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By Ankur Banerjee

Canada’s economy is still struggling to grow heading into the end of the year after contracting in the third quarter of 2023, according to Statistics Canada.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against Grand Canyon University for deceptive advertising, illegal telemarketing and misrepresenting the school as a nonprofit.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, inspired by James Cameron's films, offers a vast and vibrant world to explore. Set against the backdrop of a fantastical moon, players embark on a mission to eradicate the destructive RDA forces.

Mint, Pratap Khedkar, chief executive of ZS, said the company reported sustained growth in contrast to the top IT service providers due to resilient tech spending across the pharmaceutical sector. He also spoke about how global pharma giants are prioritising tech investments to grow revenues, over margin expansion, and the distinction bletween artificial intelligence advanced statistics, and process automation. Edited excerpts: How is the downturn in IT affecting ZS? Most of India’s tech majors operate across nearly 50 industries, while ZS focuses only on healthcare.

Multiplayer games offer a very enjoyable gaming experience where one can play the games with their friends, deviating from the single-player games. Multiplayer games give a healthy dose of adrenaline rush and allow players to strategize, bringing out the more competitive side in players.

Air India is in the final stages of forming a joint venture (JV) with European aerospace major Airbus to form a facility for pilot training services that will be the largest in the South Asian region. People aware of the development said the total investment into the facility will be around ₹3,500 crore with both Air India and Airbus holding 50% stakes in the company. While the facility will initially start with six simulators for the Airbus A320 family and A350 aircraft types, it will have a capacity of expanding up to 20 simulators, making it one of the largest in the region, they said. It will cater to the needs of Air India but will also be open for other Airbus customers, sources said. The company will rival CSTPL, a JV between IndiGo's parent company InterGlobe and CAE Inc, which currently has the largest share of the flight simulation business in India. CSTPL — which currently has 8 simulators — is looking to add another five simulators in the next two years, people aware of the matter told ET. Air India is also finalising another JV with US-based L3 Harris for pilot training for Boeing aircraft such as the 737, 777 and 787. Former AirAsia CEO Sunil Bhaskaran is overseeing the setting up of the JV. «We understand the importance of developing self-reliance of human resources and have invested to build a pilot training facility as the airline caters for a huge need due to expansion of fleet and network,» an official said.

Hermes in episode 3 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which was a surprising thing for the fans as the character was missing from the novel – The Lightning Thief. In the show on Disney+, both the characters of Hephaestus and Hermes stand out since none of them are present in the novel for the show’s first season.

Sound of Freedom" to Amazon's Prime Video has sparked new controversy surrounding the polarizing film. The independent production, addressing child sex trafficking, emerged as an unexpected box office success in 2023, poised to conclude the year as the 10th highest-grossing film—trailing behind popular titles like Barbie and Oppenheimer. Presently holding the fourth position on Prime Video's real-time most-watched list, fervent supporters aim to take it to the top spot. However, critics contend that the film shouldn't be accessible for viewing at all.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is at the wheel as India heads for the election to the 18th Lok Sabha, having already helmed seven assembly elections --from the high-voltage campaign in Karnataka and Telangana to the Naxal hotbed in Chhattisgarh and the polarised poll of Tripura. He is uniquely placed vis-a-vis his predecessors. As against the divided, dissenting house that went to Lok Sabha elections 2019 — split in the middle right into the final counting day — Kumar is now said to be backed by a unified Commission ahead of the 2024 LS polls.

seeking asylum in France after their flight from the UAE was grounded last week over suspicion of human trafficking before being allowed to take off for India have now been freed, according to local French media reports on Wednesday. These 25 passengers were not on the flight carrying 276 mostly Indian passengers which took off for Mumbai on Monday afternoon after four days of being held at Chalons-Vatry airport near Paris.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Treasury Department has filed claims against CoinList Markets, a virtual currency exchange, and the company has agreed to pay more than $1.2 million to resolve the allegations. Despite sanctions imposed by the United States against Russia, which seized Crimea in 2014, CoinList continues to execute transactions for clients residing in the Crimea area of Ukraine. This move is a reaction to the fact that Russian sanctions have been imposed.

renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects. Clean energy is often now the least expensive, explaining some of the growth. Nations also adopted policies that support renewables, some citing energy security concerns, according to the International Energy Agency. These factors countered high interest rates and persistent challenges in getting materials and components in many places.

The Bank of Canada overnight rate started 2023 at 4.25 per cent and will finish the year at five per cent, for a rise of 0.75 per cent after a rise of four per cent in 2022. I believe we will see a two per cent decline in rates by the end of 2024, back to an overnight rate of three per cent. The impacts of this decline will be the story of 2024.

MADRID (Reuters) — Spain on Wednesday extended a slew of measures designed to help people cope with high costs of living into 2024, even as the rate of inflation slows.

Ready to go the distance, or at least as far as a plug-in hybrid can take you on electricity before using a drop of gas

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has seen his estimated wealth jump by almost $25 billion in 2023 despite his guilty plea to US criminal charges in November, which may  result in his imprisonment  next year. 

Americans are expected to spend nearly $30 billion on gift cards this holiday, according to the National Retail Federation

Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down production lines at all its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications

The New Orleans Pelicans and Smoothie King have agreed to renew their arena naming rights contract

Disney has filed a lawsuit claiming that the oversight government for Walt Disney World, which was taken over by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year, has failed to release documents and properly preserve records in violation of Florida pu...