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Stock Market Today: Asian stocks rise following Wall Street’s 3rd straight winning week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were higher Monday after Wall Street closed its third straight winning week with a tiny gain.U.S. futures were lower while oil prices gained as investors looking ahead to OPEC plus meetings.Japan’s Nikkei 225 index broke its September peak, hitting a 33-year high, and then fell to 33,388.03, shedding 0.6%. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 1.5% to 17,719.07, and the Shanghai Composite index advanced 0.4% to 3,066.85. China announced on Monday that it would keep its benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected due to a weaker yuan and the need to assess the impact of recent stimulus measures on the economy.In South Korea, the Kospi was 1% higher, at 2,495.60. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% higher to 7,058.40. Taiwan’s Taiex was little changed. The SET in Bangkok gained 0.2% as the state planning agency announced Monday that Thailand’s economy grew slower than expected in the last quarter due to weakness in exports and agriculture, despite strong ...

Seoul warns North Korea not to launch spy satellite and hints 2018 military deal could be suspended

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military warned North Korea not to go ahead with its planned spy satellite launch, suggesting Monday that Seoul could suspend an inter-Korean agreement to reduce tensions and resume front-line aerial surveillance in response. North Korea failed in its first two attempts to put a military spy satellite into orbit earlier this year and didn’t follow through with a vow to make a third attempt in October. South Korean officials said the delay was likely because North Korea is receiving Russian technology assistance and that a launch could happen in coming days.“Our military will come up with necessary measures to protect the lives and safety of the people, if North Korea pushes ahead with a military spy satellite launch despite our warning,” a senior South Korean military officer, Kang Hopil, said in a televised statement.South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik said in an interview with public broadcaster KBS on Sunday the launch was expected la...

Los Angeles freeway closed after arson fire set to fully reopen before Monday morning’s rush hour

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

Construction crews shore up the fire-damaged 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, Nov. 16, 2023. Gov. Gavin Newsom says the freeway will open next week earlier than estimated. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP)(AP/Sarah Reingewirtz) Construction crews shore up the fire-damaged 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, Nov. 16, 2023. Gov. Gavin Newsom says the freeway will open next week earlier than estimated. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP)(AP/Sarah Reingewirtz) LOS ANGELES (AP) — An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed for more than a week because of an arson fire is expected to reopen ahead of Monday morning’s commute, a day earlier than previously an...

¿Izquierda o derecha? Así está el mapa político actual de América Latina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

(CNN Español) — Entre la derecha y la izquierda, América Latina se divide en matices que llevan a todos los países a uno y otro espectro político. Después de años marcados por el ascenso de gobiernos de izquierda en varios países de la región, el mapa se modificó por algunos años con la llegada al poder de gobiernos de corte más derechista como Argentina, que retornó a un gobierno de Izquierda con Alberto Fernández, pero que volvió a la derecha en 2023 con la elección de Javier Milei.También ocurrió en Brasil, que eligió a Jair Bolsonaro como presidente entre 2019 y 2022. Luego el país volvió a tener un gobierno de izquierda con Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva quien ganó las elecciones para un nuevo mandato 2023-2026.A partir del 7 de agosto de 2022, Colombia se unió a la lista de países gobernados por la izquierda, tras una histórica elección en la que ganó Gustavo Petro, y que además, llevará por primera vez a una mujer negra al poder con Francia Márquez como vicepresidenta.Y en G...

Retour aux fondamentaux pour l’ex-ministre de l’éco

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

Notre newsletter quotidienne sur les enjeux de lobbying et de transparence en France.Par PAUL DE VILLEPINAvec OCÉANE HERRERO et AURORE GORIUSInfos, tuyaux et mini-drames à partager ? Ecrivez à Océane Herrero, Aurore Gorius, Alexandre Léchenet et Paul de Villepin | Voir dans votre navigateurLE MENU DU JOUR— PME, industrie et attractivité : le président s’offre un break économique.— Niel et Saadé s’activent pour faire éclore un ChatGPT tricolore.— L’autorisation du glyphosate bientôt remise en cause devant les tribunaux ?Bonjour à toutes et à tous, si vous nous lisez depuis votre ministère, confortablement installé dans votre beau bureau, sachez que vous serez peut-être bientôt contraint de le partager avec vos collègues adorés. Chaque agent public occupe en moyenne 24m², mais devra bientôt se contenter de 16m², nous apprenaient hier Bruno Le Maire et Thomas Cazenave dans La Tribune Dimanche. Au nom de la sobriété bien sûr, mais aussi un petit peu du déficit public, car des ...

