(Reuters) – An exchange-traded fund tracking artificial intelligence stocks saw investors pouring money after six straight weeks of outflows, on the backdrop of strong quarterly results by chipmaker Nvidia and rising optimism that U.S. interest rates have peaked. The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF received $35.5 million in …

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on Friday after he was jailed nine years ago for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Here are some facts about Pistorius’ life. EARLY CHILDHOOD Pistorius was born on November 22, 1986, in Johannesburg. Born without fibulas, a …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren said on Friday she hoped the country’s military support to Ukraine would continue even under a new government led by anti-EU populist Geert Wilders, who has said the Dutch should stop providing Kyiv with arms. Wilders, whose far-right Freedom Party (PVV) was …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A tunnel which collapsed, trapping 41 workers in the Indian Himalayas this month, did not have an emergency exit and was built through a geological fault, a member of a panel of experts investigating the disaster said on Friday. Rescuers are still struggling to reach the …

KLANG: S P Setia Bhd plans to to launch Bayu Avenue, another collection of freehold double-storey shop offices in Setia Bayuemas township on Nov 25, 2023. It’s the third phase of commercial development in the area. In a statement, S P Setia said Bayu Avenue is positioned as an ergonomic …

LONDON (Reuters) – Spiralling compliance costs, ongoing legal headaches and a shrinking share of the market: Binance’s new chief Richard Teng faces daunting challenges in turning a new leaf for the world’s biggest crypto exchange. Teng was quickly appointed CEO this week after Binance’s founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to …

ABU DHABI (Reuters) -The McLaren Formula One team will use Mercedes power units until at least 2030 after extending their existing deal into the sport’s new engine era that starts in 2026, both parties announced on Friday. McLaren, whose drivers are Britain’s Lando Norris and Australian Oscar Piastri, are the …

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Presidential candidate Moise Katumbi has promised residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma not to abandon them amid spiralling militia violence in the region and to make security a priority if he wins the Dec. 20 vote. Katumbi addressed …

KOTA KINABALU: The 15-day visa free travel reciprocal policy for Malaysians travelling to China will spur business and tourism in Sabah, says Sabah DAP leader Datuk Chan Foong Hin. He welcomed the announcement by the Chinese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Nov 24), adding that the announcement was long …

SALTILLO, Mexico (Reuters) – On a recent factory shift in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo, Honduran refugee Walter Banegas extracted a steaming-hot piece of molded metal destined for a street lamp from a die-casting machine. Banegas, 28, said he first fled to the U.S. as a teenager to avoid …