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☆ Russian businessman and wife believed to have been on private medical evacuation flight that crashed in Afghanistan, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA Russian businessman and his wife are believed to have been on a private jet that crashed in Afghanistan during a medical evacuation, according to local reports. Russian civil aviation authorities confirmed that a Russian private jet had disappeared from radar, according to Russian news agency Tass was carrying businessman Anatoly Evsyukov, 65, and his wife Anna. Russian authorities said the Russian-registered Dassault Falcon 10 "stopped communicating and disappeared from radar screens," per the AP. Russian officials said the plane belongs to Athletic Group LLC and a private individual, according to the outlet.

Persons: —, Anatoly Evsyukov, Anna, Abdul Wahid Rayan Organizations: Service, Business, Associated Press, Transportation, Civil Aviation Ministry, Tass, Dassault Falcon, Culture Ministry, Athletic Group, AP Locations: Russian, Afghanistan, Badakhshan, Novosti, Pattaya, Thailand, Moscow, Gaya, India, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

☆ Trench rats: Rodents swarm Ukraine frontlines in grisly echo of World War I
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Christian Edwards | Olga Voitovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Mice and rats are seen scurrying around under beds, in backpacks, power generators, coat pockets and pillowcases. A mousetrap in a garbage can tries to stem the swarm of rodents in a trenches near Bakhmut, Ukraine, in October 2023. The report was reminiscent of those from World War I, where the putrid pileup of waste and corpses allowed “trench rats” to breed rapidly. As well as causing anxiety and disease among soldiers, mice also ravage military and electrical equipment. In World War I, soldiers could not solve the trench rat problem.

Persons: “ Kira, ”, ” Kira, Kira, Libkos, Robert Graves, “, General Valery Zaluzhny, Hulton, ” Zahorodniuk, Ukraine weathers, Zahorodniuk Organizations: CNN, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Hulton Deutsch, Ukraine’s National Museum of Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian, Bakhmut, Kupiansk, Kharkiv, Moscow, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk region

☆ Over 100 Flights Cancelled at Dublin Airport Due to Storm
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Airlines cancelled 102 flights in and out of Dublin airport on Sunday due to a storm that was forecast to rage for the rest of the day, the airport operator said. Storm Isha had also forced 24 aborted landings by 1700 GMT, while 27 flights opted to divert to other airports, Dublin Airport said in a post on social media platform X.Ireland's national meteorological service Met Eireann issued an orange weather warning early on Sunday for most of the country, including Dublin, meaning the winds could significantly impact people, property and activity in an area. Parts of the west and northwest were placed under a more severe red warning. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport cancelled 130 flights scheduled for Monday as a preventive measure because of strong winds expected when Storm Isha reaches the Netherlands, the airport said on Sunday. (Reporting by Padraic Halpin, Editng by Angus MacSwan)

Persons: Storm Isha, Padraic Halpin, Angus MacSwan Organizations: DUBLIN, Reuters, Airlines, Dublin Airport, Met, Schiphol Locations: Dublin, Netherlands, Editng

BERLIN (AP) — A protest against the far right in the German city of Munich Sunday afternoon ended early due to safety concerns after approximately 100,000 people showed up, police said. The demonstration was one of dozens around the country this weekend that drew hundreds of thousands of people in total. Some members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, were present at the meeting. And Saturday protests in other German cities like Stuttgart, Nuremberg and Hannover drew tens of thousands of people. The large turnout around Germany showed how these protests are galvanizing popular opposition to the AfD in a new way.

Persons: Germany’s, Martin Sellner, Alice Weidel, Frank, Walter Steinmeier, ” Organizations: BERLIN, Germany, Hannover, Identitarian, Identitarian Movement, Austrian Locations: German, Munich, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Germany, Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia

☆ The 1 Mediterranean herb that makes every meal taste better, according to a cookbook author
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A simple herb can take your home cooking to the next level of flavor according to the "Parsley Queen." Chopped parsley leafs and stems can add depth to soups, salads, and other healthy meals. The Mediterranean diet is all about using accessible, wholesome ingredients to make delicious food. But the Mediterranean diet also includes more than 20 countries with diverse cuisines. AdvertisementLearning to use simple building blocks of flavor, including fresh herbs like parsley, is essential to elevating wholesome home-cooked meals, according to Karadsheh.

