Author: MAYORS & CITIES
Commodity markets see fluctuations amid recession, inflation fears
ANKARA (AA) – Commodity markets have been volatile as high interest rate environment continues amid rising inflation and recession concerns. As part of efforts to rein in soaring inflation, central banks of the UK, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwan,…
Sweden’s Paabo wins medicine Nobel for sequencing Neanderthal DNA
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Swedish paleogeneticist Svante Paabo, who sequenced the genome of the Neanderthal and discovered the previously unknown hominin Denisova, on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize. Paabo’s research gave rise to an entirely new scientific…
Tesla says deliveries increased in Q3
WASHINGTON — New vehicle deliveries by Tesla increased in the third quarter, beating the previous three months during which its Chinese factory was shuttered for multiple weeks, the US electric automaker announced Sunday. Between July and September,…
UAE’s latest bet on tech: a ministry in the metaverse
DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates, which already boasts the world’s tallest skyscraper and has launched a bold Mars mission, now hopes to become a pioneer in the depths of the metaverse. In a project launched at…
Biden heads to storm-hit Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden head to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico on Monday, in a bid to show solidarity with a US territory whose people have complained of neglect after past natural disasters.…
Pickleball phenomenon takes over New York
NEW YORK — A game that’s easy to pick up and more accessible than tennis, pickleball is all the rage in New York, as the sport snags investors and grows increasingly professionalized across the United States. On…
No Terminator: Musk teases ‘useful’ humanoid robot
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk on Friday showed off the latest version of a humanoid robot that the world’s richest man said could one day eliminate poverty. An Optimus prototype wheeled on stage during an annual Tesla…
UK housing market hit by budget fallout
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Britain’s housing market has been rocked by the UK government’s costly budget, as retail banks pull mortgage rates in anticipation of more costly products, sparking fears of tumbling home prices. Homebuyers are gripped…
Thousands march in Canada in solidarity with Iran protests
OTTAWA, CANADA — Several thousand people marched in Montreal and other Canadian cities Saturday in solidarity with protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s notorious morality police. A wave of street…
Qatar races to ready luxury and budget rooms for World Cup
DOHA, QATAR — Fifty days before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, workers are pouring concrete and hammering through the night to ready luxury hotels and bargain apartments for a million or more football fans. Hundreds…
Stay or go? Hard choice for Florida islanders devasted by Ian
MATLACHA, UNITED STATES — Karen Pagliaro walks down Matlacha’s main street, dodging downed trees, debris and abandoned vehicles, unsure where to go in the small island town cut off after Hurricane Ian damaged bridges linking it to…
Strong US dollar an unstoppable force endangering other currencies
NEW YORK — The dazzling rise of the US dollar, which has hit one record after another, is raising fears of a currency crash of a severity not seen since the 1997 Asian financial crisis reverberated around…