Intensifies Strikes Hezbollah

AstraZeneca shares fall as China probe intensifies

Investigation of group’s China chief Leon Wang comes after several employees were found guilty of fraud

World - Financial Times - November 5

Hurricane Rafael leaves Cuba reeling, moves into Gulf of Mexico

Cuba was reeling from a fierce major hurricane that ripped across the island and knocked out its power grid, after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

World - CBS News - November 6

Pelosi blames Biden for election loss as finger pointing intensifies

The powerful Democrat says the party might have beaten Donald Trump if the president had "gotten out sooner".

Bosch to Cut Thousands of Jobs as Auto Woes Intensify

Bosch said it expected to cut 3,500 jobs in its cross-domain computing solutions division by 2027. Subdued car sales and intense competition have hit earnings at carmakers.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Barkley's career night intensifies talk of RB for MVP

Philadelphia's Saquon Barkley had a career night against the Rams, posting 302 scrimmage yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns, both of which went for 70-plus yards. Afterward, the Eagles fans in ...

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

Fight intensifies over Florida ballot measure that would guarantee abortion rights

Next week, Florida voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution, through a ballot measure that's opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Maersk chief predicts intensifying trade tensions after US elections

Increasing gap between export growth from China and west could lead to increasing hostilities, says Vincent Clerc

World - Financial Times - October 31

Rafael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba

Rafael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba, forecasters say

World - ABC News - November 6

Hurricane Rafael intensifies to category 3 as battered Cuba braces for new storm

More than 70,000 people reportedly evacuated and military mobilised with hurricane close to making landfall. Hurricane Rafael has intensified into a category 3 hurricane as it nears the coast of ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane

Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday afternoon in western Cuba before weakening, the National Hurricane Center said.

Russia blasts Ukraine with more aerial attacks as part of an intensified campaign

Officials say Russian missiles, bombs and drones have battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted nighttime attacks

World - ABC News - November 8

The Russia-Ukraine War Intensifies, With Drone Attacks, Foreign Troops and Record Losses

The surge in fighting occurs as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to end the conflict.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 10

Oil-producing nations under fire at COP29 over fossil fuels omission

EU says draft agreements released at climate summit are ‘clearly unacceptable’

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Temu parent’s stock tumbles after a big earnings miss as competition intensified

Temu parent PDD’s stock was sinking premarket after another disappointing earnings report, with profit missing expectations by the widest margin in nearly four years.

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a temporary ceasefire which will pause the fighting in the north of Israel beginning Wednesday morning local time. But before the ceasefire takes effect, Israel ...

The Israel-Hezbollah war by the numbers

A ceasefire has taken effect between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah

World - ABC News - 9 hours ago

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Greece's left-wing Syriza loses its status as the main opposition party as infighting intensifies

Greece’s left-wing Syriza party has lost its status as the main opposition in parliament

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

China’s EV price war set to intensify next year as BYD squeezes suppliers

Chinese carmaker asks auto parts providers to cut their prices by 10%

World - Financial Times - 5 hours ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to be holding

People are beginning to return to their homes in southern Lebanon after the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect and appeared to hold in its initial hours. CBS News contributor Andrew ...

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect

A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be holding Wednesday after President Joe Biden said the agreement to end fighting across the Israeli-Lebanon border was "designed to be a ...

Disney strikes back

And Turkish Trump trades

World - Financial Times - November 18

Hezbollah Names Naim Qassem as Its New Leader

Mr. Qassem had been the Lebanese militant group’s longtime deputy. He replaces Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike last month.

World - The New York Times - October 29

Lebanon's Hezbollah names replacement for slain former leader

Naim Qassem is a founding member of Hezbollah and has been the party's deputy secretary general since the early 1990's.

Hezbollah announces new leader after Nasrallah killed

Hezbollah has named Sheikh Naim Qassem as its next leader, though Israel, suggesting it will target him, has already threatened that his time in the role would be “temporary.” “Temporary ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Hezbollah announces Naim Qassem as new leader

Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah and heir apparent Hashem Safieddine were killed in recent weeks.

Israel says Hezbollah operative captured in naval raid

The office of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the country would submit a complaint to the UN Security Council.

Israeli naval commandos abduct Hezbollah operative: Report

Israeli naval commandos abducted a senior Hezbollah operative in an operation in the northern Lebanese town of Batroun, officials said Saturday. Lebanese authorities said earlier Saturday they were ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

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