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☆ Mortgage rates will dip below 6% this year amid a stronger housing-market rebound, Fannie Mae says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Aruni Soni | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fannie Mae now sees mortgage rates dipping below 6% in 2024, anticipating a stronger housing market rebound. "The outlook for both short term rates and mortgage rates is now decidedly lower than what we had previously forecast." As mortgage rates relax, it's also easing the "lock in" effect that had held the housing market in a chokehold. Fannie Mae revised its 2024 forecast for total home sales to an annualized rate of 4.96 million, up from its prior estimate of 4.79 million. And Fannie Mae now expects its home price index to increase 3.2% this year, after previously estimating a 2.8% uptick.

Persons: Fannie Mae, —, Fannie Mae's, Freddie Mac, it's Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve

How Houthi Attacks Have Upended Global ShippingShipping routes before attacks After attacks EUROPE ASIA Suez Canal Red Sea Gulf of Aden Malacca Strait AFRICA Area of Houthi attacks Continued traffic South Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Ships diverted after attacks Cape of Good Hope Shipping routes before attacks After attacks EUROPE ASIA Suez Canal Gulf of Aden Red Sea AFRICA Area of Houthi attacks Continued traffic South Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Ships diverted after attacks Cape of Good Hope Shipping routes before attacks After attacks EUROPE Suez Canal Gulf of Aden Red Sea AFRICA Area of Houthi attacks Continued traffic Ships diverted after attacks Cape of Good Hope Note: To show the changing paths of ships that regularly traverse the Red Sea, 3,461 cargo vessels recorded at entrances to the Red Sea in the last three months are shown. Those detours, and the Houthi attacks, have persisted despite airstrikes by the United States and its allies against the Houthis. Houthi attack involving commercial vessels Other Houthi attacks in the Red Sea Three commercial vessels were struck in one day on Dec. 3. Nov. 15, 2023 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Jan. 1, 2024 Jan. 15 Houthi attack involving commercial vessels Other Houthi attacks in the Red Sea Nov. 15, 2023 Armed Houthi fighters boarded a commerical vessel. The Houthi attacks have delayed China’s annual surge in exports before its factories are idled next month for the Lunar New Year.

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☆ Germany’s far-right AfD face mounting protests over plan to deport migrants
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Nadine Schmidt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Protests of up to 30,000 people have already taken place in cities including Berlin, Leipzig, Rostock, Essen and Cologne. Demonstrators gathered outside the capital’s redbrick town hall on Wednesday holding placards reading “Nazis out” and chanting slogans against far-right AfD politician Björn Höcke. The gathering of AfD members, neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists took place at a lakeside hotel outside the city of Potsdam on November 25. The AfD told CNN that the two “separated with mutual agreement.”However, the idea of a “mass deportation plan” was openly supported by one AfD representative in the state of Brandenberg. Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/picture alliance/dpa/Getty ImagesAsked whether he thought the protests would encourage people to stop voting for the AfD, Abaci was hopeful.

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The demonstrations came in the wake of a report that right-wing extremists recently met to discuss the deportation of millions of immigrants, including some with German citizenship. Some members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, were present at the meeting. Additional protests planned for Sunday in other major German cities, including Berlin, Munich and Cologne, are also expected to draw tens of thousands of people. What started out as relatively small gatherings have grown into protests that, in many cases, are drawing far more participants than organizers expected. The protests also build on growing anxiety over the last year about the AfD’s rising support among the German electorate.

Persons: Germany’s, Martin Sellner, Alice Weidel, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, ” Scholz, ” Friedrich Merz, ”, Thomas Tuchel Organizations: BERLIN, Germany, Police, Hannover, Identitarian, Identitarian Movement, Austrian, Germany’s Greens, “, Christian, Bayern Munich Locations: Germany, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Nazi, Bavaria, Hesse, Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia, Dresden, Tuebingen, Kiel

☆ Far-right Rep. Paul Gosar says lack of white recruits is 'a crisis of spirit' for the US Army
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewRepublican Rep. Paul Gosar complained that there are too few white people enlisting in the US Army in a funding email seen by Vice News. "The number of white recruits has plummeted," Gosar wrote in the email, which had the subject line, "dismantling woke marxist ideologies." Related stories"This is not merely a crisis of numbers," Gosar said in the email, per Vice. is known for his far-right views and has been accused of having links to White nationalists and Capitol rioters. US Army soldiers take part in a parade during the 75th South Korea Armed Forces Day ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.

