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Shane van Gisbergen just pulled off one of the gutsiest wins in recent NASCAR history. In this week’s Victory Lap, Kevin Harvick sits down with SVG to break down his chaotic weekend in Mexico City Despite it all, the Kiwi road course ace dominated the 100-lap event and secured a playoff spot with his win at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Washington — President Trump has once again delayed the enforcement of a bipartisan law that would effectively ban TikTok in the U.S. A deal to separate TikTok from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, has remained elusive. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday the president would sign the latest executive order this week delaying enforcement of the law for 90 days, marking the third delay in the law’s implementation since his inauguration in January. “As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark. This extension will last 90 days, which the Administration will spend working…
[BENGALURU] European equities tumbled to a near one-month low on Tuesday (Jun 17) as the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel entered its fifth day.With geopolitical tremors rattling the region, risk appetite took a hit, leaving the pan-European Stoxx 600 index down 0.9 per cent at 542.26 points. Monday’s respite from the sell-off proved short-lived as the index snapped back into the red after breaking a five-session losing streak.Markets are on edge as Iran and Israel’s aerial confrontation, sparked by Israel’s Friday strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, threatens to turn the oil-rich Middle East into a flashpoint. While no supply disruptions…
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to create a regulatory framework for U.S.-dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens known as stablecoins, in a watershed moment for the digital asset industry. The bill, dubbed the GENIUS Act, received bipartisan support, with several Democrats joining most Republicans to back the proposed federal rules. It passed 68-30. The House of Representatives, which is controlled by Republicans, needs to pass its version of the bill before it heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for approval. “It is a major milestone,” said Andrew Olmem, a managing partner at law firm Mayer Brown and the former deputy…
[HOUSTON] Oil prices climbed over 4 per cent on Tuesday (Jun 17) as the Iran-Israel conflict raged with no end in sight, though major oil and gas infrastructure and flows have so far been spared from substantial impact.Brent crude futures settled at US$76.45 a barrel, US$3.22, or 4.4 per cent. US West Texas Intermediate crude finished at US$74.84 a barrel, up US$3.07 or 4.28 per cent. While there was no noticeable interruption to oil flows, Iran partially suspended gas production at the South Pars field it shares with Qatar after an Israeli strike started a fire there on Saturday. Israel also…
EasyJet cabin crews in Spain will go on strike over their pay for three days next week.The USO union in Spain said the industrial action would take place from Wednesday 25 June to Friday 27 June. It said more than 650 flight attendants – based in Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca – could be involved.However, the airline said it intended to operate normally and hoped to avoid any disruption.The union said easyJet cabin crews earn much less in Spain than in other countries. It added that the aim of the strike was “to level the crews’ working and…
President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, he has now expressed support for Israel. Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times, breaks down how the president got to this point.
PARIS : Airbus struck a deal with budget airline VietJet for up to 150 single-aisle jets at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday, where industry hopes for a return to tariff-free trade were given a boost by U.S. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy. Duffy said he wanted civil aviation to return to a 1979 zero-tariff trade agreement, in one of the clearest signs yet that the Trump administration might favour such a move. However, Duffy added that while the White House was aware that the U.S. is a net exporter in aerospace, it was also dealing with a complex tariff situation. “Now,…
SANTIAGO :A dozen Latin American countries are collaborating to launch Latam-GPT in September, the first large artificial intelligence language model trained to understand the region’s diverse cultures and linguistic nuances, Chilean officials said on Tuesday.This open-source project, steered by Chile’s state-run National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA) alongside over 30 regional institutions, seeks to significantly increase the uptake and accessibility of AI across Latin America. Chilean Science Minister Aisen Etcheverry said the project “could be a democratizing element for AI,” envisioning its application in schools and hospitals with a model that reflects the local culture and language.Developed starting in January 2023, Latam-GPT…
[NEW YORK] Samsung Electronics plans to develop a hub for users to share health data directly with doctors in between visits, stepping up competition in the technology-driven healthcare race.During appointments, doctors often share recommendations or fitness suggestions – but it’s not always easy to remember the guidance. In an interview, Samsung health executive Dr Hon Pak said the company is working on tools to cut down that disconnect, port data collected on watches into a central location and nudge users to stay on top of goals provided by doctors. “There are a lot of innovations out there but it’s siloed,” Pak…