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Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS if develops counter currency to dollar

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump threatened 100% tariffs against BRICS countries if they develop a common currency to undermine the US dollar. His threat was...

Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAi’s for-profit conversion

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk has again asked a US court to stop ChatGPT-maker OpenAI from converting into a for-profit enterprise, CNBC reported Saturday. Attorneys representing the...

Three killed as Cyclone Fengal pummels India’s south

BENGALURU: A low-level cyclone that smashed into India's southern coastline killed at least three people but otherwise did not cause widespread damage, officials said. Cyclone...

Farm fires helping to fuel India’s deadly air

JIND, India: Blazing flames light the sky as Indian farmer Ali Sher burns his fields to clear them for new crops, a common but...

Hamas releases new video of Israeli hostage in Gaza

Hamas published a video Saturday of an American-Israeli hostage held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. In the video, whose date...

Floods displace 122,000 people in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 122,000 people have been forced out of their homes as massive floods caused by relentless rains swept through Malaysia's northern...

Thailand flooding kills nine, displaces thousands

BANGKOK: Flooding driven by heavy rains in southern Thailand has killed nine people and displaced more than 13,000, officials said Saturday, as rescue teams...

Sri Lanka records highest deflation since 1961

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's consumer prices fell by 2.1 percent in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the economically fragile island nation since 1961,...

Schools shut as heavy storm approaches India coast

BENGALURU, India: Schools in India's south were shut and hundreds of people moved inland to storm shelters ahead of a powerful cyclone storm set...

Crypto boss eats $6.2 million duct-taped banana art

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, on Friday, fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2 million on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a...

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