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Bukavu, Congo AP — At least 32 people have died after a bridge collapsed due to overcrowding at a mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local government officials said Sunday. A bridge at the Karandu mine in Mulondo, Lualaba province, collapsed on Saturday, the province’s interior minister, Roy Kaumba Mayonde, told a press conference. “Illegal miners forced their way into the quarry even though access to the site was strictly prohibited due to heavy rains and the risk of landslides,” Mayondo said. A report released Sunday by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Small-Scale Mining Assistance and Guidance Authority…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo defeated favorites Nigeria in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw to advance to the inter-confederation playoffs for the 2026 World Cup.Published November 16, 2025November 16, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe Democratic Republic of the Congo kept their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup alive by defeating Nigeria 4-3 on penalties in the African qualifying play-offs in Morocco after a 1-1 draw in extra time.DR Congo now awaits Thursday’s draw for the inter-federation play-offs in March, with six teams chasing second place in the 48-team final.Recommended stories list of 4…

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A road sign seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 7, 2025 in New York City, USA. Eduardo Munoz | ReutersNew York Fed President John Williams last week met with Wall Street dealers about a major lending facility, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Fed’s annual financial markets conference on Wednesday and was attended by representatives from many of the 25 primary dealers of banks that underwrite government debt, according to the report. According to the report, participants in the meeting were members of…

India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Sunday that it had arrested a man for allegedly helping plan the car bombings near Delhi’s Red Fort last week that killed at least 10 people and injured more than 30 others. In a statement posted on social media, the NIA said the suspect was a resident of Indian-administered Kashmir and “the vehicle involved in the attack was registered in his name.” Investigators also released the name of the alleged suicide bomber, a resident of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, who was killed when the car he was driving stopped at a…

General Atlantic’s Bill Ford (left) and General Atlantic’s Chairman and CEO Philippe Lafon (right), General Atlantic’s Chairman and CEO and Cortue Management’s Founder and Portfolio Manager, speak at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha event in New York City on November 13, 2025.Adam Jeffrey | CNBCThe world’s biggest investors often focus more on private markets than public ones, but as the artificial intelligence boom continues to reshape economies for decades to come, they can’t help but pay close attention to what’s happening with the biggest publicly traded tech stocks, and they’re not worried. Amid concerns about high-risk concentration in the so-called “Magnificent Seven”…

Hollywood stars met with Pope Leo The list of movie stars and directors who met with America’s first pope on Saturday included Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, best known for “The Aviator” and “Elizabeth,” and Spike Lee, who directed “Malcolm X” and “BlacKkKlansman.” The entire audience at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace finally met Leo in person, and Lee presented America’s first pope with a New York Knicks jersey. On Saturday, Monica Bellucci, who played Mary Magdalene in Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” also met with the pope, as did “Parks and Recreation” and “Discontinuation” actor Adam Scott, and Sergio…

People walk past the Prada storefront in a modern shopping complex in Chongqing, China, on January 26, 2025.Chen Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChinese shoppers are returning to luxury goods. Top executives from Prada, Coach, Essilor Luxottica and Value Retail told CNBC that demand in China is stabilizing after months of weakness, even as the broader luxury goods sector continues to report weaker spending among Chinese consumers at home and abroad.China was on track to become the world’s largest luxury goods market during the coronavirus pandemic, but the sector has slowed sharply since then. High youth unemployment, a…

Ecuadorian President Daniel Novoa announced on Sunday that Wilmar Geovany Chavarria Valle, known as “Pipo,” the alleged leader of Ecuador’s most powerful and violent criminal organization, the Los Lobos drug lord, has been arrested in Spain. “Today we captured Pipo Chavarria, the most wanted criminal in the region and a top leader of Los Lobos,” President Novoa posted on X’s official account. The announcement coincided with Ecuador’s referendum, which included proposals aimed at combating organized crime, including the possible reintroduction of foreign military bases. Ecuador’s Defense Minister John Reinberg said Chavarria was “responsible for the deaths of at least 400…

Exterior view of the front entrance of Ford Motor Company’s New World headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.fordDEARBORN, MI — ford motor is replacing its 1950s “glass house” headquarters with a new modern industrial facility to foster collaboration and better reassure thousands of employees who have returned to the office from remote work in recent years.The new 2.1 million square foot facility in Dearborn, Michigan will open with a ceremony on Sunday, but construction is expected to continue into 2027.The building will replace the company’s 12-story rectangular headquarters about three miles away in the city, which is scheduled to be demolished. The…