Gold hits 6-month high as easing outlook on interest rates dents dollar

ByteDance has said it will “restructure” its video-gaming business, after failing to gain market share against rivals Tencent and NetEase. “We’ve made the difficult decision to restructure our gaming business,” ByteDance said on Monday. The social media giant pushed into gaming in 2019, hiring developers to build self-developed games and …

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Hamas May Seek Extension Of 4-Day Truce With Israel: Report

A source close to Hamas said the group was willing to prolong the pause. Hamas released a third group of hostages including a four-year-old American girl Sunday, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners on day three of a truce which a source close to the Hamas said they were willing to …

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3 Palestinian Students Shot In US, Families Demand Hate Crime Probe

US is witnessing a surge in Islamophobic and antisemitic incidents (Representational) The families of three Palestinian students attending US colleges who were shot on Saturday in Vermont called on US officials to investigate the incident as a hate crime, as they awaited updates on their children’s recovery on Sunday. Hisham …

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Warning as mysterious ‘witch bottles’ wash up on American beaches

Authorities in Texas are warning residents against opening so-called “witch bottles” that have been washing up on shores. The mysterious bottles are often filled with urine or hair of the person who is believed to have been cursed – and are used to ward off spells. The Harte Research Institute for …

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Sunak to trumpet UK investment pledges at global business summit

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak will on Monday highlight nearly £30bn of long-term investment pledges by international companies at a major business event intended to showcase Britain’s appeal to global investors. More than …

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Cha cha ta-ra for Angela and Carlos

The pair missed out on the quarter-finals when the judges chose to save Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin in the dance off. Angela, an Irish TV presenter and mum of two little girls, said: “It’s been honestly incredible, I’m gutted, really gutted that it’s finished now, but it has been …

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Rishi Sunak vows to keep slashing tax as economy is on the mend

Last week Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed National Insurance would be reduced from 12% to 10% – worth £10billion. This will save workers, on average, £450 a year. The PM told the Daily Express: “Hard work should pay. That’s why the Chancellor just announced the biggest tax cuts at a fiscal …

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