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Portuguese cargo ship MSC Maxine photographed at Balboa Port at the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City on April 23, 2025. The Port of Balboa is managed by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings. Martin Burnetti | Martin Burnetti AFP | Getty ImagesPanama’s Supreme Court rules against a Hong Kong-based company CK HutchisonIt argued that the interests held by the company’s subsidiaries in operating ports at both ends of the Panama Canal violate the constitution.The outcome is widely seen as a victory for the Trump administration’s security ambitions in the Western Hemisphere, as the United States seeks to counter…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s economy expanded at an annual rate of 8.6% last year, the fastest in 15 years, as enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and a surge in shipments to the United States boosted export-heavy industries.Advance estimates released by Taiwan’s statistics bureau on Friday were far higher than economists expected. This was the highest growth rate since 2010.set by Taiwan trade agreement Earlier this month, he met with the administration of US President Donald Trump. It lowered U.S. tariffs on imports from the island from 20% to 15% in exchange for pledging at least $250 billion in U.S. investments…

Snow, damaging winds, and dangerous coastal flooding are expected to impact parts of the southern Appalachians, the Carolinas, and southern Virginia this weekend as a powerful winter storm rapidly intensifies off the Southeast coast. Impacts will begin late Friday into Saturday, with snow and hurricane-force wind gusts possible along parts of the North Carolina and Virginia coasts by Saturday night. Coastal New England, especially eastern Massachusetts, could see snow and wind later in the weekend if the storm approaches the coast. The low pressure system formed near the North Carolina coast late Friday and is expected to rapidly strengthen as…

The league stage of the Europa League has ended. We know the eight teams that will advance to the Round of 16, but who will they play and who will they play with two more games remaining on the schedule to qualify?The top eight teams – Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Real Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg and Roma – have all qualified for the next round of the Europa League, but it remains to be seen who they will face in the knockout stages. Here’s everything you need to know about the playoff draw and the people involved… How are the…

listen to this article | 7 minutesinformationWhen Sajid Javid said he would not allow people like his parents to enter the UK today, he was not making a flippant comment. He was articulating views that are becoming central to British immigration policy. Britain’s first ethnic minority home secretary has said she is opposed to bringing in unskilled workers or workers who don’t speak English. According to his own standards, neither his father, who arrived as an unskilled laborer, nor his mother, who did not speak English, would have been allowed to settle in this country. Mr Javid, promoting his memoir…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in pre-market trading: ServiceNow — The software stock fell 11% even though the company’s fourth-quarter results beat expectations. Morgan Stanley said ServiceNow’s report is “good, but not enough” to convince skeptical investors that the company’s business will continue to grow strongly in the face of competition from artificial intelligence. Software Stocks — Following ServiceNow’s results, other software stocks also fell significantly, entering a bear market. Atlassian stock fell 12%, DataDog fell about 8%, Salesforce fell 7% and Workday fell 9%. All stocks are reacting to concerns that AI is threatening to disrupt…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the possibility of a week-long shutdown after Russia’s attack left homes without heat as temperatures plummeted.Published January 30, 2026January 30, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Russia will not attack Kiev and “various” Ukrainian cities for seven days as civilians suffer from lack of heat in the winter cold.President Zelensky said in a social media post on Thursday that Trump’s remarks that day were “important statements” about “the possibility of providing security to Kiev and other Ukrainian cities during this period of…

Venezuelan lawmakers have approved legal changes to make it easier for foreign companies to participate in the country’s oil industry, a move by the city of Caracas in response to demands from US President Donald Trump. The reforms, backed by acting President Delcy Rodríguez, would open up Venezuela’s oil industry, currently largely controlled by state-owned company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), and allow foreign companies to manage oil fields at their own risk and cost. This comes as President Trump has threatened to impose additional tariffs on countries that supply Cuba’s oil and declared a national security emergency over the issue.…

Feldnig | E+ | Getty ImagesIt’s the letter most consumers dread receiving: a notification that your personal information has been involved in a data breach.According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, approximately 80% of respondents to a new survey said they had received at least one data breach notification in the past 12 months.Almost 40% of respondents received between 3 and 5 separate notifications during that period. The survey was conducted in November among 1,040 people.Among those who recently received a data breach notification, the study found that 88% reported at least one negative impact, including an increase in phishing…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a media tour of the Stargate Data Center in Abilene, Texas, on September 23, 2025. Stargate is a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank that is building data centers and other artificial intelligence infrastructure across the United States with promotional support from President Donald Trump.Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOpenAI has announced that it will be retiring several models from its ChatGPT chatbot next month, including the GPT‑4o model beloved by some users.The artificial intelligence startup launched GPT-4o in May 2024, and its warm conversational style made it very popular among some…