MSCI m...

Amgen intends to issue a massive bond to help finance the $28 billion Horizon Therapeutics acquisition.

According to the company and deal documents, Amgen Inc. started talks with investors on Tuesday about a possible jumbo bond deal to help finance its $28 billion acquisition of Dublin-based Horizon Therapeutics.

In December, Amgen AMGN, +2.69% and Horizon HZNP, +0.28% announced plans for...

South Korea seeks to join the AI race with the debut of a new chip from start up Rebellions.

Rebellions Inc, a South Korean startup, launched an artificial intelligence (AI) chip on Monday, rushing to win government contracts as Seoul seeks a foothold for domestic companies in the expanding AI market. The company's ATOM processor is the latest Korean attempt to challenge global leade...

Tinder adds additional security measures, including an Incognito Mode.

Tinder has introduced a slew of new tools, as well as enhancements to its existing "Does This Bother You?" and "Are You Sure?" capabilities, to combat hate speech, sexual exploitation, and harassment on its platform. These are highlighted by a new Incognito Mode, which allows ...

India Inc's third-quarter results were better than predicted; which stocks should buy, hold, or sell now

After two quarters of low to mid-teen growth, net profit growth for the December quarter of companies in the Nifty50 index that have yet to disclose profits rose on the back of easing pressure on profitability. According to Ace Equity data, the overall increase in net profit of enterprises was 18...

Is a password manager app on your radar? In any case, this guidance is crucial.

A "Notice of Recent Security Incident" post updated on December 22 revealed that the unknown attackers behind a breach the company first revealed in August had managed to "copy a backup of customer vault data," leaving users of LastPass' password-manager service with an un...