Coming Up This Week The annual Consumer Electronics Show opens in Las Vegas tomorrow. This year's tech show will have a heavy focus on new developments in artificial intelligence (AI).The Dakar Rally …

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Iran Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for Wednesday's suicide attacks targeting a memorial event in Kerman for Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qassim Soleimani, a Shia who IS's S …

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Iran and Iraq Iran reported around 100 killed in a pair of blasts near a ceremony in Kerman commemorating the fourth anniversary of the death of Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qassem Soleim …

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Hamas An apparent Israeli drone strike on a suburb south of Beirut killed Hamas's deputy leader - Saleh al-Arouri - and at least two of its senior military leaders.Al-Arouri had been in Israel's cros …

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Commodity Prices (parentheses show 1Y price change) The executive summary of ING's 2024 Commodities Outlook is pasted below; the full report is here. TLDR: "Cautious optimism."Aluminum: $2,378/ton (+ …

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DRC Congo-Kinshasa is going to the polls today, despite concerns that it's not fully prepared to hold an election.That lack of preparation is fueling fears of violent clashes over the fairness of the …

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