9:08 am, Saturday, 20 December 2025
BREAKING NEWS
THE U.S. MAY TAX GADGETS BY THEIR CHIP COUNT—A RADICAL TARIFF IDEA
How the proposal would work The Trump administration is weighing a tariff formula that ties import duties for foreign electronic
Sloths and golden lion tamarins share a canopy in new Palm Beach Zoo habitat
Designing coexistence for conservation The Palm Beach Zoo in Florida has opened a shared exhibit where golden lion tamarins and
Japan widens Nankai megaquake risk range to 60–94.5% over 30 years
New probability band and data issues Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee has revised the 30-year probability for a magnitude 8–9 quake
SEOUL WON’T RULE OUT TRUMP–KIM MEETING AT NEXT MONTH’S APEC
Signals from Seoul on possible summitry South Korea signaled it “cannot rule out” a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump
Electronic Arts said to weigh $50B take-private in what could be gaming’s biggest LBO
Deal contours and industry impact Electronic Arts is in advanced talks on a roughly $50 billion take-private, a move that
UAE foreign minister meets Netanyahu, urges end to Gaza war and a political plan
Gulf diplomacy and wartime calculus The United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and
TRACKING THE ‘REAL’ ORIENT EXPRESS: WHY LUXURY SLEEPER BRANDS CONFUSE TRAVELERS
Name, nostalgia and competing operators The allure of the Orient Express keeps drawing travelers to pricey sleeper trains across Europe,
SNOOP DOGG LIGHTS UP AFL GRAND FINAL WITH ALL-STAR AUSTRALIAN CAMEOS
Hip-hop meets Aussie rules on the MCG stage Snoop Dogg delivered a high-energy halftime performance at the AFL Grand Final
STELLANTIS RECALLS 123,000+ JEEP WAGONEERS OVER WINDOW TRIM HAZARD
Safety fix under development Stellantis will recall 123,396 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer vehicles from model years 2022–2024 in the
KURDISTAN–TURKEY PIPELINE RESTARTS AFTER 2½-YEAR HALT
Oil flows resume toward Ceyhan Crude shipments from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey resumed for the first time in
