Thursday January 23rd, 2025 1:20PM

AP Business

Kuwait bans 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' video game, likely over it featuring Saddam Hussein in 1990s
The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,” which features the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and is set in part in the 1990s Gulf War
6:37AM ( 3 months ago )
China has deported a VW executive for allegedly using drugs while in Thailand
A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on vacation in Thailand
6:30AM ( 3 months ago )
Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says
A report by the World Resources Institute shows that rapidly expanding mining operations are causing widespread destruction of tropical primary rainforests and protected areas, raising carbon emissions and displacing Indigenous communities
5:25AM ( 3 months ago )
Financial cooperation and BRICS expansion are on the table as Putin hosts Global South leaders
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is hosting China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders at a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, part of Kremlin efforts to challenge Western global clout
5:10AM ( 3 months ago )
Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal's water supply
The Panama Canal Authority is reaching out to communities that could be impacted if the Indio River is dammed to make a new reservoir ensuring the water supply needed to operate the Panama Canal
1:03AM ( 3 months ago )
Asian stocks are mixed following a quiet day on Wall Street
Asian stocks are mixed under pressure from a rising U.S. dollar and uncertainties over the looming U.S. elections
12:44AM ( 3 months ago )
Global stocks are mixed following a quiet day on Wall Street
Global stocks are mixed under pressure from a rising U.S. dollar and uncertainties over the looming U.S. elections
12:44AM ( 3 months ago )
Stock market today: Wall Street declines in early trading with a bevy of earnings on the way
Wall Street was on track to open with losses on Wednesday as more high-profile companies roll out their latest financial results
12:44AM ( 3 months ago )