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Reuters. Over 10,300 Palestinians have died in Gaza after a month of nonstop shelling following the Hamas offensive, with two-thirds of them being women and children, according to the Health Ministry of the Hamas-run region. It is estimated that around 2,300 people are buried as a result of strikes that destroyed whole city blocks.

Westpac is preparing to remove PwC as its external auditor and put the work up for tender in a move that will reshape the audit landscape for the critical financial services sector.

Clients on Monday won another arbitration decision, this time for $246,000, stemming from a broker-dealer’s sale of bonds from GWG Holdings Inc., a defunct life settlement business that is now in bankruptcy.

Pratt & Whitney nightmares continue Since induction in March 2016, Pratt & Whitney GTF engine performance has troubled IndiGo, like many other airlines in the world. A delayed induction led by inflight shutdowns and warnings leading to diversions had become a common occurrence, so much so that the regulator had to step in. The new measures meant that inspections had to be done earlier than planned, leading to more down time for the plane and additional work for the engineering team.

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A major Diverger shareholder has picked a fight with interloper COG Financial Group.

All of Us Are Dead," but there's been a notable lack of updates on its progress. Unlike "Squid Game," another well-loved Korean series, which is set to release a reality competition series called «Squid Game: The Challenge» to keep fans engaged, «All of Us Are Dead» remains shrouded in silence since its renewal in June 2022. The only insight we have is from a March 2023 interview with Park Ji-hu, one of the stars, where she mentioned that filming had not yet started.

The Circus' ' wraps up its eighth season, it signifies the end of an era. The show, led by hosts Mark McKinnon, John Heilemann, and Jennifer Palmieri, will air its final episode on Paramount+ via Showtime at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday. The decision to conclude «The Circus'' comes against the backdrop of the upcoming 2024 presidential cycle and changes within Showtime. .

In a address delivered during the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament, Britain's Conservative government presented a pre-election policy agenda. The speech, authored by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's administration, outlined plans for tougher sentences for serious crimes and aspirations for economic revival.

HBO's The Last of Us Season 1 concluded in March 2023, not too long ago. However, with the typical gap between seasons ranging from 12 to 14 months, there has been little information regarding season 2. The series earned praise for its cast, cinematography, and suspense. The on-screen chemistry of the cast, including Sydney Sweeney and Alexa Demie, stands out as a rare quality in shows. HBO officially renewed the show for a second season, but the wait is going to be considerably longer. Casey Bloys of HBO announced during a press event that The Last of Us season 2 is now confirmed for 2025, with hopes of an early 2025 premiere. That's more than a year away. This delay is not unique to the show, as other series like The White Lotus Season 3 and Welcome to Derry are also scheduled for 2025. It appears that 2025 will be an exciting year for TV enthusiasts.

BioWare to celebrate the Mass Effect series, as they have a new game in development. While no new artwork or trailer was released this year, there was a message from Mike Gamble, the director and executive producer of the Mass Effect franchise.

Bitcoin’s recent slip below the $35,000 threshold marks a pause in its latest bull run, but the market’s optimism doesn’t seem to wane, as the Fear & Greed Index hovers at a confident 73. This pullback has not dampened the broader positive market mood, with the trajectory for Bitcoin and its digital brethren still pointing north.

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The yearslong criminal investigation into Hunter Biden has aired a lot of dirty laundry about the president’s son’s attempts at foreign business and his descent into drug addiction. A parallel congressional probe is now airing a lot of dirty laundry about the government officials investigating him.

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Last Thursday, the House of Commons finance committee called on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to scrap the proposed merger between Royal Bank of Canada and HSBC Bank Canada. Led by Conservative MPs, who echoed media interviews given by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, the report from the 12-person committee dismissed the due diligence process used to assess proposed bank mergers.

digital payments and smartphone wallet services, saying they rival traditional payment methods in scale and scope but lack consumer safeguards. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal would subject companies like Alphabet, Apple and PayPal to bank-like supervision, with CFPB examiners inspecting their privacy protections, executives' conduct, and compliance with laws barring unfair and deceptive practices.

IndiGo on Tuesday said that around 80 of its aircraft could be grounded between January to March to next year due to ongoing issues with Pratt & Whitney engines that is used in Airbus A320 and 321 aircraft. The airline, however said that it remains confident in meeting its long-term capacity guidance which it said will be north of mid-teens. “We have recently received additional information from Pratt & Whitney and based on our preliminary assessment of this, we anticipate Aircraft on Ground in the range of mid-thirties in the fourth quarter Jan-Mar2024 due to accelerated engine removals.

Capterra survey, Indian businesses have reported a sharp rise in the frequency of software upgrades and modifications in 2023. Over three-quarters (76%) of the respondents stated that they have had to replace, modify, or right-size software more frequently since the beginning of 2023.

IndiGo said on Tuesday it expects groundings in "mid-30s" in the fourth quarter due to a powder metal issue in Pratt & Whitney engines. The airline said in a statement, «We have recently received additional information on the powder metal issue from Pratt & Whitney and based on our preliminary assessment of this, we anticipate Aircraft on Ground (AOG) in the range of midthirties in the fourth quarter (Jan-Mar2024) due to accelerated engine removals. These groundings will be incremental to the current AOGs.

Voltas Home Appliance Business’ which appeared on Bloomberg, which was also picked up by few other publications/channels, without ascertaining the facts from the Company’s officials before publishing the same. 'In this connection, we wish to categorically state that the aforesaid news is totally incorrect and blatantly false, with no factual basis whatsoever. The Management therefore denies any such development," the company said in a regulatory filing.