Persons: —, Paul Gosar, Gosar, Ahn Young, joon Organizations: Service, US Army, Vice, Business, Army, Capitol, South Korea Armed Forces, AP Locations: Seoul, South Korea

☆ Putin Showed Intention to Visit Pyongyang Soon, North Korea Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin showed his intention to visit Pyongyang soon, North Korea's state media KCNA reported on Sunday. Putin also thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for his invitation to visit as he met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui who visited Russia last week, KCNA said citing a foreign ministry official. Russia thanked North Korea for its support and solidarity in the Ukraine war, and the two also expressed serious concerns over provocative acts by the United States and its allies against Pyongyang's sovereign rights while agreeing to cooperate in regional affairs, the report said. The cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow will be in line with the U.N. Charter and other international laws, it added. (Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Kim Jong Un, Choe Son Hui, KCNA, Hyunsu Yim, Chizu Nomiyama Organizations: North, North Korean Foreign Locations: SEOUL, Pyongyang, North, Russia, North Korea, Ukraine, United States, Moscow

☆ Wealth inequality and 'billionaire supremacy' have gotten so bad that at this rate, it will take 230 years to end poverty
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Oxfam International published its inequality report, finding it could take 230 years to end poverty. AdvertisementIt will take multiple centuries to end poverty at the rate we're going, according to a recently published report. Oxfam International published its inequality report this month, detailing a slew of grim predictions about the ever-widening wealth gap. Advertisement"To end extreme inequality, governments must radically redistribute the power of billionaires and corporations back to ordinary people," the report's authors concluded. AdvertisementThe participation of global governments in the initiative to decrease wealth inequality will determine whether the world lapses into a future of "billionaire supremacy" or public power, the Oxfam report concluded.

Persons: —, Rebecca Riddell, Nabil Ahmed, Alex Maitland, Max Lawson, Anjela, Oded Galor, Galor Organizations: Oxfam International, Service, Oxfam

☆ At least 13 dead in school dormitory fire in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Akanksha Sharma | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —At least 13 people have died in a fire at a school dormitory in central China, according to Chinese state media. The fire broke out around 11 p.m. Friday evening local time at Yingcai School near the city of Nanyang, Henan province, Xinhua reported. Local authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, the report said, adding that a “person in charge of the school” had been detained. Parents who spoke to the newspaper said students at the boarding school are allowed to go home once every 10 days, for four days. Such a tragedy will cause such great pain for these 13 families,” the user wrote.

Persons: ” Organizations: CNN, Yingcai School, Xinhua, Firefighters, Beijing, Daily, Weibo, Saturday Locations: China, Nanyang, Henan province

☆ North Korea claims to test underwater nuclear-capable drone after US, South Korea and Japan show off naval might
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Brad Lendon | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —North Korea on Friday claimed it had successfully tested an underwater nuclear weapons system earlier this week in response to naval drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan. North Korean state media on Friday did not show evidence for the success of the latest test, but warned the US, South Korea and Japan of the “catastrophic consequences” of their actions. Warships from South Korea, the US and Japan perform a trilateral exercise in the waters south of Jeju between January 15 and 17, 2024. South Korea's Defence MinistryAnalysts say it all points to an even more intractable North Korea. “If North Korea’s artillery fire near the inter-Korean maritime border was just part of routine training, it would be less concerning.

Persons: ”, Carl Vinson, KCNA, Kim Jong Un, Kim, Kim Jong, Kim ramped, Staff Kim Myung, Leif, Eric Easley, Easley Organizations: South Korea CNN, Korea Central News Agency, JS Hyūga, Korea’s, Chiefs, Staff, Warships, Korea's Defence, US Navy, Fleet, People’s Assembly, CNN Relations, South Korean Joint Chiefs, Korea's Defence Ministry Analysts, Ehwa University Locations: Seoul, South Korea, North Korea, United States, Japan, Korean, Pyongyang, Jeju, U.S, Republic of Korea, Korea, KCNA, North, “ Pyongyang

☆ North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapons system - KCNA
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week's joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, state media KCNA said on Friday. The test of the "Haeil-5-23" system, a name North Korea has given to its nuclear-capable underwater attack drones, was carried out by the defence ministry's think tank in the waters off its east coast, the report said, without specifying a date. The ministry's unnamed spokesman accused the United States, South Korea and Japan of "getting frantic" with military exercises, warning of "catastrophic consequences." The three countries' navies held their three-day regular drills until Wednesday, alongside the U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, as part of efforts to improve their responses to Pyongyang's evolving nuclear and missile threats. "Our army's underwater nuke-based countering posture is being further rounded off and its various maritime and underwater responsive actions will continue to deter the hostile military maneuvers of the navies of the U.S. and its allies," the North Korean ministry spokesman said in a statement, according to KCNA.

