Author: Justin M. Larson

Tesla sales in China dropped to a three-year low in October, raising concerns the electric vehicle maker could see its first full-year sales decline in the country this year. Fierce competition from local rivals such as NIO and Li Auto — both reporting this week — and a bruising price war in the face of a down economy pushed Tesla’s China sales to 26,006 last month. The U.S. automaker’s share in the Chinese EV market shrank to 3.2% in October from 8.7% in September. “Tesla is getting surrounded by a swarm of Chinese automakers — from above, below, left and…

Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporterFBIRyan Wedding pictured last yearMonths before an FBI witness was gunned down in broad daylight, a Toronto-area lawyer allegedly advised his client: “if you kill this witness, the case will be dismissed”.Speaking to media on Wednesday, US attorney Bill Essayli alleged that this advice, between lawyer Deepak Paradkar and Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder who ended up on the FBI’s most wanted list for allegedly running a sprawling drug trafficking empire, helped trigger a series of events that led to a key federal witness being gunned down at a restaurant in Medellín, Colombia.In exchange for his…

Justin Rowlatt,Climate Editor and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondentgettyCOP30 President President André Corrêa do Lago at a critical moment in the final plenary session of talksIn three decades of these meetings aimed at forging global consensus on how to prevent and deal with global warming, this will go down as among the most divisive.Many countries were livid when COP30 in Belém, Brazil ended on Saturday with no mention of the fossil fuels that have heated up the atmosphere. Other nations – particularly those with most to gain from their continued production – felt vindicated.The summit was a reality check on just how…

Jimmy Cliff, one of the most prominent and beloved proponents of reggae music, has died at the age of 81.A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience through hits such as Wonderful World, Beautiful People and You Can Get It If You Really Want.His lead role as a gun-toting rebel in the 1972 crime drama The Harder They Come is a cornerstone of Jamaican cinema, and was attributed as the movie that brought reggae to America.Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, announced his death via a statement on Instagram.”It’s with profound sadness that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Google shared a new update on Nov. 5, confirming that Gemini Deep Research can now use context from your Gmail, Drive and Chat. This allows the AI to pull information from your messages, attachments and stored files to support your research.Some people view this as a convenience. They like the idea of faster answers and easier searches. If you feel that way, too, that is completely fine.However, many people do not want AI scanning private messages or personal documents. If that sounds like you, there is good news. You can turn these…

In a career spanning nearly seven decades and more than 300 productions, the actor became one of India’s best known and most versatile screen stars. Source link

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak during a joint press conference after their official meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on November 19, 2025.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesUkrainian officials have spent the weekend scrambling to make up lost ground when it comes to talks with the U.S. over a peace plan to end the war with Russia, with Kyiv having to tread a fine line between showing the U.S. it’s willing to engage in discussions, while anxious to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.Talks between U.S. and Ukrainian…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! DoorDash confirmed a data breach that exposed personal details for a mix of customers, delivery workers and merchants. The stolen information included names, email addresses, phone numbers and physical addresses. The company said it has no evidence of fraud tied to the breach so far, but the event still raises concerns for anyone who uses the service.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts, and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide — free when…

The Novo Nordisk A/S headquarters in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Nichlas Pollier | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Novo Nordisk on Monday fell as much 11% after the Danish drug pharmaceutical company said a highly-anticipated trial for Alzheimer’s disease failed to meet its main goal.The trial tested whether semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo’s blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — helped slow progression for Alzheimer’s disease. While treatment with semaglutide resulted in improvement of Alzheimer’s disease-related biomarkers in two separate trials, this did not translate into a delay of disease progression, Novo said…

Scientists suggested that climate change could make central Vietnam a global hot spot for destructive storms. This year has seemed to prove the point. Source link

A U.S. government cable said that Kremlin-run outlets had scaled up their efforts across Latin America, seeking to turn people against the United States and garner support for Russia. Source link

The announcement on Sunday, which was light on details, came weeks before a similar action takes effect in Australia. Source link

A surrealist painting by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m (£41.8m) – shattering the auction record for an artwork by a woman. The painting, from the 1940s, went for more than 1,000 times its original auction price in 1980, after a tense bidding battle between two collectors, according to the auction house Sotheby’s.The work – titled El sueño (la cama), which is translated to The dream (The bed) – depicts Kahlo asleep in a canopy bed beneath a skeleton entwined with dynamite.The auction broke the previous record figure for a female artist’s work of $44m, as well…

