Russia on Wednesday accused the US of prolonging the "war in Ukraine" by stepping up weapons deliveries to Kyiv ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.

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21.11.2024

Adani Plunges In Mumbai On Founder's Charges As Asian Markets Retreat

Shares in Indian conglomerate Adani tanked on Thursday after its industrialist owner Gautam Adani was charged by US prosecutors with handing out more than $250 million in bribes for key contracts.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

UN To Vote Again On Gaza Ceasefire, US Plans Unclear

The UN Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on another draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in its latest attempt to exert pressure to end the war.

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21.11.2024

Civil War Economy Hits Myanmar Garment Workers

As civil war pounds Myanmar's economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach.

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21.11.2024

Western Powers Move To Censure Iran At UN Nuclear Meet

European powers and the United States have submitted a resolution censuring Iran for its poor cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, diplomats told AFP on Wednesday, as Tehran warned of a "proportionate" response if it passes.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

Trump Appoints TV Celebrity 'Dr. Oz' To Key US Health Post

Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was appointing Mehmet Oz, a former surgeon and TV celebrity known as "Dr. Oz," to lead the United States' massive public health insurance program.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

Gautam Adani: Billionaire Indian Tycoon Facing US Bribery Charges

Billionaire Indian industrialist Gautam Adani, whose business empire has been rocked by US bribery charges against him, is one of the corporate world's great survivors.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

Business Insolvencies Hit 3-Year High, Hospitality And Construction Sectors Struggle Most: Report

The rate of business failure increased to 5.04% in October, the highest level since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when it was 5.08%.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

Lights, Action, Melodrama! Silent Films Get New Reel At London Haven

The black and white silent movie flickered into life as the pianist started up with a dramatic flourish.

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21.11.2024

US Envoy Presses Israel-Hezbollah Truce Bid In Lebanon Visit

US envoy Amos Hochstein was in Lebanon Wednesday, seeking to hammer out a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, as the militant group battled Israeli troops in the south of the country.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

'Rust' To Premiere Three Years After On-set Shooting

The Western "Rust" will get its world premiere on Wednesday at a Polish film festival, three years after its cinematographer was killed in a tragic on-set shooting.

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21.11.2024

Screen To Reality: South Korea Targets K-pop, K-drama Tourism Boom

Deep in South Korea's hinterlands lies a perfect replica of 1900s Seoul: welcome to Sunshine Land, the latest K-drama theme park to cash in on booming K-culture tourism.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

Stock Markets Gain, Dollar Higher Before Nvidia Earnings

Major European and Asian stock markets mostly gained and the dollar firmed against main rivals Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street, as all eyes turned to upcoming results from artificial-intelligence giant Nvidia.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

AI-Driven Cyber Scams 'Real And Present Threat' To Australia's Critical Infrastructure

State-sponsored hackers were leveraging AI's popularity to infiltrate computer systems of businesses and organizations and then sitting dormant to remain undetected, the Australian Signals

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

Australia's Gender Pay Gap Narrows Slightly, Women CEOs Still Earn 25% Less Than Men

The current gender pay gap is 21.8%, meaning women earn 78 cents for every dollar earned by men, resulting in an average annual income difference of AU$28,425 less for women.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

Xi, Lula Meet In Brasilia To 'Enhance Ties'

China's President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Brazil Wednesday, fresh off a warm reception at summits of the G20 and APEC groups, both held under the cloud of Donald Trump's White House return.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

N. Korea's Latest Weapon? Bombarding South With Noise

Gunshots, screams, eerie laughter: South Korea's border island Ganghwa is being bombarded nightly with blood-curdling sounds, part of a new campaign by the nuclear-armed North that is driving residents to despair.

