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New Zealand store pulls kiwi chew toys after conservation backlash
A New Zealand chain store has pulled festive kiwi-shaped canine chew toys from sale, after backlash from conservationists trying to save the endangered bird. Hardware chain Mitre 10 has agreed to stop selling the Christmas-themed kiwi chew toys -- complete with red Santa hats -- after complaints from conservationists.
Black truffle production booms in Spain
When Jose Soriano was a child, the hills near the village of Sarrion in Spain's remote and sparsely populated eastern province of Teruel were mostly uncultivated, covered in brush and rocks. Now the population is inching up, with the village school experiencing a jump in enrolment.
Asian markets track Wall St to extend Fed-fuelled rally
Asian markets built on the previous day's rally Friday as investors recalibrated their outlook for the new year after the Federal Reserve indicated it will cut interest rates. Tokyo rebounded from the previous day's loss as the yen's rally against the dollar faded, with Sydney, Seoul, Taipei and Manila also in the green.
Yellen urges China to shift from 'unfair' state-driven economic policy
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called Thursday for China to shift from a state-driven approach in economic policy, saying that this can discourage investors. President Joe Biden's administration has made some steps to take the heat off, with visits to China by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
Autonomous auto venture Cruise cuts 24% of staff
US autonomous driving venture Cruise announced Thursday it will eliminate roughly a quarter of its workforce as it slows commercialization to address safety issues. The venture has been under scrutiny after a self-driving car operated by Cruise ran over a woman who had first been knocked in front of it by a hit-and-run driver in San Francisco.
Moderna CEO says melanoma vaccine could be available by 2025
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told AFP his company's experimental vaccine against melanoma could be available in as little as two years, in what would amount to a landmark step against the most serious form of skin cancer.
BoE pauses, ECB tipped to follow as rate cut pressure mounts
The Bank of England held rates steady again Thursday with the European Central Bank expected to follow suit as inflation retreats, shifting investor attention to how fast policymakers will slash borrowing costs in 2024.
Meta rolls out Twitter rival Threads in the EU
Facebook owner Meta's text-based app Threads arrived in the European Union on Thursday, months after its global launch in July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. Zuckerberg said a day earlier that Threads had begun tests where users' posts will also be available on similar text-based and open-source rival social networks like Mastodon.
'Where is the money?' COP28 deal throws spotlight on funding
After COP28's landmark call for the world to move away from fossil fuels, experts say the pressure is on to fast-track -- and fund -- the global energy transition. It calls for "transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner" -- after three decades without naming the main driver of planet-heating pollution.
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