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Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, a celebrated winemaker who helped establish Napa Valley as one of the world’s premier wine-making regions, has died

Canada’s housing market cooled further in November as sellers joined buyers on the sidelines, hoping for activity to heat back up in the spring, according to the national real estate association.

Earth's climate is in trouble, and the signs could be seen around the world this summer

Mastercard is doubling down on its efforts to detect and prevent fraud that's routed through cryptocurrency exchanges.

Sahara Group's real estate assets including the Aamby Valley City, in the neighbourhood of Lonavala near Mumbai and Pune, is with the group and is operating at full potential, the group said. Sahara group founder Subrata Roy, 75, passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday. Aamby Valley, spread across more than 10,000 acres in western Maharashtra, is a premium gated city with luxury villas, an 18-hole Golf course, and over 90% of landscaped open spaces. The Sahara Group has been entangled in a long-drawn court battle with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) with regards to a case involving Optionally Fully Convertible Bonds (OFCBs) that were issued by the group to raise ₹25,000 crore. The Supreme Court had ordered the auction of Aamby Valley to recover the money and refund deposits to investors.

earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 struck Standard, Illinois, as reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Standard, located approximately 100 miles southwest of Chicago in Putnam County, became the epicenter of the seismic activity that unfolded at 4:42 a.m. The quake's effects rippled across the region, reaching as far as Ottawa, Streator, Pontiac, and Springfield, with reports of residents in Aurora and DeKalb County also feeling the impact, according to the USGS. While a 3.6 magnitude earthquake is classified as «light» on the USGS intensity scale, indicating that residents might have experienced a «light» shaking, it is not anticipated to cause significant damage. On the USGS scale, «light» ranks as level three out of nine. The Associated Press quoted administrative Lt. Doug Bernabei from the Peru Police Department several miles north of Standard, who described the immediate aftermath. «It shook my house. It wasn’t a rattle, I thought something hit the house. A lot of people were waking up,» he said, emphasizing the surge of 911 calls received by the dispatch center.

Chris Harrison, the former host of popular reality TV shows like The Bachelor and its spinoffs, including The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, recently tied the knot with producer Lauren Zima. Their joyous union was celebrated through two separate ceremonies in beautiful locations. The first ceremony occurred on October 14 in Napa Valley, California, while the second took place on November 4 in Austin, Texas, where the couple currently resides. Both Chris and Lauren shared the news on Instagram, with Lauren expressing her excitement by writing, «We're married ❤️ Let the journey begin….» Their special day was made even more memorable by the musical talents of William Beckman, who performed at the ceremony. In a touching tribute to Lauren's late father, Gary Zima, who passed away in 2010, Beckman serenaded the couple with their favorite song, «Summer Wind» by Frank Sinatra, during their first dance. The choice of California's wine country for their nuptials held sentimental significance for the couple, as it was the very place where Chris proposed to Lauren in October 2021.

Armenia's IT industry has been experiencing tremendous growth and development and local startups including firms dealing with Artificial Intelligence are seeking active partnerships with Indian counterparts and open chapters in South Asia’s biggest market. Armenia has emerged as an attractive destination for technology companies and startups, thanks to its favorable business environment, skilled workforce and supportive government initiatives, local industry experts told ET. Armenia is home to some of the most industry disrupting startups in the medical crypto, AI, and design fields. With a large pool of tech talent and a history of noteworthy astrophysicists and chess grandmasters, it is no surprise that there are so many successful innovative tech startups.

Four years after being sold by Coca-Cola Amatil, fruit and vegetable processor SPC Global has put a capital raise in the market, but there’s a catch: investors must be from the Goulburn Valley.

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Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with epicentre in Dhading district was recorded at 7:39 am.

Lithium developer Liontown Resources will take on $760 million of further debt and issue up to $420 million of new shares in a heavily discounted raising, under a plan to complete construction of its Kathleen Valley mine in Western Australia without the deep pockets of Albemarle.

New York-listed Albemarle has walked away from its $6.6 billion takeover bid of West Australian lithium hopeful Liontown Resources, citing the “growing complexities” of undertaking the transaction.

death toll in the flash floods in Sikkim and West Bengal has touched 70 even as Northern Sikkim still remains cut off. While 30 bodies were accounted for in Sikkim, 40 bodies were found on the Teesta river bed in neighbouring Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. Over 1,320 houses were severely damaged and 2,563 people were rescued.

Read all the LIVE updates on Sikkim floods here NHPC Ltd stock was down 0.90 at 1.69% while writing this story. Cloudburst and flash floods have killed 14 people in Sikkim. More than 2,000 people have been rescued and the state authorities set up 26 relief camps for more than 22,000 people impacted by the floods.

«Making Money» host Charles Payne discusses the impact of the expansion of the UAW strikes.

A year ago, billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, then 30 years old, posted a 14-tweet thread on the balance of “safety vs freedom” in cryptocurrency regulation. Now, a different kind of freedom is on the line when he walks into a Manhattan courtroom to face criminal charges that carry a combined maximum sentence of more than a century in prison.

Coal shipments fell more than a fifth in the month to the end of August, recording their lowest level for that period out of the Port of Newcastle, the world’s busiest export terminal for the resource, in at least five years.

In response to the situation, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency encompassing New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley. Mayor Eric Adams also issued a separate state of emergency declaration for New York City.

Liontown Resources says it has managed to keep a lid on cost blowouts associated with building its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project but needs to lock in more than $450 million in additional finance within the next three months to keep going.

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