Persons: KCNA, Carl Vinson Organizations: U.S, Korean Locations: Korea, South Korea, United States, Japan, North Korea

☆ Apple offers rivals access to mobile payment tech in EU antitrust case
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple has offered to give rivals the ability to access and interoperate with its contactless payment tech in an effort to appease antitrust regulators in Europe. Apple Pay, the company's mobile wallet feature, allows users to make purchases by simply tapping their iPhones, which run on Apple's operating system called iOS. Since Apple controls this operating system exclusively, third-party mobile wallet developers' access to its payment technology has previously been restricted. Apple said it will allow third-party developers to gain access to the mobile payment technology, provide new features for users like defaulting to preferred payment apps and apply "non-discriminatory eligibility criteria" for rival developers. If Apple's commitments assuage European regulators' competition concerns, the Commission will adopt them and legally require Apple to implement the changes.

Persons: Tim Cook, Apple Organizations: Apple, National Committee, China Relations, China Business Council, Economic Cooperation, APEC, European Commission, Economic, CNBC, Department of Justice, Bloomberg, DOJ Locations: Asia, San Francisco , California, Europe, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Spirit Airlines, Nvidia, Wayfair and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This is Wayfair's third restructuring since 2022 and is expected to save the company about $280 million. Hertz — Hertz shed 2.8% on a Jefferies price target cut and downgrade to hold from buy. AMD added 1.6%, after reaching its highest-ever closing price on Thursday amid increased investor interest in the second-largest standalone GPU maker. DraftKings — Shares of the sports betting company rose more than 1% after Stifel upgraded DraftKings to buy from hold. J.B. Hunt Transport Services – Shares rose more than 3% after the company posted mixed quarterly results.

Persons: Hertz, Wells, Stifel, J.B, J.B . Hunt, Macheel, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound Organizations: Jefferies, EV, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Texas, UBS, Nvidia, AMD, ESPN Bet, Hunt Transport, LSEG

JERUSALEM (AP) — A member of Israel's War Cabinet confirmed that early in the war against Hamas in Gaza, an Israeli preemptive strike against Lebanon's Hezbollah militia was called off at the last minute. Such a preemptive attack would have been a “strategic mistake” and would likely have triggered a regional war, Eisenkot said in a wide-ranging interview broadcast late Thursday on Israel's Channel 12 TV. Since the start of the Gaza war, Israel and Hezbollah have traded cross-border strikes with gradually escalating intensity, even though neither side is believed to seek an all-out war which is bound to devastate both countries. Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah are bitter enemies who fought a 34-day war in 2006 that ended in a draw. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech recently that if Israel started a war with Lebanon, the group would fight it “with no limits.”

Persons: Gadi, Eisenkot, Joe Biden, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel Organizations: JERUSALEM, Cabinet, Lebanon's, Israel's, Street Locations: Gaza, Israel, Iran, Lebanon

☆ Welcome to the ‘new normal’ of people expressing low rates of well-being, according to a report
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —More Republicans say they have had a harder time “thriving” in the last year than their Democratic counterparts, according to a new report detailing Americans’ perceptions of well-being. But the number of thriving Republicans continued to drop dramatically over the next three years to 51.7%, while thriving Democrats surged in the next year and has remained at around 55%. “Yet the thriving rate remains kind of doggedly low. “Demographically speaking, the thriving rate is going to go up with age and with income,” he said. Another factor for those more likely to thrive is whether they have a chance to learn new and interesting things, Witters added.

Persons: CNN —, “, ”, Dan Witters, Joe Biden, ” Witters, Donald, Trump, Biden, —, Cynthia Ackrill, Witters, Ackrill, “ Let’s Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Democratic, Gallup National Health Locations: United States, ”

☆ The 15 fastest-growing jobs in the US, according to LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chief growth officer, physical therapist, and vice president of diversity and inclusion are some of the top US jobs on LinkedIn's new jobs on the rise list . The LinkedIn ranking is based on job growth rates, which were calculated based on members' data for jobs started from January 1, 2019, to July 31, 2023. Instead, "we like to call it sustainable growth," Seaman said. Below are the 15 fastest-growing jobs in the US jobs per the new LinkedIn report. Most common skills noted below "were derived from the top skills most unique to each title among members who have ever held that title on LinkedIn," per the report.

