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December 25, 2024

Dozens of flights canceled in Indonesia after volcano erupts
JAKARTA — Dozens of flights have been canceled in eastern Indonesia after the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores, 1,000 kilometers east of Indonesia’s popular resort island of Bali. Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport remained open, but 32 flights have been canceled since the volcano’s first eruption on Tuesday. “As of this morning, 12 international…
AI integration at Amazon expected to cut jobs, says CEO
Seattle: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently delivered a clear message to his employees: artificial intelligence is reshaping the company, and this will inevitably lead to a smaller corporate team in the coming years. In a memo to staff, Jassy explained that Amazon’s increasing reliance on AI will bring “efficiency gains,” ultimately reducing the number of…
How Nippon Steel’s come-from-behind deal for U.S. Steel unfolded
TOKYO/NEW YORK — “At stake is whether or not President Trump will accept [our proposal]. No more, or no less,” Eiji Hashimoto, chairman and CEO of Nippon Steel, said in late May. The tug-of-war over U.S. Steel between the administration of President Donald Trump and Japan’s top steelmaker has been settled, 18 months after the initial proposal.
Will the Thunder close out the series in Game 6?
The Thunder will have their first chance to win an NBA championship since they moved to Oklahoma City on Thursday night as they take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. After the Pacers took a shocking 2-1 lead, the Thunder have rallied back to win the last…
India won’t accept third-party mediation with Pakistan, Modi tells Trump
India won’t accept third-party mediation with Pakistan, Modi tells Trump NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has explicitly informed US President Donald Trump that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan in May was the result of direct milit talks, with no involvement or mediation by the United States, Indian diplomatic sources. Foreign Secret Vikram…
Trump tariffs fuel interest in Malaysia’s economic zone with Singapore
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Malaysia — A new special economic zone in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor, which borders Singapore, is gaining traction as the two neighbors pursue deeper economic integration amid global uncertainty, according to business leaders and policymakers who spoke at a conference in Johor. Speaking at the two-day Nikkei Forum Medini, Johor 2025, which…
EU companies are ‘hostage’ to US-China brawl, chamber chief says
BEIJING — Companies in the European Union are being held “hostage” in China’s trade war with the U.S., the head of the bloc’s business chamber in Beijing said — even after the dueling superpowers hammered out a tentative truce. The comments to Nikkei Asia by Jens Eskelund, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce…
It may be ‘very difficult’ to find fair jury for man accused of killing 18 people, lawyer says
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year, a judge ruled Tuesday. But his attorneys have raised concerns about whether it will be possible to select impartial jurors from a city still reeling from record levels…
No tax increase on Hybrid vehicles till 2026, confirms govt
Islamabad: The federal government has opted against its earlier plan to increase the sales tax on hybrid vehicles with engine capacities up to 1800cc. This decision follows a review by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance. Initially, the government had aimed to raise the sales tax on these hybrid cars from 12.5 percent to…