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Mt. Fuji and Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Friday, February 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Wednesday as investors analyzed Japanese trade data.Japan’s exports rose 6.1% year-on-year in November, according to Japan’s Ministry of Finance data released on Wednesday. The growth was significantly higher than the average 4.8% expected by economists polled by Reuters, and above the 3.6% seen in the previous month. Japanese Nikkei Stock Average It rose 0.26% to close at 49,512.28, while TOPIX closed almost flat at 3,369.39. Korean Kospi rose 1.43% to 4,056.41, while the small-cap…
The Senate on Wednesday gave final passage to the annual military policy bill authorizing a $901 billion national defense program, while also pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with footage of an attack on an alleged drug ship in international waters near Venezuela.The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which increases soldiers’ pay by 3.8 percent, received bipartisan support as it passed Congress. The bill passed the Senate on a 77-20 vote before lawmakers made plans to leave Washington for vacation. Two Republicans, Sens. Rand Paul and Mike Lee, and 18 Democrats voted against the bill.The White House said…
The father-son duo suspected of carrying out the massacre at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday were “motivated by Islamic State ideology,” police said, with Philippine authorities confirming they had recently traveled to parts of the country long a hotbed of extremism. The two were 50-year-old Sajid Akram, who was killed in a shootout with police, and his 24-year-old son, Naveed Akram, who was detained in hospital and is expected to face serious charges. Public broadcaster ABC reported on Tuesday that Australian counterterrorism officials believe the pair underwent military-style training while in the southern Philippines last month. Police said two…
Jake Paul ended up with a “crooked” nose after a sparring session with heavyweight Frank Sanchez, with Sanchez praising the YouTube star’s “courage”.Paul has been preparing for the toughest fight of his boxing career against Britain’s two-time world champion Anthony Joshua, which takes place in Miami early Saturday morning. Paul, 28, has only 13 boxing fights under his belt, but has traded punches in sparring with top heavyweight fighters, including Cuba’s Sanchez. Twitter This content is provided by Twittercookies and other technologies may be used. To view this content, you must allow cookies. You can change the settings and enable…
Opal, Google’s vibe coding tool, is coming to Gemini. The company announced Wednesday that it will integrate tools for building AI-powered mini-apps within its Gemini web app, allowing users to create their own custom apps, which Google calls Gems. Introduced in 2024, Gems are customized versions of Gemini designed for specific tasks and scenarios. For example, Google’s ready-made gems include a learning coach, a brainstorming assistant, a career guide, a coding partner, and an editor. Opal, on the other hand, focuses on helping users create mini-apps or combine existing apps. To use this feature, users describe the app they want…
The holiday season is a time filled with joy, community, and memories, and the centerpiece of nearly every celebration is usually lots of food.After days of eating full stomachs, desserts, and alcohol, your intestines may start to feel bad. But there are ways to enjoy this time with friends and family without causing unpleasant symptoms like bloating or indigestion.For the past two years, nutritionists, doctors, and gut health experts have been sharing on CNBC Make It the healthy foods they include in their diets and what they recommend you eat to improve your gut health.These foods, like grapefruit, pickles, and…
Rohit Prasad, Senior Vice President and Head Scientist for Amazon Alexa, takes center stage during day 1 of Web Summit 2022 at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Ben McShane | Sports File | Getty ImagesRohit Prasad, Top Amazon The company confirmed Wednesday that the executive overseeing its artificial general intelligence division will leave at the end of this year.As part of the move, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a blog post that the company will reorganize its AGI division under a broader division that also includes its silicon development and quantum computing teams. The new division will be led…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the past two years, weekdays for Susannah have meant poring through picture books, organizing her cubicle, and leading her classroom chorus.But her job as a kindergarten teacher came to a screeching halt when she learned in October that her work permit renewal application had been rejected.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listSusannah, whose pseudonym is used in this article for fear of retribution, is one of about 10 percent of teachers in the United States who are immigrants.But as the United States increasingly looks overseas to fill teacher shortages, some foreign-born teachers say the deportation…
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Colina Machado has left Oslo, her international relations coordinator Pedro Urturtu Noceri wrote in a post on X. “As confirmed by the Prime Minister of Norway, she is no longer in Oslo,” Noseri’s post read. “She is feeling well and has been under the care of specialists over the past few days in hopes of making a speedy and complete recovery.” CNN is trying to find out where Machado traveled. Machado is recovering from a spinal fracture sustained last week while leaving Venezuela on a secret trip to Norway to accept…
Michael Atherton has praised England fast bowler Jofra Archer for spearheading England’s superb performance as they beat Australia 326-8 on the opening day of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.Archer was criticized for bowling one of his fastest deliveries with the match almost over in the closing stages of England’s second Test defeat in Brisbane, but he increased his speed to nearly 90mph in the scorching heat to take 3-29 from 16 overs. Archer took the first wicket of Jake Weatherald (18), added Marnus Labuschagne (19) on the first ball after lunch, and Cameron Green (0) two balls later to…