Persons: Andrew Seaman, Seaman Organizations: Service, Business, BI, Government, LinkedIn

Artist Abel Ortiz (L) gives US Attorney General Merrick Garland (R) a tour of murals of shooting victims on January 17, 2024 in Uvalde, Texas. The Justice Department is planning this week to release findings of an investigation into the 2022 school shooting in which 21 people were killed. Poor coordination, training and execution of active-shooter protocol contributed to a law enforcement response that can only be described as a "failure," the report said. The 600-page findings describe a chaotic scene that should have triggered a number of coordinated responses by law enforcement officers who first arrived at the school. Steven C. McCraw, Director and Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety, speaks during a press conference about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

Persons: Abel Ortiz, General Merrick Garland, Eric Gay, Steven C, McCraw, Michael M, Robb, Eva Mireles, Tess Mata, Rogelio Torres, Jose Flores, Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, Jackie Cazarez, Maranda Mathis, Xavier Lopez, Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, Aliahana Cruz Torres, Alithia Ramirez, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Uziyah Garcia, Navaho Bravo, Makenna Lee Elord, Annabell Rodriguez, Amerie Jo Garza, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Layla Salazar, Aliahna Amyah Garcia, Irma Garcia, Chandan Khanna Organizations: US, The Justice Department, AFP, Getty, Robb Elementary School, Justice Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, Santiago, Robb Elementary Locations: Uvalde , Texas

“I lost 14 years of my life for a crime that I didn’t commit,” Steven Ruffin told a Brooklyn judge after sighing with emotion. Ruffin told the detectives they could retrieve the gun from his sister's boyfriend, and they did, prosecutors' report said. Prosecutors didn't release the boyfriend's name Thursday, and the names of lawyers who have represented him weren't immediately available. He told prosecutors during their recent reinvestigation that he had nothing to do with the shooting and didn't give detectives the gun. Asked Thursday about the boyfriend, Ruffin's lawyers noted that the prospect of any prosecution now is uncertain.

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☆ The Uvalde crime scene investigators almost missed the shooter's 'hellfire trigger' device because someone threw it in the trash, DOJ report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Michelle Mark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But law enforcement's failures extended far beyond the immediate response to the shooting, the Justice Department's report said. For instance, the crime scene teams initially failed to catalogue a crucial piece of evidence, the report said. The report said the device was initially photographed on the floor in crime scene photos but wasn't officially cataloged until later when it was found in a classroom's trash receptacle. Those officers moved deceased victims out of the classrooms and "inadvertently" moved other items, posing challenges for the investigators charged with documenting and processing the crime scene," the report said. "Some lacked any active shooter training at all; some had inappropriate training; some lacked critical incident response training; and the vast majority had never trained together with different agencies."

Persons: —, Department's, General Merrick Garland, Garland Organizations: Service, Department, Business, The Justice Department, Robb Elementary School Locations: Uvalde , Texas

☆ iRobot shares tank 30% on report EU plans to block Amazon acquisition
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of iRobot plunged more than 33% in extended trading on Thursday after a report said the EU's antitrust watchdog intends to block Amazon 's planned acquisition of the Roomba vacuum maker. A representative from the European Commission didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The European Commission, the European Union's top antitrust enforcer, opened an in-depth probe into the purchase last July. The group warned the planned acquisition raises competition concerns, saying it found Amazon may hinder iRobot's rivals from competing on its online marketplace. Earlier this month, Politico reported Amazon doesn't plan to offer concessions to resolve the group's concerns about the acquisition.

Persons: vacuums, iRobot Organizations: Street Journal, European, Amazon, European Commission, Politico, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Markets Authority Locations: San Rafael , California

☆ North Korea Says Tests Underwater Nuclear Drone, Criticises US-Led Joint Drills
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Hyonhee ShinSEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week's joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, state media KCNA said on Friday. The test of the "Haeil-5-23" system, a name North Korea has given to its nuclear-capable underwater attack drones, was carried out by the defence ministry's think tank in the waters off its east coast, the report said, without specifying a date. The ministry's unnamed spokesman accused the United States, South Korea and Japan of "getting frantic" with military exercises, warning of "catastrophic consequences." North Korean state television has aired previous atmospheric explosion tests, which have been monitored by U.S. and South Korean authorities, but the reported underwater weapon has not been independently verified. The latest reported underwater test came days after North Korea fired a new intermediate-range, solid-fuel hypersonic missile, which Washington, Seoul and Tokyo condemned as a serious violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

Persons: Shin, KCNA, Carl Vinson, Vladimir Putin, Hyonhee ShinEditing, Ed Davies, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S, Korean, North Locations: Shin SEOUL, North Korea, South Korea, United States, Japan, KCNA, North Korean, Washington, Seoul, Tokyo, Russia, Moscow

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