Jane ChambersBusiness reporter, Aguas Calientes, PeruAFP via Getty ImagesMachu Picchu attracts more than 1.6 million tourists per year, but getting there is not easyMachu Picchu, the remains of a 15th Century Inca city, is Peru’s most popular tourist destination, and a Unesco world heritage site. Yet a continuing dispute over the buses that take visitors up to the mountain-top site recently saw some 1,400 stranded tourists needing to be evacuated.Cristian Alberto Caballero Chacón is head of operations for bus company Consettur, which for the past 30 years has transported some 4,500 people every day to Machu Picchu from the local…

Even as foreign investors remain net sellers of Indian equities this year, global companies are rushing to list their local business units in one of the world’s busiest IPO markets, lured by a valuation premium. Coca-Cola’s Indian bottling unit is reportedly weighing a billion-dollar float next year. The Indian division of South Korea’s CJ Darcl Logistics has already filed draft papers , and analysts expect more global companies to bring their Indian operations to market. “Every valuation accretive step is being taken by MNCs today,” said Akshay Gupta of Prime Securities, pointing to German multinational Siemens , which split its…

Restaurants and bars in the Boat Quay district in Singapore, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSingapore’s inflation rate rose for a second straight month, year on year, with price growth in October scaling a near 1-year high and topping analysts’ expectations. After reaching a 4-year low in August, consumer prices rose 1.2% — highest since August 2024 — compared with the average 0.9% estimated by economists polled by Reuters and the 0.7% rise in September.Core inflation in the city-state — which strips out prices of accommodation and private transport — also rose to 1.2%, up from…

He reimagined “Once Were Warriors,” a novel about a Maori family, as a film that became a worldwide phenomenon. He went on to direct Hollywood movies. Source link

The Macquarie Group Ltd. logo at the company’s headquarters in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s Qube Holdings announced on Monday that Macquarie Asset Management had submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the logistics company at an enterprise value of 11.6 billion Australian dollars ($7.49 billion).Macquarie has offered to acquire Qube for AU$5.2 in cash per share, representing a nearly 28% premium to Qube’s closing level of AU$4.07 on Friday.Qube shares jumped nearly 20% to AU$4.87 in early trading on Monday. The takeover bid followed a period of negotiations after a…

Hong KongSpreephoto.de | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets started the week higher after the New York Federal Reserve President signaled that a third rate cut could happen this year.On Friday, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams suggested the Fed could lower its key interest rate from here as labor market weakness poses a bigger economic threat than higher inflation.The Fed has just one meeting left for 2025, which will take place on Dec. 9-10 stateside. The target rate is currently at 3.75% to 4.00%.Fed funds futures are currently pricing in around a 70% chance of a quarter percentage point cut, according…

About a dozen people were told they face dismissal or discipline for mistakes tied to the deadly Hamas-led attack that set off the war in Gaza. Source link

Members of the South Bandung Farming Cooperative (KPBS) have recorded a 38 per cent increase in productive loans and a 43 per cent rise in sales volumes over the past two years, following the introduction of a new business app.“Easier access to financing means higher loan volumes, which in turn means more cattle and higher income for our farmers,” said Head of KBPS Aun Gunawan. “This is how financial inclusion leads to improved livelihoods.” UN Indonesia/Miklos Gaspar Dairy farmers in Indonesia are using a new business-focused app which is helping them to boost sales. Founded in 1969, KPBS has 5,000…

Joel Guinto,Singapore and Panisa Aemocha,BangkokThe moment Fatima Bosch of Mexico is crowned Miss UniverseMiss Mexico Fatima Bosch has been crowned Miss Universe at a ceremony in Bangkok, marking the end of an exceptionally scandal-filled pageant season. The 25-year-old contestant had walked out of an event earlier in November after a Thai official publicly berated her in front of dozens of contestants and threatened to disqualify those who supported her.That dramatic turn was followed a week later by the resignation of two judges, one of whom accused organisers of rigging the competition.These come as one of the world’s longest-running beauty pageants…

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent, in ColombiaBBCLizbeth Perez is the niece of Alejandro Carranza, who is missingLizbeth Perez looks fearful as she gazes out onto the postcard-perfect fishing bay of Taganga, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, recalling the moment she last spoke to her uncle in September.”He was a kind man, a good person, a friend. A good father, uncle, son. He was a cheerful person. He loved his work and his fishing.”Alejandro Carranza said goodbye to his family early in the morning on 14 September, before going out on his boat as usual, his cousin Audenis Manjarres told state media. He…

A “tremendous amount of progress” has been achieved in talks to finalise a US-proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.But “there’s still some work to be done”, Rubio said after meeting Ukrainian and European negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said there were “signals that President [Donald] Trump’s team is hearing us”. Ukraine and its European allies had expressed concern over the leaked proposals, seen as favouring Russia and welcomed by Vladimir Putin as “the basis” for settlement. Zelensky had said Ukraine “might face a very difficult choice: either losing dignity,…