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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rebuffs Donald Trump, says he can’t ‘manage’ war with Russia
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. - Efrem Lukatsky, AP
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said former President Donald Trump is welcome to visit the war-torn nation of Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia’s invasion.
Zelenskyy in an interview...
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Staying fit as you age isn’t just about exercise. Experts say to prioritize these 4 habits
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
Dr. Bill Dorfman, a 64-year-old cosmetic dentist in Southern California, prides himself on looking years younger, a characteristic he attributes to good genes and a daily workout regimen.
Three days a week he focuses on abs and cardio, the other days are for lifting light weights at high reps.
Dorfman says he got serious about exercise following a lull...
Business
US Mortgage rates are dropping fast after a shock jobs report set off a series of dominoes on Wall Street—The housing market can thank Detroit’s striking auto workers
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell may have a cooling housing market on his hands. - hen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
In our upside-down economy, where good news for ordinary people means bad news for financial markets, worries about an overheated labor market pushed 10-year Treasury yields to their highest level in 16 years in October. That...
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
UAW local 862 members strike outside of Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. - Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal
Hiring slowed sharply in October as employers added 150,000 jobs, signaling that high interest rates and inflation may be taking a widening toll on payroll growth.
The auto workers strike also dampened employment gains last month...
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‘Children were carrying other injured children’: Witness describes aftermath of Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Palestinians search for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023. - Anas al-Shareef/Reuters
An Israeli strike targeting a Hamas commander in the densely populated Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza has left catastrophic damage and killed a large number of people, according to eyewitnesses and medics...
OCTOBER 31, 2023
A Tesla charging station in Skei, Norway. The country has the world’s highest rate of electric car adoption. - Sean Gallup/Getty Images
OSLO, Norway — With motor vehicles generating nearly a 10th of global CO2 emissions, governments and environmentalists around the world are scrambling to mitigate the damage. In wealthy countries, strategies often revolve around electrifying cars —...
Britain
‘AI Can Solve World Hunger By…’: Rishi Sunak Pens Op-Ed On Powers Of Artificial Intelligence
OCTOBER 30, 2023
New Delhi: AI can solve world hunger, believes Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who is set to host the first AI conference of global leaders on November 1 and 2. Sunak has been pressing for a global consensus on artificial intelligence for some time has also spoken about the risks associated with the...
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Reliance showed off its Jio smart glass at the IMC 2023 tech event in Delhi. The telecom operator is seemingly expanding its wings into different categories to woo users. The company now not only sells a feature phone, but also laptops, broadband devices, gaming controllers, smartphones, and more. Now, Reliance has introduced its smart glass, which the...
Asia
ISKCON leader Gauranga Das Prabhuji shares powerful methods to navigate an increasingly complex life
OCTOBER 30, 2023
ISKCON leader Gauranga Das Prabhuji.
ISKCON leader and director of Govardhan Eco Village, Gauranga Das Prabhuji, chose the rare path of spirituality after graduating from IIT Mumbai. One would expect him to join a high-powered corporate job with a six-figure salary, but he chose differently. Prabhuji decided to dedicate his life to serving humanity instead and spread...
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Citizens of India don’t have right to know sources of political parties’ fundings: Indian govt to Supreme Court
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Defending the tenets of the electoral bond scheme, the Indian government told the Supreme Court that the citizens “don’t have the right to know” the sources of the funding of the political parties.
Responding to the pleas challenging the scheme, the federal government’s counsellor R Venkataramani, in a statement filed before the court on Monday (Oct 30), said...