Month: August 2025

Democrats in Texas ended their walkout on Monday, restoring quorum in the state legislature and clearing the way for Republicans ...

Starmer hails Ukraine talks in Washington as ‘good and constructive’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described high-level discussions on Ukraine in Washington as “good and constructive”, signalling a measure of ...

Asian markets open mixed ahead of Fed meeting and Ukraine talks

Asian markets opened cautiously on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, as investors weighed upcoming signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Jackson ...

On this day in 1934: Some 90 percent of German voters approved a referendum that made Adolf Hitler “Führer und Reichskanzler”

An overwhelming majority of German voters in 1934 approved a referendum that officially merged the offices of President and Chancellor, ...

Record run puts bitcoin at risk of new correction

London – The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is entering its seventh consecutive week of gains, a run that has pushed ...

Canada’s wildfires are shifting east as blazes burn where they never used to

Toronto – Canada’s 2025 wildfire season has upended traditional patterns, with blazes now burning across regions that have historically been ...

Banks accelerate AI deployments as agentic tools gain traction

London – The global financial sector is witnessing a rapid acceleration in the adoption of artificial intelligence, with a new ...

Chinese tech firm deepseek challenges silicon valley’s AI dominance

Beijing – A new report has highlighted the rapid rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup that is successfully ...

Bolivia presidential election goes to run-off