May2024
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Starbucks points to weaker consumers as profit falls
May 2, 2024Starbucks missed earnings expectations on Tuesday despite reporting lower profits on declining sales. The coffee giant attributed the earnings failure on declining consumer mood and unimpressive circumstances in China. Chief Executive Laxman Narasimhan stated that the... -
Microsoft announces $2.2 bn AI, cloud investment in Malaysia
May 2, 2024Microsoft announced on Thursday that it will invest $2.2 billion in cloud computing and artificial intelligence in Malaysia to support the development of the AI infrastructure in that nation. CEO of the IT giant Satya Nadella... -
More war debris in Gaza than Ukraine: UN
May 2, 2024The chief of UN demining operations for the small Palestinian enclave stated on Wednesday that there is more war wreckage and rubble in the Gaza Strip than there is in Ukraine. Furthermore, the risk associated with... -
China’s new aircraft carrier conducts first sea trials: state media
May 2, 2024According to official media, China’s Fujian aircraft carrier launched for its first sea trials on Wednesday. This is a significant next step in Beijing’s massive naval build-up as it forges a more assertive position for itself... -
IS claims gun attack killed six in Afghan mosque
May 2, 2024Six people were murdered on Monday in a gun attack on a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, which was claimed by the Islamic State organization. According to a spokesman for the interior ministry, Abdul Mateen Qani,... -
Minouche Shafik: From renowned economist to embattled Columbia president
May 2, 2024Remarkable economist Minouche Shafik was overjoyed to be named president of one of the most prominent universities in the United States. However, her name will now be associated with sensational pictures of pro-Palestinian students being detained... -
Florida abortion ban starts in heat of US election battle
May 2, 2024Vice President Kamala Harris was in Florida to press Donald Trump on a crucial topic for the 2024 election, as the state prepared for the implementation of one of the strongest abortion prohibitions in the country... -
Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia
May 2, 2024More than six airports were forced to close on Wednesday as ash from a remote Indonesian volcano traveled as far as Malaysia, officials said. Authorities also hastened to evacuate thousands of people out of fear of... -
Bogota cuts ties with Israel over ‘genocidal’ Gaza campaign
May 2, 2024Colombia will cut diplomatic ties with Israel, whose leader he called “genocidal” in its attack in Gaza, the country’s president Gustavo Petro announced on Wednesday. “Tomorrow (Thursday) diplomatic relations with the state of Israel will be... -
Israeli offensive on Rafah would be ‘unbearable escalation’: UN chief
May 2, 2024Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN, pleaded with Israel on Tuesday not to launch an invasion of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, following the Israeli prime minister’s declaration that an offensive would go despite...
