The US Federal Reserve expects only two interest rate cuts of 0.25 percentage points in 2025, not four as projected in September. This resulted in a sharp decline in the stock market…
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Zelensky discussed security guarantees with NATO and European leaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and other leaders on Wednesday. The goal was to strengthen war capabilities and obtain security guarantees. Among the countries invited to the…
Honda and Nissan consider merging
Japanese car companies Honda Motor and Nissan Motor have begun talks about merging, reports the Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei. The goal of a merger is to compete better against Tesla and other…
US: New option for cervical cancer screening
Doctors routinely advise that women undergoing screening for cervical cancer receive Pap smears every three years beginning at age 21, but women beginning at 30 have a new option now, according to…
Blue Origin plans to attempt the first launch of its New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin plans to attempt the first launch of its New Glenn rocket before the end of 2024. The mission, called NG-1, will see New Glenn lift off from Blue Origin’s Launch…
Canada lists big weather events of 2024
Environment and Climate Change Canada has released its annual top ten list of the country’s most severe weather events of 2024. Record-breaking temperatures were a top contributor to this year’s weather events,…
Amazon has expanded into online car sales with the launch of Amazon Autos
Amazon has expanded into online car sales with the launch of Amazon Autos, an e-commerce business that lets customers find and buy new cars, trucks, and SUVs from dealerships. Amazon is kicking…
Greenhouse gas emissions from tourism surged by 40 percent
Greenhouse gas emissions from tourism surged by 40 percent over the 10 years to 2019, Australian-led research has found. According to the research, which was published by the University of Queensland (UQ),…
Netanyahu: Has spoken with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday. Netanyahu said on Sunday that the two discussed the situation in Syria and the possibility of an…
Sources: Trump named “Person of the Year” by Time Magazine
US President-elect Donald Trump will be named “Person of the Year” by Time Magazine, according to sources Politico and the AP news agency have spoken to. Both media outlets have spoken to…