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BEIJING (Reuters) — China announced on Thursday the end of tariff cuts on some chemical imports from Taiwan, accusing the island of violating a trade agreement, as Beijing keeps up its pressure on Taipei ahead of elections next month.

Craving," a Netflix Original thriller series directed and co-written by Adam Robitel, is set to explore the «real world horrors» of addiction in a Colorado ski town. The female sheriff faces an unprecedented threat, but specific plot details are currently scarce.

ChatGPT that made AI the biggest talking point in the technology world as a potential catalyst for disruptions in businesses. “We continue to take an early leadership position in GenAI, which will be an important part of the reinvention of our clients in the next decade," Accenture chair and chief executive officer Julie Sweet said in a post-earnings interaction with analysts on Tuesday. If Accenture’s GenAI business continues to grow at the same rate, it could become a $4 billion business in the current financial year, an analyst said.

allocation in the Union budget is insufficient for India's aspirations to be a global leader, a parliamentary panel has observed, recommending that the budget should be doubled over the coming years. In a report on the functioning of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the parliamentary standing committee on defence has said that the current allocation of 5.38% of the budget for research needs to be increased to 8-10%. «Drawing a comparative analysis of the budgetary spending on R&D in India with that of developed countries, the committee takes note that with the current percentage of funding, our country can only aspire to become atmanirbhar and protect ourselves. However, to have aspirations to become a global leader, this percentage will not be sufficient,» the committee has noted. It has also expressed reservations about the existing state of affairs regarding the utilisation of funds for R&D activities in DRDO, without dwelling into details.

labour codes new composite laws covering wages, social security, industrial relations and worker safety hangs in the balance as at least 10 states and union territories are yet to frame rules for two or more codes. Labour, being a concurrent subject, the Centre wants the rollout of the codes only when all states are on board to avoid legal issues after implementation. Here’s a look at the state-wise progress. What are the four labour codes: Labour Code on Wages, 2019

The DSS will enable firms to model the operations of a central securities depository and trading venue using distributed ledger technology to accommodate digital assets. The Government launched a consultation in July to assess market feedback on the initiative. This followed a Call for Evidence in 2021 to examine the application of distributed ledger technology for financial financial market infrastructures.

President Joe Biden will use a visit to Milwaukee to highlight a surge in federal support for Black and Latino-owned businesses

Ari Lennox recently provided an update on her continuous journey of sobriety, taking a moment to reflect on her past and the significant progress she has made in the year since she embraced a lifestyle transformation. On December 18, the Grammy nominee shared a collection of photos showing her vibrant health, accompanied by a detailed write-up about this relatively recent positive change.

₹2,835 crore have already been awarded. Bids for another 84 plots worth over ₹7,500 crore are expected in the next 18 months. This designation is anticipated to prevent delays in these projects.

Bonds rallied and equities paused as a fresh batch of soft inflation data boosted the likelihood of interest-rate cuts, but also underscored the risk of an economic downturn.

Britain and France are reiterating their determination that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must end in failure

Something has gone badly wrong in Africa. Sudan has collapsed into carnage, as two grasping warlords battle for control. Genocide has returned to Darfur: fighters loyal to one of those warlords are murdering every male they can find from one ethnic group, even shooting baby boys strapped to their mothers’ backs, as we report.

As activists and diplomats first assembled in Dubai for Cop28, the UN’s climate summit, a fortnight ago, the chances of significant progress seemed slim. War had returned to the Middle East and the geopolitical order was fragmenting. The choice of the summit’s host country—the United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s leading petrostates—and its chairman, Sultan al-Jaber, the head of its national oil company, threatened to turn the event into a giant exercise in greenwashing.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) shares dropped more than 7% after-hours Tuesday following the company’s reported Q2 miss and full-year revenue guidance cut.

Mint, Thampy Koshy, managing director and chief executive of ONDC, said that the onboarding of new users is being scaled up at a rapid pace on the ONDC protocol. “In January, we announced public availability of ONDC in Bengaluru. At that time, we had just around 1,000-1,200 transactions per month.

In the transformative year of 2023, IRDAI has embarked on an admirable and meticulous journey, dedicated to enriching the satisfaction and overall experience of insurance consumers. This customer-centric initiative underscores the regulator’s profound commitment, elevating the concerns and priorities of policyholders to a central position. Recognizing that a customer-focused paradigm is not a transitory trend but a foundational principle for the insurance industry’s vitality, IRDAI is cultivating a culture of trust, reliability, and genuine concern for those who rely on insurance products.

inflation rate held steady at 3.1 per cent in November, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, amid a “broad-based” easing in grocery price hikes.Some economists had expected a decline in the headline inflation figure, but StatCan said higher prices on travel tours and elevated housing costs kept the annual rate steady.Rents were up 7.4 per cent year-over-year — down from the previous month — and mortgage interest costs rose nearly 30 per cent annually, the agency noted.A 26.1 per cent jump in the prices for travel tours last month was offset by drops in the cost of cellular services, which StatCan said related to Black Friday deals in November.Gas prices were down last month but to a lesser extent than October, which the agency said put upward pressure on the monthly inflation figure. A drop in the price of fuel oil helped to reduce price pressures in the month, with StatCan noting the Liberal government’s temporary suspension of the federal carbon levy on home heating oil “contributed to the decline.”November was the fifth straight month that food inflation slowed, the agency noted, with grocery prices rising 4.7 per cent annually in the month.StatCan said that the easing at the grocery store was “broad-based,” with price hikes on every component in the grocery basket cooling from October’s increases.

Google version of pinball has been installed inside the official Google app for iOS and this is free of cost. It can be pulled down on the iPhone Home Screen and typed Google into the search bar. Pinball games can be swiped upwards to launch it with a score counter in the top-right, and a couple of paddles at the bottom. As users progress through the game multiple balls appear, new levels present themselves, and so on. There's a brilliant game that's been hidden inside the Google Chrome web browser. 'The Sun' has reported that the game works on both mobile and desktop, so everyone can get involved. It is called Dino Runner and is designed to keep you entertained when you're without the internet. It is easy to play this game and all a user needs is Wi-Fi.

Another piece of the interest rate puzzle drops this week when Statistics Canada releases inflation data for November on Dec. 19.

American air-traffic-control facilities are short on controllers, leading to delayed flights and adding potential safety risks. Nearly every U.S. air-traffic facility needs more fully trained controllers to help orchestrate thousands of takeoffs and landings of commercial and private aircraft each day, Federal Aviation Administration staffing data show.

Karan Taurani, Senior VP, Elara Securities, says “we believe that over the next two days, we will get clarity in terms of where that is heading. Otherwise, if the extension is sought for, the extension could be for three to four months and that would primarily be for the regulatory approvals which is from the MIB side, maybe a fresh approval with the ROC side for the new CEO, some kind of shareholder approval for the new CEO. It will not require any big regulatory hurdle in terms of a fresh NCLT approval because NCLT approval is not time-bound. Let us just get in a view because there has been so much flip-flop. Just last week, there was a request by Zee Entertainment to extend that deadline. What exactly is the implication of Sony Pictures saying that this triggers an existing contractual provision in the deal? This does not mean that by any means it is being called off? Yes, absolutely. Zee sought an extension on the deal and Sony has failed to agree on the same. This is one thing that the likelihood of the deal getting called off remains to be low primarily because of this reason. Because if the deal was to be called off, this kind of extension would not have been sought. Now, what we believe is that negotiations are ongoing between both the parties and we believe that Mr Punit Goenka wanting to be the CEO could be a potential roadblock here in terms of the merger going through, in terms of Sony wanting or not wanting an extension.