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TOKYO (AP) — He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his signature mode of art. Uketsu, whose name literally translates to “rain hole,” both words that he loves, is Japan’s latest YouTube star and million-selling mystery writer. And he is about to take on the global stage. His knack for making everyone “feel uneasy” is the reason for […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its first New Glenn rocket early Thursday morning from Florida, an inaugural step into Earth’s orbit to rival SpaceX in the satellite launch market. (Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing by Himani Sarkar) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

ROME (Reuters) – Stellantis’ said on Thursday its fourth quarter shipments were down 9% compared to the previous year, to 1.395 million vehicles. In the final three months of 2024 shipments were down 28% in North America, fell 6% in Enlarged Europe area and up 12% in South America, it added in a statement. Stellantis, currently focused on reducing bloated inventories, said numbers were an improvement compared to the third […]

NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus on Thursday hailed a U.S. memorandum allowing military sales, including arms, to the island as a milestone affirming recognition of the island as a pillar of stability in the east Mediterranean region which has been fraught with conflict. U.S. President Joe Biden boosted security ties with Cyprus on Wednesday by issuing a memorandum that makes the island eligible to receive American defense articles, military sales and […]

ZURICH (Reuters) -Richemont , the owner of Cartier jewellery, beat market expectations for third-quarter sales, it said on Thursday, in a positive sign for the high-end of the luxury sector over the all-important holiday season. The Swiss company’s sales jumped 10% year-on-year to 6.2 billion euros ($6.37 billion) for the three months till December-end. Richemont also owns high-end Swiss watch brands Piaget, IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre. At constant exchange rates – […]

KYIV (Reuters) – A major Russian gunpowder factory in the Tambov region was attacked, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday, without directly claiming responsibility or specifying the consequences of the attack. “The enterprise is one of the main suppliers of explosive materials for the army of the Russian Federation,” Andriy Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine’s Centre for Countering Disinformation, wrote on Telegram. “With the start of the full-scale war in […]

By Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb which claimed the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China. Noyb is known for filing complaints against American companies such as Apple, Alphabet and Meta, which has led to several investigations and billions of dollars […]

ROME (AP) — After forging unexpectedly fond ties with U.S. President Joe Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that positions her as a key interlocutor between the U.S. and Europe. Weeks before his inauguration, Meloni met Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat, a visit that she said went “beyond expectations.” The trip, she said, “was an opportunity to […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Tropical Thailand is experiencing an unusually cool stretch of weather that forecasters say could last until mid-February, leading many residents to dig out their sweaters and cardigans. Thursday morning’s forecast showed areas all over Thailand were feeling the cool, especially in the north. The Meteorological Department said temperatures in the north and northeast dropped as low as 8-9 degrees Celsius (46.4-48.2 degrees Fahrenheit), while on the mountains […]

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is due before a Senate committee Thursday as lawmakers consider the Republican’s nomination to be chief steward of U.S. public lands and waters. President-elect Donald Trump in November tapped Burgum to be interior secretary and to lead the new National Energy Council, which is charged with promoting oil, gas and other energy development. The Interior Department oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and […]