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Panama says its canal produced record revenue despite drought
The Panama Canal delivered $2.5 billion to the national treasury for last year's operations, the government said Monday, despite record-low water levels that limited ship transits. Of that amount, after deducting operating costs, it passed along $2.5 billion to the Panamanian government.
Asian markets mixed as Fed officials push back on rate cut bets
Asian markets were mixed Tuesday after Federal Reserve officials looked to dampen expectations for a series of interest rate cuts next year, while the yen edged up ahead of a closely watched Bank of Japan policy decision later in the day.
US jury orders Monsanto to pay $857m over chemicals in school
A US jury on Monday ordered chemical company Monsanto to pay $857 million to seven people at a school in the western state of Washington who said they were sickened by chemicals leaking from light fittings.
The feline frontier: NASA sends cat video from deep space
NASA on Monday announced it had used a state-of-the-art laser communication system on a spaceship 19 million miles (31 million kilometers) away from Earth -- to send a high-definition cat video. "One of the goals is to demonstrate the ability to transmit broadband video across millions of miles.
Nippon Steel's $14.1 billion deal for US Steel sparks criticism
Japan's Nippon Steel agreed to buy US Steel Corp for $14.1 billion, the companies announced on Monday, sparking criticism about the firm's ownership in an industry crucial to US national security. Nippon will also assume the US firm's debt, taking the total value of the agreement to $14.9 billion.
Apple pauses US sale of latest Watch models over patent clash
Apple on Monday said it will stop selling some of its smartwatch models in the United States while it fights a patent battle over technology for detecting blood oxygen levels. A presidential review is underway regarding the USITC order regarding imports of Apple Watch models with the blood oxygen sensing feature at issue in the patent dispute.
Farmers clog Berlin with tractors in protest at cuts
Thousands of farmers descended on central Berlin with their tractors on Monday to protest against planned cuts to agricultural subsidies. The protesters blocked one of the main roads through central Berlin near the Brandenburg Gate, dumping manure on the road.
EU launches 'illegal content' probe into Elon Musk's X
The EU announced "formal infringement proceedings" against Elon Musk's X platform on Monday, under a law cracking down on illegal online content, after identifying disinformation related to Hamas's October 7 attack in Israel. Those investigations also looked at how the platforms handled disinformation and illegal content related to the Hamas attack.
Explosion, blaze at Guinea fuel depot leave eight dead
Eight people have been killed after a powerful explosion at the main fuel depot in Guinea followed by a fire that rocked the centre of the capital Conakry early on Monday. The incident happened at around midnight (0000 GMT) at the state oil company's main depot in the Kaloum district of Conakry, near the port.
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