US bank profits rise as Wall Street hopes for merger boom
Large US banks reported soaring profits Wednesday propelled by strength in trading and financial advisory services as Wall Street eyes a potential merger boom under the incoming Trump administration.
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Methane leaks from Nord Stream pipeline blasts revised up: studies
A series of underwater explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 caused the largest known methane leak on record from a single incident, according to new research published on Wednesday.
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Humanity has opened 'Pandora's box of ills,' UN chief warns
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that humanity had unleashed a "Pandora's box of ills," including "out of control technology" that risks upending "our very existence."
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Death toll at illegal S.African mine reaches 78
Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa where the toll climbed to 78 Wednesday as police try to clear out illegal miners who have been underground for months.
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Nigeria atheist defiant after leaving jail in high-profile blasphemy case
Despite four years in prison for blasphemy, Mubarak Bala defends his atheist beliefs but says he keeps a low profile now in the face of threats in his mostly conservative Muslim region of Nigeria.
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US bans red food dye over possible cancer risk: health authorities
Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals.
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US consumer inflation rises December but underlying pressures ease
US consumer inflation rose for a third straight month in December as energy prices jumped but a widely-watched measure eased slightly, raising hopes that underlying inflation may be moderating.
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McIlroy and Rahm set for top-level meeting in Dubai
Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will mount a battle of the No.1 players on the DP World Tour and LIV Golf Tour at the $9 million Hero Dubai Desert Classic, which begins Thursday.
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Stock markets get boost from bank earnings, inflation data
Stock markets surged on Wednesday, buoyed by robust US bank earnings and encouraging inflation data from the United States and Britain.
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Ghana to probe former president's huge cathedral project
Ghana's newly elected President John Mahama has announced plans to investigate his predecessor's contested $400 million National Cathedral project, a stalled religious landmark that for critics become a symbol of fiscal irresponsibility.
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