International Business Times AU

21.11.2024

K-drama For Mental Health? Binge On, One Expert Says

If you've ever binge-watched an entire season of a K-drama like "Squid Game" or "Crash Landing On You", one Korean-American expert has good news: it's likely improved your mental health.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Taliban Govt Clearing 'Un-Islamic' Books From Afghanistan Shelves

Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles -- Taliban authorities are working to remove "un-Islamic" and anti-government literature from circulation.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Bunnings' Facial Recognition Technology Breached Thousands' Privacy, Watchdog Finds

Following the OAIC's report, Bunnings released a video compilation showing incidents where customers threatened staff with weapons and physically assaulted them.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

SpaceX Set For Starship's Next Flight, Trump Expected To Attend

SpaceX is poised for its next Starship megarocket test flight on Tuesday, with US President-elect Donald Trump expected to witness the second ever attempt to catch its descending booster stage in the launch tower's "chopstick" arms.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

US To Call For Google To Sell Chrome Browser: Report

The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant, according to a media report Monday.

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20.11.2024

Iran Faces Fresh Censure Over Lack Of Cooperation At UN Nuclear Meeting

European powers -- backed by the United States -- are pushing ahead with a plan to censure Iran for its poor cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog at a board meeting starting Wednesday, diplomats told AFP. Tensions between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have repeatedly

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

NATO Holds Large Arctic Exercises In Russia's Backyard

Thousands of NATO soldiers are taking part in large-scale artillery exercises in Finland's Arctic this month, seen by some as a signal to neighbouring Russia over its war on Ukraine.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Team Trump Assails Biden Decision On Missiles For Ukraine

Donald Trump's allies voiced vehement criticism Monday of President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine use US-supplied long-range missiles for attacks inside Russia, accusing him of a dangerous escalation.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Takes Witness Stand In Collusion Trial

Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai said Wednesday that his now-shuttered newspaper represented Hong Kong's "core values" as he took the witness stand for the first time in his collusion trial.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Olympic Champion Tebogo Aims To Inspire Next Generation Of African Athletes

After upstaging powerhouses the United States and Jamaica to win a rare Olympic sprint gold for Africa, Letsile Tebogo aims to unleash the "deadly" untapped potential of athletes from the continent.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Five Takeaways From The G20 Summit In Rio

G20 leaders met in Rio de Janeiro on Monday for talks on climate change, ongoing wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, and more, at a forum that highlighted differences between world powers but also delivered some successes.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Cost-Of-Living Crisis: Older Australians Weather Economic Downturn Better Than Youth, Data Reveals

Young Australians, aged 18 to 29, reduced their expenditure by 2% year over year in the third quarter of 2024, with significant drops in both essential (by 2.3%) and discretionary (by 1.9%) spending.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Hurting India Under Pressure In Blockbuster Five-Test Australia Series

India head into a hotly anticipated five-Test showdown against Australia starting in Perth on Friday wounded by their first home series loss in 12 years and with a point to prove.

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20.11.2024

Sex, Drugs And Gritty Reality On Prague's Underworld Tours

Every Friday, Lada leaves her small apartment to take tourists around Prague's underworld.

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20.11.2024

France's Gisele Pelicot Says 'Macho' Society Must Change Attitude On Rape

Gisele Pelicot, the French woman drugged by her ex-husband so she could be raped and sexually abused by him and dozens of strangers, said on Tuesday that it was time for a "macho" society to change its attitude on rape.

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20.11.2024

China's Xi Urges 'Strategic' Ties In Talks With Germany's Scholz

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for Beijing and Berlin to develop ties with a "strategic" and "long-term" perspective Tuesday as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Rio de Janeiro, state media said.

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20.11.2024

Walmart Lifts Full-year Forecast After Strong Q3

Walmart reported a jump in third-quarter profits Tuesday behind solid US sales and gains in its e-commerce business as the retail behemoth lifted its full-year financial forecast.

