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Centrist Rodrigo Paz defeated conservative rival Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga in Bolivia’s presidential run-off election on Sunday, as the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation helped end nearly two decades of left-wing rule. Initial results from Bolivia’s Electoral Court show that Christian Democrat senator Paz received 54.5% of the vote, to Quiroga’s 45.5%. But Paz’s party does not have a majority in the country’s parliament and needs to form alliances to govern effectively. The new president will take office on November 8th. The 58-year-old senator’s victory marks a historic shift for the South American country, which has been ruled almost…
Verstappen’s wire-to-wire victory in Austin closes the gap in the drivers’ championship to 40 points over Oscar Piastri with five races remaining.Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had a perfect weekend in Texas, dominating from pole position at Sunday’s US Grand Prix and leading every lap to further reduce Oscar Piastri’s F1 championship lead.McLaren’s Piastri finished fifth with teammate and closest rival Lando Norris, seconds after passing last year’s winner Charles Leclerc of Ferrari with five laps to the checkered flag.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listWith five rounds and two sprints remaining, Piastri leads Britain’s Norris by 14 points, while…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 16, 2025 in New York City, USA. Gina Moon | ReutersStock futures rose Sunday night as investors focused on a number of high-profile earnings reports and inflation data expected in the coming days.Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average It rose by 84 points (approximately 0.2%). S&P futures Although it rose by 0.2%, Nasdaq 100 futures It rose by 0.3%.This week’s momentum was fueled by a report in the Wall Street Journal that President Donald Trump has exempted dozens of products from reciprocal tariffs in…
Japanese companies face a ticking demographic time bomb, and private equity investors are racing to defuse it. Across the country, older business owners face the double burden of heirs who have no interest in continuing the family business and high inheritance taxes. For many family businesses rooted in a tradition of handing over management to the next generation, the once taboo option of selling to private equity is rapidly becoming a viable option. Annual transaction value in Japan’s private equity market has exceeded 3 trillion yen ($20 billion) for the fourth consecutive year, according to Bain & Company. Year-to-date, deal…
Perhaps the question is not why now, but why didn’t it happen sooner? In a move that will ensure his expulsion from royal life, Prince Andrew has announced that he will renounce the use of royal titles and honors and will no longer be known as the Duke of York. The decision, announced on Friday, was made in close consultation with Britain’s King Charles III, who is believed to be satisfied with the outcome, and CNN understands that Prince William and other members of the royal family were also consulted about the discussions. In addition to his own statement, Andrew…
Sister Wives star Kody Brown reveals how wife Robyn Brown changed his outlook on marriageKody Brown made some rather unpleasant comments about the latest episode of Sister Wives. “I can smell my own armpits. It’s disgusting,” the matriarch said on the Oct. 19 episode of the TLC series, sweating while packing in the five-bedroom Flagstaff, Arizona, home she once shared with Brown and her children Dayton, 25, Aurora, 23, Brianna, 21, Solomon, 13, and Ariella, 9. However, he wasn’t in a position to flirt with his only remaining wife, so he asked Robin, “Would you like to come over and…
Beijing central business district with a mix of offices and apartmentsISPY Friend | E+ | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened higher on Monday as investors analyzed the latest trove of economic data from China.China’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 4.8% from a year earlier in the July-September period, in line with analyst forecasts compiled by Reuters.As expected, the Asian giant also kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged, keeping its one-year loan prime rate unchanged at 3%.hong kong Hang Seng Index rose more than 2%, while the mainland’s CSI300 rose 0.74%.Japanese Nikkei Stock Average NHK reported, citing sources, that the TOPIX rose…
Hong Kong — Two people were killed when a cargo plane veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea, the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Authority (CAD) said. The Boeing plane, flying Emirates flight number EK9788, veered off course at around 3:50 a.m. local time on Monday after arriving from Dubai, the statement said. Video showed the plane, which had AirACT livery, partially submerged in the water and had a broken tail section. There is significant damage to the front of the plane, below the cockpit. Police said two airport ground staff were killed when…
On May 12, 2025 in Oakland, California, a Chinese shipping container is seen at the Port of Oakland as trade tensions over U.S. tariffs on China continue.Carlos Barria | ReutersBEIJING – China’s economy is likely to slow in the third quarter, with official data released on Monday expected to confirm the slowdown, according to a Reuters survey of analysts.Analysts expected gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 4.8% in the July-September period from a year earlier, slowing from 5.2% in the previous quarter.Fixed asset investment, including real estate, likely expanded by just 0.1% in the first nine months of this year,…
The UN nuclear watchdog said work was underway to restore power to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) following the establishment of a rare “ceasefire zone”. The power plant has been disconnected from the grid for four weeks, the longest power outage since the start of the war. “After a four-week outage, work to repair damaged off-site power lines to ZNPP (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant) has begun, following the establishment of a local ceasefire zone to proceed with the work,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said in a social media post on Saturday. “Restoring off-site power is…