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Firefighters walk near a burning house at Wang Fu Court in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, China, on November 27, 2025.Isaac Lawrence Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPrivate Chinese companies have pledged tens of millions of dollars to support rescue and relief efforts after a house fire in Hong Kong left at least 55 people dead and hundreds missing.alibaba group and its affiliate Ant Group have jointly pledged HK$30 million to support fire relief efforts. Alibaba founder Jack Ma, one of the most famous Chinese entrepreneurs, also pledged $30 million through a charitable foundation to provide emergency aid…
The 11th FIFA Arab Cup will be hosted by Qatar and will begin in the capital Doha on Monday. Tunisia will play Syria on the first day of the tournament, while Qatar will host Palestine. The final will be played on December 18th at the iconic 89,000-seat Lusail Stadium. A total of six venues have been selected, all of which will be used during the 2022 World Cup. The 16 participating teams will be divided into four groups, and a total of 32 games will be played. The group stage will run until December 9th, with the knockout stage starting…
The PUMA SE logo is displayed in the window of its flagship store in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Puma expected profit growth to slow as new CEO Arne Freund faces excess inventory and rising marketing costs for sneakers and apparel. Photographer: Cristian Bosi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Imagespuma Shares rose as much as 16% early Thursday after reports that China’s Anda Sports was one of a number of companies looking to acquire German sports brands.Puma could also attract interest from Chinese apparel company Li Ning and Japan’s Asics, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.Puma declined…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 26, 2025 in New York City.Spencer Pratt | Getty Images U.S. Thanksgiving is celebrated stateside on Thursday, but the festivities may have started a day early for investors. of S&P500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite Both recorded increases for the fourth consecutive day. shares of oracleAfter erasing September’s one-day spike, the stock limped along in November and has since risen about 4%. deutsche bank The recent price decline “presents an attractive entry point for investors when looking at Oracle’s business as a whole,” he…
Global demand for rare earth minerals is causing toxic pollution in some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people. Rare earths are at the center of intense geopolitical competition, particularly between the United States and China, with the latter establishing near-total control over the minerals as part of a broader industrial policy. A global scramble for new resources is now underway, but the costs of unchecked mining are already evident in many mineral-rich regions. The mighty Mekong River is the heart and lifeline of Southeast Asia. This rich ecosystem meanders through…
‘Dancing with the Stars’ Robert Irwin receives sweet finale gift from Xochitl GomezDylan Efron is thrilled with Robert Irwin’s win. In fact, after the wildlife conservationist and his partner Witney Carson took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy on the Dancing with the Stars season 34 finale on Nov. 25, the Traitors alumni reflected on their time together in the ballroom. “Congratulations @robertirwinphotography,” Dylan wrote in a Nov. 25 Instagram post alongside a series of photos of Robert smiling aboard a private jet. “This experience has become even better with you. I can’t wait to spend time in nature.” Crikey!…
LONDON — European markets edged lower at the early bell on Thursday as investors weighed the outlook for the regional and global economy.pan-european Stocks 600 The stock fell 0.1% in early morning trading, with major stock exchanges and sectors in the red.Following yesterday’s strong trading, local markets had a subdued start on Thursday with the Stoxx 600 ending almost 1.1% higher and most sectors and major local stock exchanges closing in the green.Rising expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting on December 9-10 have boosted global markets this week.Traders are pricing in an…
Europe is a highly fragmented market and is often said to be lurking behind the US and China when it comes to AI expansion. But the very things that have hindered the company’s growth as a major player could give it an advantage in future-proofing the warehouses that are critical to powering the AI boom.Pankaj Sachdeva, a senior technology partner at McKinsey, told CNBC that the race is on to double, if not triple, the overall capacity of data centers built over the past 40 years, which McKinsey estimates will cost up to $7 trillion to build by 2030. He…
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard’s kids aren’t running away from their opinions on movies. Especially if it’s your parents’ movie. Dax revealed that his daughters Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 10, watched the 2012 film Hit and Run and how they felt about the breakup between their parents’ characters. “They were very upset,” the singular star said on the Nov. 25 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. While sitting next to Kristen, she said, “And what I was so happy about was that they were mad at mom and not me. They thought mom was BH. They thought dad was a good…
Reuters — A South Korean-born New Zealand woman was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for the murders of two young children whose bodies were found inside a suitcase in an abandoned storage locker more than three years ago, New Zealand media reported. Ha-kyung Lee was sentenced in September after admitting to killing the children, ages 8 and 6, in 2018, a year after the children’s father died of cancer. Lee has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and was represented at trial with the assistance of two lawyers. The New Zealand Herald reported that Mr Lee’s lawyer…