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By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Hostages held in Gaza were subjected to torture, including sexual and psychological abuse, starvation, burns and medical neglect, according to a new report by the Israeli Health Ministry that will be submitted to the United Nations this week. The report is based on interviews with the medical and welfare teams which treated more than 100 Israeli and foreign hostages, most of whom were released in late November 2023, in a brief truce between Israel and Hamas. Eight hostages were rescued by the Israeli military. The hostages include more than 30 children and teenagers, a…
By Hongji Kim, Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park MUAN, South Korea (Reuters) -At least 85 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veering off the runway and erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday, the national fire agency said. Jeju Air flight 7C2216, arriving from the Thai capital Bangkok with 181 people on board, was attempting to land shortly after 9 a.m. (0000 GMT) at the airport in the south of the country, South Korea’s transport ministry said. The ministry also confirmed the casualties in the deadliest…
imaginima/iStock via Getty Images More than half of the U.S. is at increased risk of power supply shortfalls in the next 5-10 years that could lead to outages and electricity conservation measures, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation said in a recent report. As Source link
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a policy-setting key meeting of the country’s ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The “strongest” response strategy towards the United States was declared during the party meeting for the country’s safety and national interests, the report said, without providing any details. The trilateral alliance between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan has expanded to a “nuclear military bloc” and South Korea has become an “anti-communism outpost” for the U.S., the KCNA report added. “The reality clearly suggests which…
Aliaksandr Litviniuk/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Italian oil giant Eni (NYSE:E) said Saturday that it has started the second phase of oil and gas production at its Baleine field offshore Ivory Coast. Eni discovered the field in September 2021 and began production in August 2023. According Source link
Dec. 28, 2024 1:28 PM ETBy: Rob Johnson, SA News Editor Walter Bibikow The recent uptick in the inflation rate in the European Union could delay another rate cut by the European Central Bank, a member of the bank’s governing council was quoted as saying Saturday. In an interview with Austrian newspaper Kurier, Robert Source link
By Dave Graham ZURICH (Reuters) -The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday he was not sure he was going to survive an air strike on Yemen’s main airport carried out by Israel a day earlier during a series of attacks on the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. Speaking after his ordeal at the Sanaa International Airport on Thursday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the explosions that rocked the building were so deafening that his ears were still ringing more than a day later. Tedros said it quickly became apparent the airport was under attack, describing people “running in…
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Investing.com — Morgan Stanley upgraded its view on consumer finance stocks to “attractive” given positive fundamentals and a friendlier regulatory environment. Key drivers include easing inflation, lower unemployment, and stable lending standards. Delinquencies, which slowed significantly in 2024, are expected to decline further in 2025. EPS growth for the sector is projected at 15%, marking the fastest pace in four years. The brokerage highlighted lighter regulatory pressure under a GOP-controlled government. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:) predicts the CFPB’s proposed late fee rule may not pass, boosting earnings for companies like Synchrony Financial (NYSE:) and Bread Financial. Morgan Stanley upgraded to Synchrony to…