Pope opens special 'Holy Door' for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison
Holy Years normally occur every 25 years, and usually involve the opening in Rome of four special "Holy Doors", which ...
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FedEx: Fiscal Q2 ’25 Results Highlight Core Business Challenges
Last Friday morning, December 20, 2024, FedEx (FDX) was trading up $22 near $299 per share, after reporting their fiscal Q2 ...
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China urges Philippines to return to 'peaceful development'
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Thursday urged the Philippines to return to "peaceful development", saying ...
Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president facing impeachment?
SEOUL (Reuters) -Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, is ...
Gold prices rise on slightly weaker dollar, geopolitical tensions
A stronger dollar often weighs on gold prices as it makes the yellow metal more expensive for buyers using other currencies.
Asia stocks muted amid thin trading, Japan shares jump on record budget plans
Investing.com-- Asian stocks were largely muted on Thursday as trading remained thin with major stock indexes shut for ...
China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ...
In a first, Taiwan's Presidential Office runs war games to simulate a China emergency
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Presidential Office conducted its first ever tabletop exercise simulating a military escalation ...
South Korea ex-minister's lawyers defend martial law as Yoon faces impeachment trial
Ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun was the first of a series of officials to be arrested and is likely to be the first to face ...
Explainer-South Korea's Constitutional Court to decide impeached president's fate
Kim Hong-il, a former prosecutor and former head of the broadcasting regulator under Yoon, as well as former Constitutional ...
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Oil prices edge higher on hopes for more China stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices edged higher on Thursday in thin holiday trading, driven by hopes for additional fiscal stimulus ...
Russia's security must be guaranteed by any Ukraine peace deal, Lavrov says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia sees no point in a weak ceasefire to freeze the war in Ukraine but Moscow wants a legally binding deal for a lasting peace that would ensure the security of both Russia and ...