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KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistani firefighters on Monday began pulling bodies from the smoldering wreckage of a sprawling Karachi shopping mall where more than 60 people remain missing after a massive fire that killed at least 21 people. The city’s biggest fire in more than a decade broke out late Saturday at Galle Plaza, a high-rise complex with 1,200 stores spread over an area larger than a soccer field. A fire in Karachi’s historic center continued to burn for more than 24 hours before it was almost extinguished. Video showed flames tearing through the building as firefighters worked through the night…

Nicola Peltz Beckham reportedly shed tears as wedding guest Marc Anthony shouted Victoria BeckhamAdding fuel to the wedding drama fire: The newlyweds’ first dance didn’t go as expected, but it’s reportedly very unclear why. “Brooklyn and Nicola thought Marc Anthony had gifted them their first dance,” a source told E! News for May 2025. Instead, the singer “announced, ‘Welcome to the stage the most beautiful woman in the room, Victoria Beckham.'” Ms. Brooklyn was left in an awkward situation, with no idea what to do. ” The source added: “Nicola left the room in tears. She eventually returned and was…

U.S. Representative Ro Khanna speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesCalifornia Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna on Friday reintroduced a bill to rein in institutional investors’ hoarding of homes, capitalizing on a similar call made recently by President Donald Trump.In a Jan. 7 post on Truth Social, President Trump said he would “immediately take action to prohibit large institutional investors from purchasing additional single-family homes.”Trump’s comments are one of a series of populist economic policies by the president seeking to address voters’ concerns about affordability ahead of…

Nicola Peltz Beckham reportedly shed tears as wedding guest Marc Anthony shouted Victoria BeckhamAdding fuel to the wedding drama fire: The newlyweds’ first dance didn’t go as expected, but it’s reportedly very unclear why. “Brooklyn and Nicola thought Marc Anthony had gifted them their first dance,” a source told E! News for May 2025. Instead, the singer “announced, ‘Welcome to the stage the most beautiful woman in the room, Victoria Beckham.'” Ms. Brooklyn was left in an awkward situation, with no idea what to do. ” The source added: “Nicola left the room in tears. She eventually returned and was…

Shin ramen instant noodles on a production line at the Nongshim factory in Gumi, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. South Korea is scheduled to release gross domestic product (GDP) figures on April 24th. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHow about some cheesy spicy noodles?Judging by export sales, the rest of the world isn’t fully understanding South Korea’s food exports, also known as “K-Food.”According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the export value of the “K-Food+” category, which includes the food and agricultural industry, soared to a record high of $13.62 billion…

Lee este artículo en español More than two weeks after the stunning U.S. raid on Caracas that led to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, political tensions over Venezuela’s future are rapidly converging around two leaders, both women, who represent different visions of the country. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez supports continuation, and opposition leader Maria Colina Machado calls for the restoration of democracy. For both leaders, support from, or at least an understanding with, US President Donald Trump is paramount. Mr. Trump could also lift economic sanctions plaguing Venezuela’s economy or, as he did against Mr. Maduro on January 3, remove…

Nicola Peltz Beckham reportedly shed tears as wedding guest Marc Anthony shouted Victoria BeckhamAdding fuel to the wedding drama fire: The newlyweds’ first dance didn’t go as expected, but it’s reportedly very unclear why. “Brooklyn and Nicola thought Marc Anthony had gifted them their first dance,” a source told E! News for May 2025. Instead, the singer “announced, ‘Welcome to the stage the most beautiful woman in the room, Victoria Beckham.'” Ms. Brooklyn was left in an awkward situation, with no idea what to do. ” The source added: “Nicola left the room in tears. She eventually returned and was…

People celebrate the New Year during a ceremony at the Juyongguan Great Wall (also known as Juyongguan) in Beijing, China, January 1, 2026. Maxim Shemetov | ReutersAsia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Monday as investors assessed the Trump administration’s threat to Greenland over the weekend and China’s key economic data to be released on Monday. Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump and European leaders engaged in tense exchanges over Arctic territory, with Trump threatening to impose tariffs on eight European countries and demanding control of Greenland, which is part of Denmark.European leaders responded by calling the threat “completely wrong”…

Jack Zhang is the co-founder and CEO of Airwallex.Courtesy of Jack ChanJack Chan, co-founder and CEO of fintech company Airwallex, doesn’t have the word “burnout” in his dictionary.”To be honest, I don’t understand that term at all. I’ve been working 100 hours a week for over 20 years since I was 16,” Chan told CNBC Make It.For Chan, hard work meant survival. At the age of 15, he left his hometown of Qingdao, China, and moved alone to Melbourne, Australia, in search of better opportunities. He spoke little English and lived with an Australian host family. Shortly after arriving, he…

The AI industry entered 2025 with strong momentum.  There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger.  The industry didn’t slow down in 2025. While less companies raised rounds larger than $1 billion, four — Anthropic raised two rounds over $1 billion — significantly more companies raised multiple rounds compared to 2024, eight.   How will 2026 compare? Elon Musk’s xAI announced a $20 billion Series E round and Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs raised a $250 million seed round (with OpenAI as the lead investor) in the first few weeks of 2026, so signs point to another strong…