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Banks face growing risk as double defaults on commercial loans mount
A bank practice known as ‘extend and pretend’ has delayed a write-off reckoning but may hide a growing systemic riskWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Snow finally falls on Mount Fuji, later than ever before
Mount Fuji has finally gotten its iconic snowcap, meteorologists in Japan said, more than a month later than it did last year and the latest in 130 years.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Watch: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spews giant column of ash
New volcanic eruptions have spread fresh panic among residents on the island of Flores.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Germany appoints new finance minister as pressure for quick snap elections mounts
Jörg Kukies was appointed as the new German finance minister on Thursday, replacing Christian Lindner.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
Snow finally settles on Mount Fuji, weeks after it usually appears
Japan's Mount Fuji finally got its trademark snowcap more than a month after it normally would, after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Vistry shares plunge as cost overruns hit profits
UK housebuilder blames ‘insufficient management capability’ and ‘poor divisional culture’ for underestimating costsBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashes towering columns of hot clouds
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano is spewing towering columns of hot ash high into the air following the huge eruption that killed nine people and injured dozens of othersWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Haiti appoints new prime minister as security crisis mounts
Entrepreneur Alix Didier Fils-Aimé replaces Garry Conille as country rocked by worsening gang violence. Haiti’s transitional presidential council has appointed the entrepreneur and former senate ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
12:30 Report — Trump escalates Election Day rhetoric
Plus: FEMA pauses some North Carolina aid efforts over threats {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s a quiet Monday morning. Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day. Are you off work? Either way, ...Politics - The Hill - October 14 -
Canada, India expel each other's diplomats in escalating dispute over assassination
Canada says it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomatsWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Canada, India Expel Diplomats in Escalating Dispute Over Sikh Activist's Killing
The decision is the latest flare-up between the countries since the killing of an activist in 2023.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 14 -
Swiss regulator orders UBS to bolster emergency plans
Finma suspends annual approval of bank’s ‘living will’ in light of added risk from Credit Suisse takeoverBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Global public debt to pass $100tn this year, says IMF
Fund calls for tougher action by big economies, with debt set to approach 100% of world GDP by end of decadeBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Boeing seeks up to $35bn to bolster its balance sheet
Plane maker announces plans to raise up to $25bn in new capital and agrees $10bn credit facilityBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy’
Never before has a presidential nominee openly suggested turning the military on Americans simply because they oppose his candidacy. With voting underway, Donald Trump has turned to dark vows of ...Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
Zelenskyy lays out Ukraine ‘victory plan’ which Moscow calls an escalation
Ukrainian president wants ‘unconditional invite’ to join Nato and rules out conceding territory to Russia. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has laid out details of his “victory plan” ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Hizbollah warns of escalation in Israel conflict after Yahya Sinwar killing
Threat from Lebanese militant group follows death of Hamas leader in firefight in GazaBusiness - Financial Times - October 18 -
Harris revives message around democracy as Trump escalates rhetoric. Will it work?
Kamala Harris shunted Joe Biden's messaging on democracy when she took over as Democrats' nominee, but now she's reviving attacks amid Donald Trump's escalating rhetoric.Top stories - ABC News - October 18 -
Trump calls Harris a ‘s--- vice president’ and mentions Arnold Palmer’s genitals in bizarre rally
Former President Donald Trump called rival Kamala Harris a "s--- vice president" during a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening, punctuating his broader argument that she is too liberal ...Top stories - NBC News - October 20 -
A Final Hunt for Undecided Voters, and Israel Escalates Its War in Lebanon
Plus, New York Liberty are W.N.B.A. champions.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
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Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei
A series of protests are expected to intensify across Argentina this week over a veto by President Javier Milei of a law that passed last month increasing funding for public universitiesWorld - ABC News - October 21 -
China unveils first diagnosis guidelines to battle escalating obesity crisis
Chinese officials published the country’s first set of guidelines to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of obesity amid a national health crisis.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
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North Korea troops in Ukraine would escalate conflict, Putin's closest ally tells BBC
Vladimir Putin's closest ally speaks to Steve Rosenberg about the war, nuclear weapons and relations with the West.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Israel announces strikes on military sites in Iran.
Blasts reported around Tehran after a year of escalating confrontations.World - The New York Times - October 25 -
Watch: Jeremy Bowen says Israel attack on Iran is 'another big escalation'
Israel has launched air strikes on Iran, with blasts heard in the capital Tehran.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Bowen: Iran faces hard choices between risks of escalation or looking weak
International editor Jeremy Bowen examines what Iran's response might be to Israel's latest attack.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Trump Escalates Threats as Campaign Enters Dark Final Stretch
Top military leaders and high-ranking former officials from his administration have issued warning after warning that Donald J. Trump would rule as a dictator if given the chance.Top stories - The New York Times - October 26 -
Tensions escalate after Iran says it will respond to Israel’s airstrikes
The Middle East is on edge as Iran weighs its response to Israel's unprecedented airstrikes over the weekend. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting as tensions ...Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
Sudan militia accused of mass killings and sexual violence as attacks escalate
Experts fear reports of 124 dead in attack on villages south of Khartoum are significant underestimation. Sudanese militia have been accused of killings, sexual violence, looting and arson during ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Finland's president calls North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia an escalation
Finland’s president says that North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia represents an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war that goes against China’s own stated position on the conflictWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
How Russia Openly Escalated Its Election Interference Efforts
The Kremlin did not bother to hide its efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election, as it did in the past.Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Mozambique leaders accuse protesters of coup attempt as post-poll violence escalates
Critics say ruling party is creating a false narrative to justify its heavy crackdown following disputed electionsBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago
