Coffee Break world view 16 Oct

(World and India News – Tomorrows News Today)

QUOTES

• “How to lose an argument with a woman: 1) Argue.”
• I just want to throw the book at someone’s face and be like: I Facebooked you.”
• “I’ve been running as fast as I can, but I still can’t catch my breath.”
• “So you mean to tell me a stress ball isn’t for throwing at people

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WORLD NEWS

• Hamas critique removed from Palestinians' Abbas comments on Israel attack
• Hamas' cash-to-crypto global finance maze in Israel's sights
• US aircraft carriers - What they bring to the Middle East
• US boosts Middle East firepower in case Israel-Hamas war spreads
• Cancelled tours, empty hotels: Israeli, Palestinian tourism reels as conflict escalates
• Ceasefire plans stall as Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza
• Hopes for a brief ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow foreign passport holders to leave the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in were dashed, with Israeli bombardments intensifying ahead of an expected ground invasion.
•  Hamas' calculus and the fracturing of Mideast politics
• Biden says Hamas must be eliminated, US officials warn of escalation
• IMF, World Bank 'impotent' on Israel-Gaza war shock as reforms edge forward
• Global finance leaders' paralysis in addressing the fallout from the Hamas attack and Israel's response last week exposed deep geopolitical divisions hampering the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, even as they advanced new funding plans aimed at easing more-frequent economic shocks.
• Stocks retreat amid Gaza risks as oil hovers above $90
• Morning Bid: Stocks ease in nervous Gaza wait
• Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian attend a joint press conference in Beirut
• Iran warns Israel of regional escalation if 'aggressions do not stop'
• Backing the Palestinian cause has been a pillar of the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution.
• Launching ceremony of Taiwan's first domestically built submarine, in Kaohsiung
• Fearing China, South Korea targets firms building Taiwan navy submarines
• Supporters and leaders of the largest opposition grouping Civic Coalition (KO) react to exit polls
• Polish opposition poised to oust ruling nationalists in major political shift
• Exclusive: US tackles loopholes in curbs on AI chip exports to China
• The steps are intended to prevent American chipmakers from selling products to China that circumvent government restrictions as part of the administration's actions to block more AI chip exports.
• Noboa wins Ecuador presidential race, pledges to rebuild country
• Reuters' Issam Abdallah covered world events with bravery and insight
• Quake-hit Kahramanmaras prepares to vote in May 14 elections
• Why reconstruction could miss Erdogan's goal
• Ratcliffe would pay more than $1.5 billion for 25% Manchester United stake
• Gaza dead buried in streets as living flee homes
• Leave within 24 hours: Israel to Gaza City people
• UK gives green light to large scale lithium plant
• Sheffield, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer Natural Resources Company, speaks to guests and investors during the OGIS conference for mid- and small-tier oil and gas companies in New York
• As oil majors cast shale nets, Texas oilman Sheffield made Pioneer the prized catch
• Four years ago, Texas oilman Scott Sheffield saw the oil majors were moving aggressively into the top U.S. shale basin and plotted to make his then-$24 billion Pioneer Natural Resources the oilfield's biggest prize.
• Drug retailer Rite Aid files for bankruptcy, gets $3.45 bln commitment
• A general view of UniCredit Tower and the "Bosco Verticale" (Vertical Forest) residential tower after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of the country, in Milan
• Bargain hunters dig in to 'cheap' European banks
• EU seeks to ease US tariff, green subsidy threats
• Big Tobacco turns to rooibos tea to counter upcoming ban
• Australia fines Musk's X platform $386,000 over anti-child abuse gaps
• EU wrangles over negotiating stance for COP28 climate summit
• Albemarle pushed into corner, dumps $4.2 billion lithium play for Liontown
• World Bank to implement LGBTQ safeguards before new Uganda funding resumes
• LGBTQ Ugandans live in fear as new law looms in Kampala
• Finnish Nobel Peace laureate and former president Ahtisaari dies at 86
• Turkish, Swedish leaders discuss membership bid ahead of NATO summit
• With eye on U.S., Turkey in no rush to back Sweden's NATO bid - sources
• Donald Trump's lawsuit over 'Steele dossier' in London court
• French high school where teacher was killed Friday evacuated over bomb alert in Arras
• French high school where teacher was killed Friday evacuated over bomb alert
• 2023 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) in Seongnam
• South Korea to hold largest defence show in bid to boost global sales
• Australia's Albanese takes share of blame for Indigenous referendum failure
• Christopher Luxon, Leader of the National Party waves to supporters at his election party after winning the general election to become New Zealand’s next prime minister in Auckland
• New Zealand Prime Minister-elect Luxon to get cracking on building coalition relationships
• A worker holds a fuel nozzle to fills fuel in a car, after the government announced the increase of petrol and diesel prices
• Pakistan cuts petrol and diesel prices
• Trump's legal troubles keep fueling surges in fundraising
• Amid international crises, US Congress handcuffed by Republican feud
• Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who was stabbed to death in Illinois
• Illinois man charged with hate crime in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy
• Biden 2024 campaign, allies raise $71 million in latest quarterly haul
• In pictures: 600 days of war in Ukraine
• Palestinians wounded in Israeli strikes, at Shifa hospital in Gaza City
• In pictures: Conditions deteriorate, fuel and water short in Gaza
• Actress Suzanne Somers arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California
• Actor Suzanne Somers dies at 76
• Taylor Swift lights up big screens worldwide with documentary "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour\
• Box office hero: Taylor Swift concert film dominates at theaters
• Opening Night of Madonna: The Celebration Tour, in London
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing
• China calls for ceasefire in Israel, suggests mediation at meeting with Russia
• A view of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians
• Egyptian sources say ceasefire agreed to allow Rafah re-opening, Netanyahu denies
• Egypt, Israel and the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza beginning at 0600 GMT coinciding with the re-opening of the Rafah border crossing, two Egyptian security sources said on Monday, to allow in aid and evacuations of foreigners.
• Indonesia court clears path for president's eldest son to contest 2024 ballot
• Hopes for a brief ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow foreign passport holders to leave the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in were dashed on Monday, with Israeli bombardments intensifying ahead of an expected ground invasion.
• Palestinian workers work in a Qatari-funded construction project in the southern Gaza Strip
• Palestinian militant group Hamas uses a global financing network to funnel support from charities and friendly nations, passing cash through Gaza tunnels or using cryptocurrencies to bypass international sanctions, according to experts and officials.
• Philippines resupply mission in the South China Sea
• Philippines demands China halt "dangerous and offensive" actions in S.C. Sea
• The Philippine military has demanded China stop "dangerous and offensive" actions in the South China Sea, after a Chinese navy ship shadowed and attempted to cut off a Philippine navy vessel conducting a resupply mission late last week.
• English sparkling wine gets extra fizz from sustainability
• For hundreds of years Britons have celebrated by drinking French Champagne. But with vineyards now dotted across hills in southern England and sustainability concerns growing, local fizz is emerging as the drink of choice.
• Slovakia holds early parliamentary election
• Slovakia's SMER party to sign agreement on forming new government on Monday
• Slovakia's former Prime Minister Robert Fico and his SMER-SSD party will sign a coalition agreement to form a new government with the centre-left HLAS and nationalist SNS parties on Monday, SMER said.
• Israel accuses Iran of ordering Sunday's Hezbollah attacks at Lebanon border
• Treaty shift doesn't mean Russia plans nuclear test - foreign ministry official
• Venezuela's Maduro expected to visit Russia, Putin's oil point man says
• The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers -- and their supporting ships -- to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel.
• Malaysia does not agree with Western pressure to condemn Hamas - PM
• Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) stands next to Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives for a group photo during the BRICS Summit in Xiamen
• Polish nationalists PiS on brink of losing power - exit poll
• People walk into Jerusalem's Old City via Jaffa Gate, as the conflict wreaks havoc across the tourism sector
• big Tobacco firms including British American Tobacco are selling heat sticks made from nicotine-infused substances such as rooibos tea, countering an incoming European Union ban on flavoured heated tobacco products.
• Oil prices steady above $90 as investors assess Israel-Hamas war
• China ramps up liquidity support to banking system
• As global debt worries mount, is another crisis brewing?
• A sign at the approach road leads to Albemarle's lithium evaporation ponds at its facility in Silver Peak
• Global markets cautious over Israel-Hamas escalation fears
• As oil majors cast shale nets, Texas oilman Sheffield made Pioneer the prized catch
• Chevron Australia LNG unions stick to strike plan even as pay talks continue
•  39 buildings developed by China Evergrande Group that authorities have issued demolition order in Danzhou
• IMF warning on China puts 'Japanization' risk in spotlight
• Exclusive: Britain, South Korea agree to extend tariff-free trade for two years
• Honeywell sees steady demand for business jets over the next decade
• Persistent US services inflation dampens oil outlook
• Funds cover CBOT corn shorts ahead of USDA’s monthly update
• China's robust imports of major commodities question weak economy view
•  Exclusive: As India frowns on paying for Russian oil with yuan, some payments held up, sources say
• India's September wholesale price index falls 0.26% y/y
• Top banker Mustier takes over as crisis-hit Atos chairman
• ANALYST VIEW Polish markets cheer after election flags major political shift
• Israel inflation rate eases to 3.8% ahead of rates decision next week
• US consumer sentiment sours; dollar aiding inflation fight
• China's consumer prices stall, factory deflation persists
• US consumer prices rise on surge in rents; underlying inflation cools
• Strikes signal 'cracking consumer' -portfolio manager
• Banks 'battening down the hatches' -portfolio manager
• Gasoline, food drive US producer prices higher; core inflation cools
• Fed's 'golden path' to lower inflation may have some potholes
• IMF says global economy 'limping along', cuts growth forecast for China, euro zone

INDIA NEWS

• Exclusive: As India frowns on paying for Russian oil with yuan, some payments held up, sources say
• The Indian government's discomfort over letting state-controlled refiners pay for Russian oil imports with Chinese currency has held up the payment for at least seven cargoes
• India's September wholesale price index falls 0.26% y/y
• Indian shares slip as Middle East conflict rattles nerves
• India cenbank's $5 billion USD/INR swap expiry fuels dollar shortage concern
• India central bank chief says currency markets interventions are not always 'black and white'
• India reviewing floor price for basmati rice exports
• Waning demand for IT services hits hiring at Indian tech majors
• Rupee ducks weakness among Asian peers aided by likely cenbank intervention
• India's Delta Corp falls to near three-year low on second tax blow in two months
• Shares of India's Delta Corp fell to a near three-year low on Monday, after the casino operator said its unit received an additional tax shortfall notice to pay 63.84 billion rupees ($766.8 million).
•  Indian cenbank likely selling dollars to keep rupee off record low -traders
• Rupee to rely on RBI's intervention amid surging oil prices
• India's DMart slides after posting first profit drop in three years
• India to push developed nations to become 'carbon negative' before 2050, sources say
• Rohit praises India's versatile bowling attack after win over Pakistan
• 'Timid' Pakistan search for ways to revive World Cup campaign
• India won't impose restrictions on laptop imports, official says
• Commercial Pilot Licenses To Be Valid For 10 Years: Aviation Ministry
• Rs 94 Crore Cash, Jewellery Seized During Raids In 4 States: Tax Body
• The Income Tax department has seized ₹ 94 crore in cash as well as gold and diamond jewellery worth ₹ 8 crore and 30 luxury watches following raids on government contractors and real estate developers in Karnataka and some other states.
• Supreme Court Admits AAP MP's Challenge Against Rajya Sabha Suspension
• The Supreme Court today admitted a petition by AAP MP Raghav Chadha, challenging his suspension from Rajya Sabha for allegedly forging signatures of MPs.
• Oct 16 A police constable in Uttar Pradesh has been suspended over his social media post in support of Palestine, an official said on Monday.
• Supreme Court Refuses To Consider Transgender A Separate Caste
• Former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal Granted Interim Bail
• Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Sexually Assaulting Woman On Train In UK
• Hyderabad Couple's Sunroof Kiss Video Goes Viral, Raises Safety Concerns
• Congress Releases List Of 39 Candidates For Mizoram Elections
• The Congress on Monday released a list of 39 candidates for the Mizoram Assembly polls with party's state unit chief Lalsawta fielded from Aizawl West-III.
• Domestic Passenger Vehicles Wholesales Increase By 1.87% In September
• TCS Fires 16 Employees, Bars 6 Vendors In Connection With "Recruitment Scam"
• Plea Challenging Designation Of Lawyers As Senior Advocates Dismissed
• Rahul Gandhi Takes Out Padayatra In Mizoram Days Ahead Of Polls
• Sri Lanka Arrests 27 Indian Fishermen For Allegedly Fishing In Its Waters
• Both Nithari Accused Acquitted, 17 Years After Chilling Murders Near Delhi
• Seventeen years after the killing of women and children in Noida's Nithari stunned the nation, with the discovery of bones and human remains, the main accused - Surinder Koli - has been cleared of all charges.
• NewsClick Founder Goes To Supreme Court Against Arrest Under Anti-Terror Law
• Supreme Court Refers Electoral Bond Scheme Petitions To Constitution Bench
• "Praggnan On Ground, Pragyan On Moon": ISRO Chief Meets R Praggnanandhaa
• 10 Grams Gold, Free Internet Likely In Congress Poll Manifesto In Telangana
• Accused Of Harassment, Son And Father Open Fire At Woman's Family In UP
• Accused Of Harassment, Son And Father Open Fire At Woman's Family In UP
• Asian News International | Monday October 16, 2023, Mahoba
• Seven people were referred to Mahoba District hospital after they sustained injuries in a shooting incident in Bendo village of UP's Mahoba district, said Mahoba SP, Aparna Gupta.
• India, Indonesia Risk Biggest Fallout From Geopolitical Shocks
• A triumvirate of high oil prices, a surging dollar and geopolitical instability are set to weigh on India and Indonesia among Asia's emerging markets, while energy exporter Malaysia may prove a rare beneficiary.
• DMK Leader Slams 'Jai Shri Ram' Slogans At India-Pak Match, BJP Responds
• 40 Injured After Bus Overturns In Gujarat's Surendranagar
• "Sample Of Congress' Corrupt DNA": BJP Chief On Karnataka Tax Raids
• Railway Ministry Earns Over Rs 66 Lakh Through Scrap Disposal
• BJP Vs Congress In Karnataka After Rs 50 Crore Recovered In Tax Raids
• "Unfortunate": Maharashtra Minister On Highway Accident That Killed 12
• "Unfortunate": Maharashtra Minister On Highway Accident That Killed 12
• Punjab Agniveer's Death A Suicide, Army Says Amid Guard Of Honour Row
• The death of Agniveer Amritpal Singh was a case of suicide, the army said today amid a huge row in Punjab over the lack of a guard of honour at his funeral.
• "Glad You Came To India": PM Modi To French Astronaut On His Visit
• Medical Emergency On Board Forces Air India Express Plane To Land In Karachi
• Limping Out Of Ethnic Unrest, Manipur Battles African Swine Fever
• Manipur's Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department has confirmed the outbreak of African Swine Fever in the state and declared the pig farm of the Central Agriculture University in Imphal West District as "epicentre" of the disease.
•  Independent MLA Pradeep Jaiswal Joins BJP Ahead Of Madhya Pradesh Polls
• Chandrababu Naidu's Party Leaders Stage Protest Against His Arrest
• ISRO "Very Busy" With Series Of Space Exploration Missions: S Somnath
• "Shame On Centre": Raghav Chadha After No Guard Of Honour For Agniveer
• Eastern Command Building Capability To Use Any Airfield: Air Marshal
• BJP's Political Might Shrinking Across India: Sharad Pawar
• The Congress party in Puri is protesting for the reopening of all four gates of the Jagannath Temple, citing the temple's significance and upcoming holy month of Kartik.
• Former Election Body Chief And Congress Leader MS Gill Dies At 86
• Tears, Rage And High Drama In Telangana Congress After First List
• "Not Applicable: Union Minister On India's Low Rank In Global Hunger Index
• 2 Israeli Women Security Officers Of Indian-Origin Killed In Hamas Attack
• The Palk Strait, which is a narrow strip of water separating Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka, is a rich fishing ground for fishermen from both countries.
• Visually Challenged Girl Sexually Assaulted By 60-Year-Old Uttarakhand Man
• Haryana Chief Minister Lays Foundation Stone Of Domestic Airport At Ambala Cantonment
• The airport, touted as the dream project of Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, will be established on 20 acres, alongside the Air Force Station.

EUROPEAN MARKETS

STOCKS

• Index                          Last                                              % Change
• FTSE 100                  7,621.34                                 +0.29%Positive
• DAX                            15,161.26                              -0.17%Negative
• CAC 40                      6,993.64                                 -0.14%Negative
• IBEX 35                     9,230.20                                 -0.03%Negative

COMMODITIES

• Future                                    Last                                % Change
• Brent Crude Oil                    90.57                          -0.35%Negative
• Gold                                        1,910.30                     -0.89%Negative
• Copper                                   700.35                        +0.32%Positive
• CBOT Soybeans                  1,283.25                     +0.23%Positive

CURRENCIES

• Exchange      Last                 % Change
• EUR/USD      1.0540            +0.32%Positive
• GBP/USD      1.2161            +0.16%Positive
• JPY/USD       0.0067            +0.04%Positive
• CNY/USD      0.1367            -0.08%Negative

YIELDS

• Name             Yield               Change
• US 10Y          4.685              +0.056
• DE 10Y          2.784              +0.052
• UK 10Y          4.456              +0.068
• JP 10Y           0.757              +0.005