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China’s equity market showed resilience on the week of 29 November–5 December 2025 as the benchmark CSI 300 rose 1.6%, led by a rebound in technology shares, even while China Vanke Co. proposed delaying repayment on one bond and its stock came under heavy pressure. Investors treated the Vanke episode as a property-sector shock rather … Read more
Lead Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism that explains why Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier retreated roughly 15.5 miles between January 2022 and March 2023 and lost about half of its mass over a two‑month interval within that period. The team says the process can trigger rapid grounding‑line retreat on … Read more
On Dec. 1, 2025, Sri Lanka faced nationwide flooding that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake characterized as the island’s ‘largest and most challenging natural disaster.’ Cyclone Ditwah has been linked to at least 355 deaths, 366 people reported missing and more than one million people affected as entire towns remain submerged. Rescue operations continued with assistance … Read more
November 30, 2025 — SpaceX marked a discreet milestone Friday when a veteran Falcon 9 booster, B1071, completed its 30th mission and returned to a droneship after the Transporter-15 rideshare launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Transporter-15 flight deployed 140 spacecraft after a two-day slip caused by a ground-systems scrub; SpaceX confirmed all payloads … Read more
Lead: Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to examine “possible market abuse” by officials linked to the Treasury and Downing Street in the run-up to the UK Budget. The call followed reports that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had told the Treasury on 31 October the public finances were … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 30, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met a Ukrainian delegation in Hallandale Beach, Florida, to discuss a U.S. proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia. The delegation was led in Mr. Andriy Yermak’s absence by Rustem Umerov after Mr. Yermak resigned amid a corruption probe. Mr. Rubio described the … Read more
Lead: Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss to take the LSU job roughly three weeks before the College Football Playoff, a move that uproots a team with an estimated 99 percent chance of making the playoff and exposes a growing gap between coaching mobility and rules governing player movement. The timing—driven by an accelerated hiring timeline … Read more
Lead: A Dhaka special court on Monday convicted ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her niece, British MP Tulip Siddiq, in a corruption case tied to a government land allotment project. Hasina received a five-year prison term, Siddiq two years, and Siddiq’s mother, Sheikh Rehana, seven years; each was fined $813 and the allotted plot … Read more
Lead: South Korea’s largest e-commerce firm, Coupang, announced a major data breach that likely exposed personal information tied to about 33.7 million domestic customer accounts. The company said it first detected unauthorized access affecting roughly 4,500 accounts on 18 November but later found the incident may have begun as early as June via an overseas … Read more
In a tense Sunday Night Football finish in Week 13, the Denver Broncos escaped with a 27-26 overtime victory over the Washington Commanders. Evan Engram produced a season-long 41-yard catch-and-run in overtime that set up RJ Harvey’s 5-yard touchdown, giving Denver the winning margin. Washington had tied the game at 20 with Jake Moody’s 32-yard … Read more
Lead: In 2025 sweeping reductions in overseas health aid — led by abrupt US cuts and mirrored by the UK and other European donors — have disrupted HIV services across multiple countries in sub‑Saharan Africa. Clinics and community programmes that once delivered prevention, testing and community support were closed or curtailed, leaving people without services … Read more
On Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, the NFL confirmed a high-profile roster of pregame performers for Super Bowl LX broadcast live on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock. Charlie Puth will sing the National Anthem, Brandi Carlile will perform “America the Beautiful,” and Coco Jones will deliver “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 30, 2025, in Week 13 at Acrisure Stadium, the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-7 to earn their eighth win of the season. Facing a sluggish first half without multiple starters, Buffalo turned the game in the third quarter with a defensive strip-sack returned for a touchdown and a subsequent interception. … Read more
Lead US lawmakers pressed the Trump administration on Sunday for a full accounting after reports that a follow-up US strike on 2 September targeted survivors of an earlier attack on a suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling boat. Congressional leaders from both parties said they would probe the strikes conducted in international waters off Venezuela and Colombia, part … Read more
Lead The NFL announced on Nov. 30 a pregame music lineup and an unprecedented multilingual signing program to precede Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8. Charlie Puth will sing the National Anthem, Brandi Carlile will perform “America the Beautiful,” and Coco Jones will deliver “Lift Every … Read more
