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Asian Stocks, Bitcoin Down as Trade Uncertainty Roils Markets

This is Beirut, 07/03 08:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Asian stocks tumbled at the open Friday following a tough day on Wall Street as uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's trade policies roiled markets and traders awaited key US jobs data. Bitcoin plunged 5.7 percent after Trump signed an executive order to establish a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" without planning any public purchases of the ...

European Defense Stocks Soar as Govts Up Military Spend

This is Beirut, 03/03 17:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Share prices of European defense companies soared Monday as London and the European Union look to ramp up military spending in the face of uncertainty over the United States' commitment to Ukraine and NATO. BAE Systems surged 14 percent, helping London's benchmark FTSE 100 index to a record high, the latest in a series over ...

Texas Child Dies in Measles Outbreak, First US Fatality in Years

This is Beirut, 27/02 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An unvaccinated child in Texas has died from measles, authorities said Wednesday, marking the first US fatality from the highly contagious disease in nearly a decade as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed a growing outbreak. The death comes as immunization rates decline nationwide, with the latest cases concentrated in a Mennonite ...

Stock Markets Rally with Tech in Focus

This is Beirut, 26/02 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Asian and European stock markets rallied Wednesday, helped by renewed positivity over the tech sector, analysts said. Hong Kong closed up more than three percent, with investors snapping up stocks following a poor start to the week sparked by fresh concerns over US President Donald Trump's tariff plans. In Europe, Paris and Frankfurt led the ...

LACC to Hold Meetings in D.C. to Advocate Lebanon’s Sovereignty and Reform

This is Beirut, 25/02 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a press release on Tuesday, the Lebanese American Coordinating Committee (LACC) announced that it will hold meetings at the White House, the State Department, the House of Representatives and the Senate as part of its efforts to advocate sovereignty and reform in Lebanon. The committee will present a paper outlining Lebanon’s key challenges ...

Still No Ruling on New York's Mayor Corruption Case

This is Beirut, 20/02 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A US federal judge peppered a top member of Donald Trump's Justice Department with questions Wednesday during a hearing over the office's extraordinary move to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. The department's request prompted a wave of protest resignations within the Justice Department and at the mayor's ...

Stock markets skid after Trump threatens auto tariffs

This is Beirut, 19/02 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Global stock markets mostly fell Wednesday after US President Donald Trump broadened his tariff threats, stoking wider trade war fears. Trump warned the previous day that he would impose tariffs "in the neighbourhood of 25 percent" on auto imports and a similar amount or higher on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. "Understandably this has ...

Banksy’s 'Crude Oil' to Auction for £3-5 Million

This is Beirut, 19/02 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A significant Banksy artwork is set to be auctioned in London on March 4, with an estimated value ranging from £3 million to £5 million (approximately €3.6 million to €6 million), according to an announcement made by Sotheby’s on Tuesday. The piece, titled Crude Oil (Vettriano), and sometimes referred to as Toxic Beach, is part of the ...

New York City Councils Calls for Mayor's Resignation

This is Beirut, 18/02 05:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of New York's city council on Monday called for the resignation of Mayor Eric Adams, days after the US Justice Department moved to dismiss a corruption case against him. Adams, who pleaded not guilty in September to charges of fraud and bribery, has denied allegations he asked for the case to be dropped in exchange for enforcing ...

Chatbot vs National Security? Why DeepSeek is Raising Concerns

This is Beirut, 17/02 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions off US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 programme, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated Nvidia semiconductors. But governments from Rome to Seoul are cracking down on the user-friendly Chinese app, saying they need to prevent potential leaks of ...

Trump's Administration Tries to Save New York Mayor, Faces Opposition

This is Beirut, 15/02 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Justice Department filed court papers Friday to dismiss a corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, despite a barrage of resignations from prosecutors who refused to drop the charges. Adams, who pleaded not guilty in September to charges of fraud and bribery, has denied allegations he asked for the case to be dropped in exchange ...

New York, Paris, Berlin to Celebrate Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Iconic Art

This is Beirut, 14/02 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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New York, Paris, and Berlin are celebrating the anniversaries this year of iconic art installations that saw some of their most prominent landmarks wrapped in fabric by the late artists known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Forty years ago, the couple enfolded the Pont Neuf, one of Paris’s most beloved bridges, in a silky, sandstone-colored ...

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