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China’s factory activity growth misses expectations as experts decry insufficient stimulus measures newsthirst.

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A worker welds at an agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone in Qingzhou, China, on August 31, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s November factory activity growth missed analysts’ expectations Tuesday, signaling that Beijing’s stimulus measures were not sufficient to meaningfully boost the country’s ailing economy. The country’s official purchasing…

Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop newsthirst.

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BBC Sila’s father carries her tiny body to be buried Sila was less than three weeks old when her mother Nariman realised she wasn’t moving. “I woke up in the morning and told my husband that the baby hadn’t stirred for a while. He uncovered her face and found her blue, biting her tongue, with…

Two Oregon men found dead while searching for Sasquatch newsthirst.

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Two men were found dead in a remote forest while searching for Sasquatch, according to authorities in Washington State. The two men from Portland, Oregon were found dead after a three-day search was launched on Christmas Day after a family member reported that the pair had not returned from a trip to the Gifford Pinchot…

US Treasury says it was hacked by China in ‘major incident’ newsthirst.

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A Chinese state-sponsored hacker has broken into the US Treasury Department’s systems, accessing employee workstations and some unclassified documents, American officials said on Monday. The breach occurred in early December and was made public in a letter penned by the Treasury Department to lawmakers notifying them of the incident. The US agency characterised the breach…

Madoff victim fund covers most of Ponzi scheme losses: DOJ newsthirst.

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Financier Bernard Madoff leaves Manhattan Federal court March 10, 2009 in New York City. Madoff attended a hearing regarding the conflicting status of his legal representation in his multi-billion dollar fraud allegations. Chris Hondros | Getty Images The 10th and final distribution from a fund for victims of the late Ponzi scheme king Bernie Madoff…

Four killed as tornadoes rip through six southern US states newsthirst.

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Getty Images Workers removing tree limbs from a truck after a tornado struck the town of Katy, Texas on 28 December. At least four people have been killed after dozens of tornadoes swept across the southern US, causing extensive property damage and leaving tens of thousands of people without power. On Saturday and Sunday, nearly…

Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist newsthirst.

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Iranian authorities have confirmed for the first time that Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested in the country on the grounds of “violation of the Islamic Republic’s laws”. It comes as a US state department spokesperson told Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica that Ms Sala’s case could be linked to the recent arrest of an…

Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners of war newsthirst.

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Zelenskiy/Official via Telegram Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 189 Ukrainians had returned home Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Russian defence ministry said it had swapped 150 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops. Ukrainian President…

Share Covid data, World Health Organization tells China newsthirst.

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The World Health Organization has urged China to share data on the origins of the Covid pandemic, five years on from its start in the city of Wuhan. “This is a moral and scientific imperative,” the WHO said in a statement to mark what it called the “milestone” anniversary. “Without transparency, sharing, and co-operation among…

US to hold national day of mourning on 9 January newsthirst.

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Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral will take place on 9 January at the Washington National Cathedral, part of a national day of mourning for the longest-lived US president. Walter Mondale, who served as Carter’s vice-president, had intended to give the eulogy for his former boss, but he died in 2021. Mondale’s son plans to…

US government shutdown averted as Senate passes spending bill newsthirst.

UK steel industry calls for capped energy prices amid Trump trade war | Steel industry newsthirst.

SpaceX rocket launches as Butch and Suni prepare return newsthirst.

Buy now, pay later lender Klarna files for U.S. IPO newsthirst.

Fed meeting, earnings FedEx, Micron, General Mills newsthirst.

Ex-Rams WR Cooper Kupp signs reported three-year, $45M deal with Seahawks newsthirst.

China’s factory activity growth misses expectations as experts decry insufficient stimulus measures newsthirst.

Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop newsthirst.

Two Oregon men found dead while searching for Sasquatch newsthirst.

US Treasury says it was hacked by China in ‘major incident’ newsthirst.

Madoff victim fund covers most of Ponzi scheme losses: DOJ newsthirst.

Four killed as tornadoes rip through six southern US states newsthirst.

Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist newsthirst.

Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners of war newsthirst.

US to hold national day of mourning on 9 January newsthirst.