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Technology stocks back in vogue on Wall Street Thursday
Technology stocks back in vogue on Wall Street Thursday

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets closed higher Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite and Standard and Poor's 500 each hitting...

Jensen Huang calls Taiwan epicenter of AI revolution
Jensen Huang calls Taiwan epicenter of AI revolution

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Nvidia plans to spend as much as US$150 billion annually in Taiwan as the company deepens its role in the global artificial...

Consumer confidence weakens as inflation strains households
Consumer confidence weakens as inflation strains households

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Americans are increasingly cutting back on spending despite U.S. stock markets hovering near record highs, as elevated...

AI memory chip boom lifts SK Hynix past $1 trillion
AI memory chip boom lifts SK Hynix past $1 trillion

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix crossed the US$1 trillion market value mark for the first time on May 27, joining...

Wall Street climbs, major indices gain ground Wednesday
Wall Street climbs, major indices gain ground Wednesday

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets posted modest gains on Wednesday, with all three major indexes closing in positive territory....

Trump getting richer as average Americans get poorer
Trump getting richer as average Americans get poorer

President Donald Trump has brazenly engaged in what appears to be insider trading. A bombshell story published in Bloomberg on May...

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Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Church’s role in slavery
Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Church’s role in slavery

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on May 25 for the role the Holy See played in supporting slavery and for not condemning...

Twin attacks in Nigeria, 25 people abducted by gunmen
Twin attacks in Nigeria, 25 people abducted by gunmen

ABUJA, Nigeria:  Suspected bandits attacked a police station and a traditional ruler's palace in Kwara state, Nigeria, early on May...

US extends Ebola restrictions to permanent residents
US extends Ebola restrictions to permanent residents

WASHINGTON, D.C: The United States has expanded its temporary Ebola-related travel restrictions to include lawful permanent residents...

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINA-AVOCADO TRADE
KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINA-AVOCADO TRADE

(260529) -- NAIROBI, May 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks an avocado at Sanmark Ltd. in the Athi River Export Processing Zone,...

GHANA-ACCRA-SOUTH AFRICA-CITIZENS-EVACUATION-ARRIVAL
GHANA-ACCRA-SOUTH AFRICA-CITIZENS-EVACUATION-ARRIVAL

(260529) -- ACCRA, May 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian citizens evacuated from South Africa arrive at the Accra International Airport...

Charles Schwab first round suspended with four tied for lead
Charles Schwab first round suspended with four tied for lead

(Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images) Tom Kim of South Korea and Erik van Rooyen of South Africa had one hole left to break...