Berkshire Hathaway’s surprising new tech stake
November 15, 2025
There was a notable surprise in Berkshire Hathaway's end-of-Q3 equity portfolio snapshot.
RNA recovered from Siberian mammoth that died 39,000 years ago
November 15, 2025
WASHINGTON - Scientists have recovered the oldest-known RNA, a molecule necessary for most biological functions, from a woolly mammoth that inhabited Siberia about 39,000 years ago, showing it can last longer than previously known and promising a new p...
All three of the core premises behind the bull market are coming under questioning
November 15, 2025
Mike Santoli breaks down the recent turbulence seen in the market and whether it is a sign of a bigger washout to come.
AI anxiety on the rise: Startup founders react to bubble fears
November 15, 2025
Short sellers like Michael Burry and Jim Chanos are circling, warning that the AI buildout isn’t a one-time investment but a recurring cost wave.
Amid market volatility, should retail investors buy the dips or take their profits and run?
November 15, 2025
This week's rocky market may have some retail investors wondering what their next move should be.
Restoring dignity to Gaza: the cleanup begins
November 15, 2025
A large-scale campaign under the slogan “We Will Rebuild Gaza” was launched on Saturday in Gaza City, with the participation of local organisations and United Nations agencies, in an effort to begin cleaning operations and removing debris left by the w...
‘When finance flows, ambition grows’: COP30’s call for action
November 15, 2025
In Belém, Brazil, as the world turns its eyes to the Amazon where COP30 has been underway for the past week, one question looms large: can climate finance move from pledge to lifeline?
Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth
November 15, 2025
In Somalia, where six out of ten births take place without a doctor, childbirth is often a matter of survival.
Trump cuts tariffs on goods like coffee, bananas and beef in bid to slash consumer prices
November 15, 2025
Trump's action also exempted black tea, green tea, tomatoes, avocados and cinnamon, among other products, from higher tariffs.
She became her family’s sole breadwinner at 11 — now she’s a world-famous perfume entrepreneur
November 15, 2025
"I remember scraping the ice with my finger and looking out and thinking 'I've got to change my destiny,'" Ms Jo Malone CBE told CNBC's Steve Sedgwick.
Population 1,400: I stayed on a tiny Greek island where EVs take charge
November 15, 2025
The butterfly-shaped Greek island of Astypalea wants to be a "smart and sustainable" destination with a focus on electric vehicles.
Cloudy skies, rains possible over VisMin, parts of Luzon due to ITCZ
November 15, 2025
MIMAROPA, the Bicol Region, and Quezon, as well as the Visayas and Mindanao, will see cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms because of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), PAGASA said in its early Saturday morning forecast.
Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30
November 15, 2025
BELEM, Brazil - With more than half a million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise.
U.S. and Switzerland reach trade deal to lower tariffs to 15%
November 14, 2025
Switzerland has been subject to one of the highest tariff rates levied on an individual country by the Trump administration.
Novo Nordisk’s shareholders approve chaotic board overhaul as weight loss market challenges loom
November 14, 2025
Novo Nordisk shareholders approved the proposals to revamp the board with 93% voting in favor. The foundation controls over 75% of votes.
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after vessel damaged by space debris
November 14, 2025
BEIJING/WASHINGTON - Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week landed in China on Friday afternoon, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
‘Botcha Buster” system developed by high school students aims to help detect double-dead meat
November 14, 2025
Students from San Miguel National High School introduced an innovation designed to detect botcha, or double-dead meat, with the help of artificial intelligence.
COP30: Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO warns as philanthropies pledge $300m for solutions
November 14, 2025
Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people each year through extreme heat and threatening hospitals worldwide, according to a major report released on Friday at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher
November 14, 2025
Just how many people are still trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher? That’s the burning question for relatives of the many thousands of people believed to still be there, since paramilitary fighters overran the regional capital of North Darfur las...
‘Mobs’ target Palestinians in occupied West Bank, as floods roil Gaza
November 14, 2025
Images emerged this week of what appear to be mobs of masked Israeli settlers carrying out arson attacks on Palestinian homes and property, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday.
Security Council lays the ground in the race for the next Secretary-General
November 14, 2025
The UN Security Council met on Friday for its annual debate over how it operates – including the process to select the next Secretary-General in 2026.
Indigenous protesters block COP30 entrance, demand action from Brazilian Government
November 14, 2025
Around 90 Indigenous people from the Munduruku Indigenous group staged a peaceful protest early Friday, blocking the main entrance to the Blue Zone – the restricted area set aside for negotiators – at COP30 in Belém. Access was halted for about an hour...
Diabetes now affects 1 in 6 pregnancies: What you need to know
November 14, 2025
Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest-growing health challenges – and its impact stretches across every life stage, from childhood to older age.
Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking
November 14, 2025
The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world’s oldest and most profitable forms of criminal activity – but now efforts by the UN and law enforcement agencies across the world are helping to bring down these global operations.
Ukraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv
November 14, 2025
Several civilians were killed and many others injured, including children, in a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine’s capital and the wider Kyiv region early on Friday.
Trump has threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit. Here’s what’s going on
November 14, 2025
Trump says he has an 'obligation' to sue the BBC: Here's what's going on
CEO of Southeast Asia’s largest bank says AI adoption already paying off: ‘It’s not hope, it’s now’
November 14, 2025
DBS CEO Tan Su Shan says AI adoption efforts are already paying off, despite broader concerns about weak returns on investment from AI initiatives.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites, sticks booster landing
November 14, 2025
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The giant New Glenn rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars while also nailing the land...
Doggie diversity in size and shape began at least 11,000 years ago
November 14, 2025
Dogs today come in a mind-blowing array of shapes and sizes, from the diminutive pug, Pekingese and Pomeranian to the grand Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane and Saint Bernard. But when did this diversity in canine forms begin? New research shows it dates ba...
ITCZ to bring cloudy skies, rains over Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao
November 14, 2025
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao on Friday, PAGASA reported. PAGASA also said flash floods or landslides may occur in the said regions due to mo...
Families in Sudan ‘running out of time’ as hunger spreads
November 13, 2025
More than 21 million people in Sudan, 45 per cent of the population, are not getting enough to eat as the war between rival militaries continues, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
From Haiti to Ethiopia: voices of climate displacement at COP30
November 13, 2025
Floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms are forcing millions from their homes every year. Most never cross a border; they remain internally displaced yet uprooted all the same. But experts warn that in the not-so-distant future, entire nations could dis...
World News in Brief: Typhoon generation, disability rights in Myanmar, new refugee-led climate fund
November 13, 2025
The strongest typhoon to make landfall this year in the Philippines has impacted a staggering 1.7 million children – and more than five million people overall.
Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft
November 13, 2025
More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked to more than two years of war between Hamas and Israel, welfare agencies have reported.
Ending UNWRA services would imperil political way forward: Lazzarini
November 13, 2025
Lack of sufficient funds is jeopardizing the ability of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) to operate, the head of the agency said on Thursday.
Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30
November 13, 2025
Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in global climate action,” a blueprint for global health systems to adapt to rising temperatures and extreme weather has been launched at the COP30 UN climate confer...
Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak
November 13, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic fever outbreak in the south, the UN agency said on Thursday.
LPA, formerly Uwan, dissipates
November 13, 2025
The low pressure area (LPA), formerly tropical cyclone Uwan (international name Fung-wong), inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has dissipated, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA on Thursday.