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Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated Israel's aim of achieving «total victory» against Hamas, stating that the war is not just Israel's but also the US's, as it is also a battle against the «Iranian axis.» He said that the Iranian axis of terror is threatening to close the maritime strait of Bab el-Mandeb and is presenting a threat to the freedom of navigation for the world.

Gautam Adani, who has survived the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai's Taj Hotel and kidnapping incident in 1998, is walking out of 2023 after suffering a loss of about $35 billion from the Hindenburg attack. Following the Hindenburg controversy and subsequent investigation by markets regulator Sebi on allegations of share price manipulation, the 61-year-old tycoon saw the highest decline in his personal wealth globally, data from Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows. In pre-Hindenburg days, the maverick businessman's wealth saw a gravity-defying one-way movement that took him to the position of world's second richest man for a brief period. With his fortune being estimated at around $85 billion, Adani is now the second richest Indian after Mukesh Ambani. In the world order of billionaires, the school dropout now stands at the 15th spot after losing over 29% of his wealth in the worst crisis faced by the apples-to-airport conglomerate’s history. The combined market capitalisation of all 10 listed Adani stocks has now fallen to about Rs 14 lakh crore from over Rs 19 lakh crore before the Hindenburg report was released. At one point during the year, almost 60% of Adani's wealth was wiped off following non-stop selling of Adani stocks.

blew up the rocket. The launch was a significant milestone as it marked the first comprehensive flight test of a Starship and Super Heavy integrated launch system, which has a towering height of 395 feet (120 meters). An earlier attempt at the launch on April 17 was cancelled due to a fueling issue.

global market cues. The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a muted start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 21,465.00 level as compared to the Nifty futures’ previous close of 21,466.00.

Apple Inc., just days away from a US ban of its smartwatches, is plotting a rescue mission for the $17 billion business that includes software fixes and other potential workarounds. Engineers at the company are racing to make changes to algorithms on the device that measure a user’s blood oxygen level — a feature that Masimo Corp. has argued infringes its patents. They’re adjusting how the technology determines oxygen saturation and presents the data to customers, according to people familiar with the work.

coronavirus), with active cases rising to 1,828, as per the latest data from the Union Health Ministry on December 18. The death toll reached 5,33,317 according to the 8 am update. Further, India's total COVID-19 cases count stands at 4.50 crore (4,50,05,076).

Investing.com-- The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain interest rates at negative levels later on Tuesday, amid continued signals from central bank officials that they are in no hurry to tighten policy.

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India is monitoring the emergence of a new variant of Covid-19 with the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog), the network of laboratories set up to monitor genomic variations of the coronavirus, set to meet on Friday to review the situation. So far, Insacog has not found anything «unusual», a member of the network said, adding «there is nothing to panic». A case of JN.1 subvariant of Covid-19 was detected in Kerala, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. The case was detected in an RT-PCR positive test sample from Karakulam in Thiruvananthapuram on December 8, it said.

Covid cases are on the rise again. Singapore has issued a health advisory as new cases climbed to some 56,000 in the December 3-9 week, up from some 32,000 the week earlier. Experts say there is no cause for worry.

health ministry on Monday issued an advisory to states in view of a recent upsurge in Covid-19 cases and detection of the first case of the JN.1 subvariant in the country. States have been asked to maintain constant vigil over the situation and report and monitor district-wise cases of severe acute respiratory infections and influenza-like illnesses. «No new variant of the virus had been picked up, there are a number of actions that need state government's focus,» health secretary Sudhansh Pant said on Monday.

Like it or not, generative artificial intelligence has arrived on Wall Street — and experts expect it to transform the way firms do business.

Amazon antenna on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius made contact with both, but during a subsequent handoff to another station, only one vehicle checked in. Amazon scanned the sky behind the first satellite for a signal from the second one but heard silence. The incident threatened to kill the mood for employees who’d gathered to celebrate the launch at Postdoc Brewing, not far from Amazon’s Seattle-area space operation. The team had spent years building satellites from scratch and endured months of delays launching them. Now that they were aloft, Amazon needed to make contact to ensure their solar panels had deployed. If not, the batteries would run out and the satellites would fail, a major setback for the retail and cloud-computing giant, already a late entrant in the race to build a profitable business selling internet access from low-Earth orbit.

popular international destination in 2023, as per global travel marketplace Skyscanner that shared a wrap-up of how India travelled in 2023. Bangkok was the second most popular international destination for Indian travellers this year. «From savoring street food delights in bustling markets to exploring ornate temples like Wat Pho and indulging in the vibrant nightlife along Khao San Road, the city known for its bustling energy and cultural richness captivated Indian travellers in 2023,» Skyscanner said in a statement.

New JN.1 variant: Symptoms and precautions He underlined that “due to consistent and collaborative actions between Centre and state governments, we have been able to sustain the trajectory at sustainable low rates". The ministry has listed some strategies for Covid control.

Josh Hazlewood, who has been tipped to create ripples in auction room, will be available for IPL 2024 only from the first week of May, as per the BCCI intimation to the teams. Hazlewood, who played an integral role in Australia's recent ODI World Cup win, will be away in March and April as the pacer and his wife are expecting their first child. Hazlewood, who was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has been bracketed in the top-of-the-line Rs 2 crore base price category in the player auction to be held in Dubai on Tuesday.

For roughly two decades, Canadians have been telling Tim Hortons something’s missing from the company’s menu: The dutchie.

After keeping interest rates unchanged last week, the US Fed signaled its intention to begin reducing interest rates next year.

Investing.com — U.S. futures largely edged higher Monday at the start of the final full trading week of the year, continuing the recent rally with more Fed policymakers due to speak.

However, with the COVID-19 virus still circulating and its behavior adapting to the Indian weather conditions and the presence of other common pathogens, it is crucial to continue our efforts to effectively tackle the public health challenges, the Health Ministry said in a statement. India recorded 260 new coronavirus infections on Monday, with active cases increasing to 1,828, according to the latest data from Union Health Ministry.

California. Now he is facing multiple malpractice lawsuits. The Los Angeles Times has reported that Dr. Arian Mowlavi, known as Dr. Laguna, demanded his patients get completely naked for a test and touched their bodies without permission. He asked unlicensed technicians to perform some of the tests.