Hong Kong’s Disneyland opens 1st Frozen-themed attraction, part of a $60B global expansion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong Disneyland opened its first Frozen-themed attraction on Monday, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides, some lining up for hours to get an early start. Based on Disney’s wildly popular Frozen animation film, the new section of the park features landscapes and characters from the movie and two new rides, a roller coaster and a boat ride that takes visitors through different scenes featured in the film. “Over the past decade, the film has grown into one of the most successful franchises in Disney history,” said Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Experiences. “World of Frozen represents Hong Kong Disneyland’s largest and boldest expansion since the park opened in 2005.”The opening comes after Disney announced in September a $60 billion expansion of its parks and cruises over about a decade. Now that Chinese tourists are venturing abroad again after the pandemic, the pandemic, the new attraction is meant to be a game changer for ...

Stock Market Today: World shares mixed after Wall Street’s 3rd straight winning week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mixed on Monday after Wall Street closed its third straight winning week with a tiny gain.In share trading, Germany’s DAX fell 0.1% to 15,907.92 and the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.3% to 7,256.93. Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,481.86. The future for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were virtually changed.Japan’s Nikkei 225 index broke its September peak, hitting a 33-year high, and then fell to 33,388.03, shedding 0.6%. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 1.6% to 17,732.36, and the Shanghai Composite index advanced 0.5% to 3,068.32. China announced on Monday that it would keep its benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected due to a weaker yuan and the need to assess the impact of recent stimulus measures on the economy.In South Korea, the Kospi was 0.9% higher, at 2,491.20. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% higher to 7,058.40. Taiwan’s Taiex was little changed. The SET in Bangkok dropped 0.1% as the state planning agen...

3rd release of treated water from Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant ends safely, operator says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — The release of a third batch of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean ended safely as planned, its operator said Monday, as the country’s seafood producers continue to suffer from a Chinese import ban imposed after the discharges began. Large amounts of radioactive wastewater have accumulated at the nuclear plant since it was damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011. It began discharging treated and diluted wastewater into the ocean on Aug. 24 and finished releasing the third 7,800-ton batch on Monday. The process is expected to take decades.The discharges have been strongly opposed by fishing groups and neighboring countries including China, which banned all imports of Japanese seafood, badly hurting Japanese producers and exporters of scallops and other seafood.The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, said the third release, like the two previous ones, went sm...

US Defense Secretary Austin makes unannounced visit to Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday in a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as U.S. and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas conflict.Austin, who traveled to Kyiv by train from Poland, is scheduled to meet with senior Ukrainian officials and publicly press Ukraine’s urgent military needs as it enters another tough winter of fighting. This is Austin’s second trip to Kyiv, but he’s making it under far different circumstances. His first visit occurred in April 2022, just two months after Russia’s large-scale invasion. At the time, Ukraine was riding a wave of global rage at Moscow’s invasion, and Austin launched an international effort that now sees 50 countries meet monthly to coordinate on what weapons, training and other support could be pushed to Kyiv. “I’m here today to deliver an important message — the United States will continu...

Albanese criticizes China over warship’s use of sonar that injured an Australian naval diver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:01 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday criticized China for a “dangerous” encounter between Chinese and Australian warships but declined to say whether he had raised the issue in recent talks with President Xi Jinping.He said one Australian diver was injured when a Chinese destroyer used sonar while near an Australian frigate in international waters last Tuesday.Defense Minister Richard Marles said Saturday he had raised serious concerns with Beijing about the destroyer’s unsafe and unprofessional behavior.Between the encounter and Marles’ statement, Albanese spoke to Xi on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific leaders’ summit in San Francisco.Albanese said on Monday his discussions with Xi were private, rather than a formal bilateral meeting in which content summaries are made public.“I don’t talk about private meetings on the sidelines, discussions I have with any world leader,” Albanese told Sky News in his Parliament House office.“It’s something that is ...