China desperately needs its people to have more babies. The country is facing a demographic disaster and it’s a crisis for the economy. Put simply, there are not enough young people and too many elderly. Drastic times call for drastic measures. The latest one being employed by Chinese censors is to take down short online
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Motorists drive their vehicles past a billboard depicting named Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading “the honest [person’s] promise” and in Persian “Israel is weaker than a spider’s web”, in Valiasr Square in central Tehran on April 15, 2024. Iran on April 14 urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an
In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The bitcoin “halving” is almost upon us. This technical event, written in bitcoin’s code, happens every four years. In simple terms, it is when the rewards for bitcoin miners are cut in half. This reduces the pace at which new bitcoins enter the market. Since
Beginning today, customers in North America can customize and order the Eletre, a new hyper SUV from Lotus long promised as part of the sports car developer’s journey to go 100% electric. We’ve also learned when those initial Eletre customers can expect to take delivery and how much Lotus is charging in pricing the SUV’s
Iranian soldiers take part in an annual military drill in the coast of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The containership MSC Aries seized by Iran over the weekend marked at least the sixth vessel hijacked by Iran and its proxies in response to
Apr 16, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pressured European clubs to release their players for the Paris Olympics men’s football tournament this summer, placing particular emphasis on Real Madrid, with France star Kylian Mbappé reportedly joining the Spanish giants at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract
Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives for a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Companies often see their stock price jump after announcing job cuts, as Wall Street rallies around the prospects for improved efficiency and profits. But
New defeats for the government’s Rwanda bill in the House of Lords have set up a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday – forcing MPs to consider changes to Rishi Sunak’s stop the boats plan. Downing Street wants to get the bill – which declares Rwanda a safe country and stops appeals from asylum seekers being sent
Flights arriving into Dubai airport – the world’s busiest for international travel – are being temporarily diverted this evening to other locations as the city-state is hit by major flooding after heavy rainfall. More than 120mm (4.7 inches) of rain came down on Tuesday, which is the typical yearly average in the desert nation –
The tiny Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands will be holding elections on Wednesday, but what is at stake is a lot more than just a potential change in leadership. China and the US will be watching closely to see who will be gaining power over the more than 900 islands making up the Solomon
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An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024. Amir Cohen | Reuters (View a special livestream of CNBC’s coverage of the conflict and market impact at 6 p.m. ET Sunday here.) U.S. crude oil futures were slightly higher Sunday as the market waited
“Solar on Palm Desert Walmart” by Walmart Corporate is licensed under CC BY 2.0 In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California’s main grid for 30 of the past 38 days. Stanford University professor of civil and environmental engineering Mark Z. Jacobson has been tracking California’s renewables
Chinese flag on a background of coal. Andrzej Rostek | Istock | Getty Images The world added more coal power capacity last year than any year since 2016, with China driving most growth and future planned capacity, according to new research. A report by Global Energy Monitor released Thursday found that net annual coal capacity
Take the win, or strike back? The question exercising Israeli minds in the wake of Iran‘s missile onslaught and the focus of intense debate in Jerusalem. The outcome will decide the immediate fate of this region. A return to shadow war, or all-out escalation into something much more serious. Joe Biden and other allies say
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks with CNBC on May 16th, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Tesla shares were down over 1% in premarket trade Monday on media reports that the automaker will lay off more than 10% of its global workforce. The company’s
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rows of new Tesla cars are seen in a holding area near a customer collection point on April 15, 2024 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images Tesla executives Drew Baglino and Rohan Patel announced Monday they are leaving the electric vehicle maker and
The FTSE-250 engineering services company John Wood Group is facing fresh calls to launch a strategic review almost a year after the collapse of a £1.7bn takeover bid. Sky News has learnt that Sparta Capital Management has written to Wood chairman Roy Franklin to urge him to explore a US listing or a sale of
Donald Trump described the hush money case against him as an “assault on America” as he arrived at court in New York ahead of his historic trial. The former US president is accused of criminally altering business records to cover up a $130,000 (£104,200) payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford,
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