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Asian stocks down after Trump Fed firing, tariff threats
Asian stocks retreated Tuesday after a series of market-rattling announcements by US President Donald Trump, including the unusual firing of a central bank official and threats to impose export controls on microchips. Asian markets started Tuesday broadly lower, tracking drops made the previous day in New York and Europe.
Norway wealth fund divests from Caterpillar over Gaza 'rights violations'
Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Monday that it had divested from US construction equipment firm Caterpillar over purported involvement in rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war. The fund said it had also withdrawn from five Israeli firms for financing the construction of illegal settlements in the Israel-occupied West Bank.
Australia joins countries suspending post to US
Australia joined on Tuesday a string of countries suspending some postal deliveries to the United States, citing a "complex and rapidly evolving situation" with US President Donald Trump's looming tariffs.
Trump moves to fire a Fed governor over mortgage fraud claims
US President Donald Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook "effective immediately" on Monday, citing allegations of false statements on her mortgage agreements -- as he expanded pressure on the independent central bank. The referral, Trump said, provided "sufficient reason" to believe that Cook might have made "false statements" on one or more mortgage agreements.
Women's NBA could face lockout as union deal deadline looms
Revitalized by Caitlin Clark and other stars and boosted by a new media rights deal, the Women's NBA is struggling to reach a union deal 60 days before the deadline. That led to the WNBA getting $200 million a season starting next year as part of an 11-year media rights deal worth $2.2 billion the NBA signed with Disney, Amazon and NBCUniversal.
Diamond czar Maurice Tempelsman, Jackie O companion, dead at 95
Maurice Tempelsman, a renowned diamond merchant and long-time companion of former US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, died in New York, his family said. In 1984 he acquired New York-based diamond jewelers Lazare Kaplan, propelling him onto New York's business and social scene, and quickly becoming one of the world's premier diamond merchants.
A Plus’ wife Akosua Vee mourns as she loses brother, shares touching tribute
Kwame A Plus' wife, Akosua Vee, has announced the death of her brother, Emmanuel Bannerman Quaye, in a post she shared online on August 24, 2025.
Ramsey Nouah radiates royalty in Ghanaian kente, Fans react
Nollywood actor Ramsey Nouah has stoked a frenzy on social media with a recent video of him showcasing his fine look in a royal kente from Ghana.
Joe Shortingo raises eyebrows with his slim physique at a funeral service, video stirs emotions
Veteran Kumawood actor Joe Shortingo flaunted his slim physique at a funeral service during a rare public appearance, with the video garnering reactions.
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