Snack justice: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette

A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was going to be thrown away after not

Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is opening a company conference in Chicago with remarks that could set the stage for where it’s taking its artificial intelligence business. AI

South African government says it won’t help thousands of illegal miners inside a closed mine

South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access

Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience

President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and

Stock markets: Bitcoin above $82,000, global stocks mixed after Wall Street rally

European markets powered higher yesterday catching up with last week’s Wall Street rally. Bitcoin soared over $82,000 for the first time but Asian stocks fell as China’s stimulus

Tourists in Rome now have a walkway to visit the Trevi Fountain but can’t toss coins

Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an elevated walkway now gives limited access to the

Germany’s leader expected to lead country with minority government after coalition collapse

After German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dramatically fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats in a late-night move after a marathon of crisis meetings, the three remaining ministers

Iran’s currency falls to an all-time low as Trump clinches the US presidency

Iran’s currency, the rial, fell yesterday to an all-time low as president-elect Donald Trump clinches the U.S. presidency again. The rial traded at 703,000 rials to the

Nintendo reports lower profits as demand drops for its aging Switch console

Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario franchise, said Tuesday that its profit fell 60% in the first half of the fiscal year, as demand

Longtime music director at Michigan church fired for same-sex marriage

The longtime music director at a northern Michigan church said he was fired just a few months before retirement after officials learned that he was in a same-sex

Afghan women cannot pray loudly or recite in front of other women

Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women, according to a Taliban government minister. It’s the latest restriction on

Georgia’s president accuses Russia of election meddling and urges the West to back protests

Georgia’s president yesterday urged the West to support opposition protests after the governing party was declared the winner of a parliamentary election that she alleged was rigged with the help

Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: ‘I’m here as a mother’

“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris. “A

International Criminal Court reports Mongolia to its oversight body for failing to arrest Putin

A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court reported Mongolia to the court’s oversight organization yesterday for failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visited the Asian

Sri Lanka police raise security at popular surf site over threat to Israelis

Police in Sri Lanka have raised security around a popular surfing destination after receiving information about a possible threat to Israeli travelers, a spokesperson said yesterday. Police spokesperson Nihal

Brazil’s Lula cancels trip to Russia for BRICS summit after an accident

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva yesterday canceled his trip to Russia for a BRICS summit after an accident at home that left him with a

Trump says he’s ‘confident’ China will not invade Taiwan

Donald Trump is confident China wouldn’t invade Taiwan if he returns to the White House. Why? Because Chinese President Xi Jinping “knows I’m f——— crazy.” That’s

Japan records trade deficit on weak yen, slowing exports

Japan racked up a trade deficit of 294.3 billion yen ($2 billion) in September, according to Finance Ministry data released yesterday, as exports fell to key destinations like

Bodies of five Russian climbers who died on a Nepal peak have been retrieved

The bodies of five Russian mountaineers who died on the world’s seventh-highest peak were retrieved from the mountain and flown to Kathmandu. The bodies were picked up

How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine

The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It’s also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean. ChatGPT’s debut nearly

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