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566 сюжетовMemphis council postpones data center moratorium vote as meeting erupts
The Memphis City Council voted 7-5 on Tuesday night to postpone a vote on a 12-month moratorium on new data centers and five related measures until October 20, prompting chaos at City Hall. Protesters chanted and were cleared from the chamb…
Trump signs order allowing tax-free red-dyed diesel on highways
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday temporarily allowing off-road red-dyed diesel to be used for highway driving and deferring the federal excise tax on that fuel through the end of 2026 without interest or penalties.…
Индекс Мосбиржи впервые с 25 сентября поднялся выше 2300 пунктов
Индекс Мосбиржи в ходе торгов в понедельник, 5 октября, превысил 2300 пунктов впервые с 25 сентября, прибавив около 1%. «Интерфакс» и РБК связали движение с надеждами на снижение геополитических рисков и продолжение переговорного трека по у…
US 10- and 30-year Treasury yields hit 24-year highs as global bond sell-off deepens
Yields on 10- and 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds hit 24-year highs on Wednesday, with the 10-year reaching 5.36% and the 30-year 5.73%, as a global bond sell-off deepened. Yields eased later after a strongly bid $39 billion auction of 10-year …
Корейский суд приостановил решения о делистинге по рыночной капитализации; биржа остановила ещё два выхода
Гражданское отделение № 51 Южного районного суда Сеула 2 октября удовлетворило ходатайства о судебных запретах, приостановив решения Корейской биржи о делистинге компаний Joo Yeon Tech (листинг на KOSPI) и KM Pharma (листинг на KOSDAQ) до в…
Tropical Storm Isaias forms off Mexico, forecast to hit US Gulf Coast as hurricane
Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in warm waters off eastern Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, and forecasters expect it to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before reaching the U.S. Gulf Coa…
Defense minister: arts, sports military service exemption to be cut and abolished
South Korea's defense minister said on Oct 7 that the goal is to gradually reduce the arts and sports military service exemption and ultimately abolish it, after controversy over remarks by Asian Games football gold medallists about the exe…
South Korea unveils 1,000 trillion won green transition plan to 2035
South Korea announced a “Korean-style Green Transition” (K-GX) strategy on Oct 7, pledging about 1,000 trillion won over ten years to 2035 — 200 trillion won in fiscal support and more than 790 trillion won in climate finance through five p…
Moscow court fines Zoom 65.9 million rubles for repeat violation of Russian law
A Moscow court fined Zoom about 65.9 million rubles (65,936,494 rubles) for a repeat violation of Russian legislation on foreign internet companies, Interfax, Vedomosti and Kommersant reported. The case was heard under part 3 of article 13.…
Тайфун № 27 смещается на север вблизи Огасавара, формируются тайфуны № 28 и № 29
Тайфун № 27, описанный Японским метеорологическим агентством как крупный и очень сильный, смещался на север над водами вблизи островов Огасавара, и прогнозировалось, что он приблизится к островам с очень сильной интенсивностью с вечера 5 ок…
Russia proposes letting businesses register at an email address
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko said a draft law has been prepared that would allow legal entities to register a business using an address in a state email system for official correspondence instead of a physical address. He said th…
South Korea's Lee orders CPTPP talks restarted from the beginning amid farm concerns
President Lee Jae-myung instructed at a cabinet meeting on Oct 6 that the government should not fix a conclusion on joining the CPTPP and should “restart dialogue from the beginning,” saying the pact's strategic value is cited alongside ver…
Russian tourist dies in paragliding accident near Fethiye in southwest Turkey
A Russian tourist died in a paragliding accident near the Turkish resort of Fethiye, Russian outlets reported, citing the Turkish broadcaster CNN Türk. TASS said an investigation has been opened. Vedomosti reported the man was 37 and that t…
Fire at Ustuu-Khuree Buddhist monastery complex in Tuva put out; no injuries
A fire broke out on 7 October at the Ustuu-Khuree Buddhist monastery complex in Tuva, about 5 km from the town of Chadan. Emergency services localized the blaze and later extinguished it; the MChS reported an area of 468 sq m, while earlier…
US 10-year Treasury yield hits 5.362%, highest since 2002, as selloff resumes
On Oct 7 the US Treasury selloff resumed, with the 10-year yield rising to 5.362% intraday and the 30-year to 5.731%, both the highest since 2002, according to Yonhap. The move extends a record quarterly rise and is driven by inflation pres…
Thailand flood death toll reaches 60; Bangkok and 27 provinces affected
Thailand's Interior Ministry disaster agency said on Oct 7 that flooding has killed 60 people and affected more than 1.48 million households, or 4.19 million people. The country has seen repeated heavy rain and widespread flooding since Sep…
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days Begin With Discounts on Apple Macs, AirPods and iPads
Amazon's fall Prime Big Deal Days sale is live, with early discounts on Apple products including AirPods Pro 3 at $179.00, down from $249.00, AirPods Max 2 at $429.00, and about $200 off most M5 MacBook Air models. Outlets also reported all…
China's central bank adds to gold reserves for 23rd straight month
China's gold reserves stood at 77.47 million ounces, or about 2,409.59 tonnes, at the end of September, up 740,000 ounces (about 23.02 tonnes) from 76.73 million ounces (about 2,386.57 tonnes) at the end of August, according to figures carr…
FT: EU weighs broad corporate levy to raise taxes on US tech groups
The European Commission is considering a new mechanism to raise more tax revenue from large US technology companies without singling them out as a separate category, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed sources. Under discussion is …
Finland's finance ministry proposes raising retirement age to 70
Finland's Ministry of Finance has proposed raising the minimum retirement age to 70, according to a report titled “Trust in the Future”. The plan would increase the threshold by six months for each successive age group and forms part of a b…