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Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.

After Instagram restrictions, Meta to introduce teen accounts for Facebook

Paris, France -- Meta on Tuesday announced that it was extending its teen accounts to its social network Facebook, after...

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Future of Humanity – TRENDS’ yearly Special Issue now online

Dubai, UAE -- TRENDS’ yearly Special Issue is out. This year’s edition, titled Future of Humanity, explores key global shifts...

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Business

Energy transition led Saudi Arabia to halt oil expansion, says official

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Kingdom's surprise decision to halt a planned expansion of its oil production capacity reflects ambitions to...
  • Aramco announced on January 30 that the energy ministry had ordered it to maintain production capacity at 12 million barrels per day.
  • Officials in the world's biggest crude exporter did not explain the move, leaving analysts to speculate that it reflected lack of confidence
Geostrategy

Red Sea issue puts Yemen peace process on hold

DUBAI, UAE- As Houthi attacks roil the Red Sea and Western air raids target the rebels, moves to end Yemen's long-running...
  • The Iran-backed Houthis have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since March 2015, months after they seized the capital Sanaa.
  • Hundreds of thousands of people have died in the fighting and from indirect causes such as disease and malnutrition.
Business

Several nations eager to join Charter of Cooperation, says OPEC Secretary-General

ABU DHABI, UAE - Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Haitham Al Ghais said that OPEC is in...
  • The names of these countries will be announced after the completion of the ongoing consultations, the OPEC chief said.
  • He said the Charter helps facilitate dialogue and exchange views regarding conditions in the global oil and energy markets.
Geostrategy

Saudi Arabia sends $250m to bolster Yemeni government

Saudi Arabia said it had disbursed $250 million in aid to the internationally-recognized government in Yemen. The money follows an...
  • The Yemeni government relocated to Aden, a port city on the southern coast, after the Iran-backed Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014.
  • In 2015 Saudi Arabia mobilized an international coalition intended to oust the Houthis.
Arts & Culture

US teens make efforts for Jewish-Muslim dialogue in New Jersey suburb

TEANECK, US - They are only teenagers, but a pair of New Jersey high school students -- one Jewish and one...
  • The unexpected success of that first meeting led to a second, larger one, and the girls since have enjoyed support.
  • Despite the strong turnout, the girls were not overly optimistic about the outcome of the meeting.
Geostrategy

Hamas, Saudi warn of calamity if Israeli troops attack Rafah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week said he had ordered troops to prepare to go in to the city, crowded...
  • Hamas said any military action would have catastrophic repercussion that "may lead to tens of thousands of martyrs and injured if Rafah... is invaded".
  • Saudi Arabia said that Israel's planned army operation in overcrowded Rafah would cause a "humanitarian catastrophe".
Science

World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission

Clark, Philippines - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in...
  • Starting this week in the Philippines, the US agency's DC-8 is flying for up to eight hours at a time, sometimes just 50 feet from the ground, to swoop up air particles for study.
  • Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the ability to identify its sources and behavior can lead to more accurate warning systems for the public.
Geostrategy

Law, politics hamper UK museum return of artifacts

LONDON, UK - British museums, like others across Europe, are under pressure to return artworks taken during the colonial era, including...
  • Politicians have little appetite to change the legal framework that is currently blocking full restitutions by national museums, campaigners say.
  • British laws dating from the 1960s and 1980s prevent national museums, such as the British Museum and the V&A, from making returning artifacts.
Science

Scientists in UK create new fusion record

LONDON, UK - Scientists in Britain announced on Thursday they had smashed a record for generating fusion energy in the final...
  • Over 300 scientists and engineers from EUROfusion contributed to JET's landmark experiments over 40 years.
  • Proponents believe it could one day help tackle climate change by providing an abundant, safe and clean source of energy.
Science

World sees first 12 months above 1.5C warming level, says climate monitor

PARIS, FRANCE -  Earth has endured 12 consecutive months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time...
  • Recent months have seen a global onslaught of extremes, including devastating drought gripping the Amazon basin
  • The UN's IPCC climate panel had already warned that the world will likely crash through 1.5C in the early 2030s.

After Instagram restrictions, Meta to introduce teen accounts for Facebook

Paris, France -- Meta on Tuesday announced that it was extending its teen accounts to its social network Facebook, after...
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Russia says ‘evidence’ links Ukraine to Moscow attack

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russia said on Thursday it had evidence the perpetrators of last week's massacre at a concert hall outside...
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Rise in remittances hikes demand for Jordanian dinar, says chamber of commerce

AMMAN, JORDAN – Rising remittances from the Kingdom’s citizens working abroad has contributed to increasing demand for Jordanian dinar. Exchange...
Economy

US defense chief tells Israeli counterpart that Gaza toll is ‘too high’

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant that civilian casualties in Gaza are "too high". A...
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World’s only Dragon Ball theme park launched in Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya City

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Board of Directors of the Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) revealed on Sunday the launch of...
  • Nestled within Qiddiya City, just 40 minutes from Riyadh, this never-seen-before anime theme park is set to become a spectacle.
  • Inspired by the seven legendary Dragon Balls, visitors can navigate seven distinctively themed zones within the park.
Business

EU imports US$120.5bn worth of energy products in Q4 2023

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – In the fourth quarter of 2023, the EU imported US$120.5 billion (€111.3 billion) worth of energy products...
  • Compared with the same period in 2022, imports decreased both in value (-34.2 percent) and in net mass (-11.7 percent).
  • Comparing 2023 with 2022, the value of energy products dropped by 35 percent, while the volume dropped by 9.4 percent.
Geostrategy

Putin vows retribution on Moscow concert hall attacks, as toll rises

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish those behind a "barbaric terrorist attack" on a Moscow concert hall that killed...
  • It is the deadliest attack on Russia in almost two decades and the deadliest in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State.
  • Russian officials expect the death toll to rise further, with more than 100 injured in hospital.