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Israel released more hostages and prisoners under terms of a fragile cease-fire that held for a fifth day Tuesday as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend the truce and the United States urged Israel to better protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza if it follows through on its promise to resume the war. In the latest swap since the cease-fire began Friday, Israel said 10 of its citizens and two Thai nationals were freed by Hamas and had been returned to Israel.

Federal Reserve officials, with upbeat consumer data providing some lift. All three major U.S. stock indexes lost momentum as the session progressed, but ended the range-bound session in the green. «Even marathon runners have to pause, to take a breath and a drink of water.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, the lake-effect snow resulted in high gear on Monday as cold air came into the US from Canada. This caused the lake-effect snow to intensify and cover the lakes downwind for several days. The forecaster has predicted that the western and central New York will receive the highest snowfall. Meanwhile, some places south of Watertown, New York, may record snow of up to 2 feet on Wednesday. Lake-Effect Snow Warnings have been sounded across Erie, Pennsylvania, into Jamestown, New York, and the Buffalo Southtowns, and locations such as Syracuse, Watertown and Old Forge of central New York. Owing to the weather condition, New York Governor, Kathy Hochul has urged all residents of New York to brace up for the impact of the winter storm. She has also asked the people to be extra cautious and check the forecast before planning a trip. Hochul in a statement said, «The most hazardous weather conditions will be in the areas where lake-effect snow bands form and produce a lot of snow in a short period, which will hamper travel in some places for the next day or so». According to the FOX Forecast Center, from the northeastern Ohio snowbelt through southwestern New York and the Buffalo Southtowns, more than a foot of snow is predicted to fall. In the metro Buffalo area, where only a few inches of snowfall are possible, significant snowfall totals are not anticipated. The eastern shores of Lake Ontario on the Tug Hill Plateau in central New York are expected to receive very heavy snowfall. On Tuesday afternoon, the winds will shift to the northwest resulting in snowfall in Syracuse, New York, metro. Besides, Tug Hill Plateau is likely to receive more than 2 feet of snow.

₹3,800 crore, beating the likes of Dorf-Ketal and Tata Chemicals to win the bid. The acquisition will give PCBL, among the largest manufacturers of carbon black material in India, a crucial foothold in the specialty segments of water treatment chemicals and oil and gas chemicals. PCBL (formerly known as Phillips Carbon Black Limited) expects to finance the deal through a mix of internal accruals and external fundraising, the company told stock exchanges after the share purchase agreement was signed on 28 November.

how to distribute finances from wealthy countries, which have been responsible for the vast majority of carbon emissions, to vulnerable nations that are bearing the brunt of their impact. Although those negotiations will be vital for a just transition to a decarbonized global economy, socioeconomic inequalities within borders should receive equal attention.

Silkyara tunnel for the 41 trapped workers to be rescued. Ambulances, garlands, hospital beds, have been readied for the trapped workers, for when they are brought out. Rescue workers on Tuesday drilled through the 60-metre stretch of rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel.

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The ship was on its way to Istanbul from Egypt, carrying 6,000 tons of salt.

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Heavy rainfall flooded several areas of Chennai, leading to the release of 200 cubic feet of excess water from Chembarambakkam Lake, the city's main drinking water source, at 10 am. This has prompted a flood warning for low-lying regions and six villages along the Adyar River. Kanchipuram district has witnessed varying degrees of rainfall over the past ten days due to weather changes and a low depression.

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies advanced on Tuesday amid growing conviction that the Federal Reserve was done raising interest rates, which in turn put the dollar at a three-month low.

Panama Canal Authority said it will add extra slots allowing ships to pay big premiums to transit the waterway, which has become congested due to an ongoing drought. The special auctions allow vessels that have been waiting for a long time to pay a one-off fee — at times recently reaching several million dollars — in order to transit the canal. Only vessels that have been waiting for 10 days or more will be eligible to participate, according to an advisory.

At least 76 people have died and 40,000 displaced from their homes since the rains began pounding the country in October. President William Ruto convened an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday and said 38 of Kenya's 47 counties had been affected by floods and mudslides made worse by the El Nino phenomenon. State House spokesperson Hussein Mohammed also noted «disease outbreaks, destruction of infrastructure and property as well as prolonged power outages» across Kenya and the region. The worst affected areas are the coastal cities of Mombasa and Malindi and the northern Kenya region which borders Somalia, also hit hard by flooding. In Kenya's Garissa town, thousands of people have been displaced after their homes were swept away. «All roads are destroyed.

Reddit Inc. is again holding talks with potential investors for an initial public offering for the social media company, according to people familiar with the matter, as hopefuls prepare for a long-awaited reopening of the market for new listings. Reddit Inc.

rainfall increases under global warming, according to a study published Monday that signals a future of more frequent catastrophic floods unless humanity curbs greenhouse emissions. It comes as countries prepare to meet at the COP28 summit in Dubai beginning later this week, amid fears it could soon be impossible to limit long-term warming to the 1.5 degrees Celsius scientists say is necessary to curb the worst effects of human-caused climate change. Researchers from the Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research (PIK) looked at the intensity and frequency of daily precipitation extremes over land in 21 «next generation» climate models used by a UN body in its global assessments. They then compared the changes projected by the models with those observed historically, finding that nearly all climate models significantly underestimated the rates at which increases in precipitation extremes scaled with global temperature rise. «Our study confirms that the intensity and frequency of heavy rainfall extremes are increasing exponentially with every increment of global warming,» said Max Kotz, lead author of the paper published in the Journal of Climate. The changes track with the Clausius-Clapeyron relation in physics, which established that warmer air holds more water vapor.

A meandering benchmark index and a slew of companies going private have left Canada’s capital markets in a precarious position.

Gaurav Bhatia accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday of being 'crime master Gogo', a fictional character who dupes people and accused the AAP government of discrepancies in the Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) tendering process for upgrading its sewage treatment plants. Questioning the AAP government's silence on the Delhi Jal Board scam, BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia said, «There are many illegalities in the said scam, but the 'crime-master' Gogo (Arvind Kejriwal) will not speak a word on corruption-related matters.» Bhatia said ten sewage treatment plants in the city were divided into two categories and only upgradation was to be done in the first category, while in the second category, the work was related to increasing the capacity. Addressing the media, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said, «If there is any politician in India who has mastered the art of corruption, lies, and deceit then it is Arvind Kejriwal...»

Paytm has deployed nearly 10,000 payment devices such as soundbox, QR codes and card machines for the gram panchayats of several states in India, the company announced today. ET wrote on November 1 how temple donation payments and panchayat payments are going digital across the country and multiple pilots are being conducted.

Paul Lynch received this year’s Booker Prize for his dystopian novel 'Prophet Song' at a glittering ceremony at Old Billingsgate on Sunday. This is his fifth novel which narrates the story of protagonist Eilish Stack, who struggles to protect her family in Ireland slowly tipping into totalitarianism. Receiving the award, Paul Lynch said, «This was not an easy book to write. The rational part of me believed I was dooming my career by writing this novel. Though I had to write the book anyway. We do not have a choice in such matters.»

Pure honey refers to a product that is unadulterated, containing no additives or foreign substances. It can be monofloral, sourced from a single plant species, or multifloral, derived from multiple species. However, the label «pure» doesn't necessarily ensure raw or organic quality.