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20.11.2024

Russell Mineral Equipment Secures AU$40M As First Beneficiary Of National Reconstruction Fund

Following the allocation of the funds, Industry Minister Ed Husic said, "What we don't want to see is Australian firms leaving our shores because they don't get the support they need at the right

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Russia Says Ukraine Fired First US-long Range Missiles

Russia said Tuesday that Ukraine had fired US-supplied long-range missiles into its territory for the first time since Washington authorised such strikes as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Scholar, Lawmakers And Journalist Among Hong Kongers Jailed

Hong Kong's largest national security trial came to an end on Tuesday with 45 pro-democracy figures jailed for holding an informal election over four years ago.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

RBA Holds Interest Rates Steady, Signals Readiness To Act Amid Economic Shifts

As underlying inflation remained "too high," RBA noted that it wanted to see consistent inflation data before considering a rate cut, to ensure any decline was sustainable.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Markets Rally After US Bounce As Nvidia Comes Into Focus

Markets rose Tuesday after a broadly positive day on Wall Street, with focus turning to the upcoming release of tech giant Nvidia's earnings, while traders also kept tabs on Donald Trump's picks for his new administration.

International Business Times AU

20.11.2024

Japan Ramps Up Tech Ambitions With $65 Bn For AI, Chips

Japan is readying a $65-billion push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking population.

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Kremlin Says US 'Doing Everything' To Prolong 'War' In Ukraine

Adani Plunges In Mumbai On Founder's Charges As Asian Markets Retreat

UN To Vote Again On Gaza Ceasefire, US Plans Unclear

Civil War Economy Hits Myanmar Garment Workers

Western Powers Move To Censure Iran At UN Nuclear Meet

Trump Appoints TV Celebrity 'Dr. Oz' To Key US Health Post

Gautam Adani: Billionaire Indian Tycoon Facing US Bribery Charges

Business Insolvencies Hit 3-Year High, Hospitality And Construction Sectors Struggle Most: Report

Lights, Action, Melodrama! Silent Films Get New Reel At London Haven

US Envoy Presses Israel-Hezbollah Truce Bid In Lebanon Visit

'Rust' To Premiere Three Years After On-set Shooting

Screen To Reality: South Korea Targets K-pop, K-drama Tourism Boom

Stock Markets Gain, Dollar Higher Before Nvidia Earnings

AI-Driven Cyber Scams 'Real And Present Threat' To Australia's Critical Infrastructure

Australia's Gender Pay Gap Narrows Slightly, Women CEOs Still Earn 25% Less Than Men

Xi, Lula Meet In Brasilia To 'Enhance Ties'

N. Korea's Latest Weapon? Bombarding South With Noise

K-drama For Mental Health? Binge On, One Expert Says

Taliban Govt Clearing 'Un-Islamic' Books From Afghanistan Shelves

Bunnings' Facial Recognition Technology Breached Thousands' Privacy, Watchdog Finds

SpaceX Set For Starship's Next Flight, Trump Expected To Attend

US To Call For Google To Sell Chrome Browser: Report

Iran Faces Fresh Censure Over Lack Of Cooperation At UN Nuclear Meeting

NATO Holds Large Arctic Exercises In Russia's Backyard

Team Trump Assails Biden Decision On Missiles For Ukraine

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Takes Witness Stand In Collusion Trial

Olympic Champion Tebogo Aims To Inspire Next Generation Of African Athletes

Five Takeaways From The G20 Summit In Rio

Cost-Of-Living Crisis: Older Australians Weather Economic Downturn Better Than Youth, Data Reveals

Hurting India Under Pressure In Blockbuster Five-Test Australia Series

Sex, Drugs And Gritty Reality On Prague's Underworld Tours

France's Gisele Pelicot Says 'Macho' Society Must Change Attitude On Rape

China's Xi Urges 'Strategic' Ties In Talks With Germany's Scholz

Walmart Lifts Full-year Forecast After Strong Q3

Russell Mineral Equipment Secures AU$40M As First Beneficiary Of National Reconstruction Fund

Russia Says Ukraine Fired First US-long Range Missiles

Scholar, Lawmakers And Journalist Among Hong Kongers Jailed

RBA Holds Interest Rates Steady, Signals Readiness To Act Amid Economic Shifts

Markets Rally After US Bounce As Nvidia Comes Into Focus

Japan Ramps Up Tech Ambitions With $65 Bn For AI, Chips

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