Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels | Reuters
Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, a first of its kind deal signaling the eventual end of the oil age.
Chinese forces approached close to Taiwan coast to ‘intimidate’ voters before key elections – sources | Reuters
Taiwan’s military drove away four attempts by Chinese forces to approach the island’s sensitive contiguous zone last month, Taiwan security officials said, in what they see as a ramped-up Chinese campaign to “intimidate” voters before key elections.
European luxury labels’ distaste for discounts frustrates Farfetch ambitions | Reuters
A winding down of the post-pandemic spending frenzy is hitting European luxury companies from LVMH (LVMH.PA) to Kering (PRTP.PA) , but none more than Farfetch, an e-commerce pioneer.
Meet Dubai’s richest Indian woman, who is UAE’s first female doctor; now runs Rs 3600 crore firm
At the age of 84, Zulekha Daud is the Chairperson and Founder of the Zulekha Hospital Group. The UAE-based doctor-turned-entrepreneur also received India’s top honours for overseas Indians – the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award 2019.
Las Vegas police say reports of ‘active shooter’ at university, ‘multiple victims’
Las Vegas police said on Wednesday they were responding reports of an active shooter on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus with “multiple victims.”
Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, 2024 US presidential candidate?
Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, will seek to jump-start his ebbing 2024 Republican presidential campaign at Wednesday night’s fourth debate.
Top US congressional Democrat on spending says Republicans dragging feet
The Democratic chair of the U.S. Senate committee that sets spending policy on Wednesday said Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was blocking his chamber’s team from negotiating budget details in hopes of holding spending to last year’s levels.
Ron DeSantis: who is the Florida governor launching 2024 presidential bid?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, once seen as former President Donald Trump’s top rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has struggled on the campaign trail and will be under pressure to reverse his fortunes at Wednesday’s debate.
Democratic lawmakers unveil bill to give people in US prisons right to vote
Democratic U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and U.S. Senator Peter Welch on Wednesday unveiled a bill that if passed would grant the right to vote nationwide to people who had been in prison or were currently in prison.
University of Pennsylvania donors, students call for president to resign after congressional hearing
University of Pennsylvania students and alumni stepped up calls on Wednesday for Liz Magill to resign as the school’s president, after she declined to say outright during a congressional hearing that calling for the genocide of Jews would violate Penn’s code of conduct.