Daily News of 16-10-2024

Australia
BHP gets fillip from Brazil as $70b UK class action looms

As the case against BHP over a 2015 mining disaster looms in London next Monday, a Brazilian court casts doubt on the law firm’s contracts with some clients. The Australian Financial Review

Boeing is bleeding billions, but it is too big to fail

Few companies confronting Boeing’s challenges would be able to contemplate raising more than $50 billion. But Boeing is not a normal company. Sydney Morning Herald

France
Budget 2025 : à l’Assemblée, le gouvernement Barnier en mauvaise posture pour défendre sa copie

La première partie du projet de loi de finances 2025 sur les recettes, qui cristallise les mécontentements autour des hausses d’impôts, est examinée à partir de mercredi 16 octobre par la com... Le Monde

Tensions au Proche-Orient : pour Macron, Israël «a été créé par une décision de l'ONU», Netanyahou lui répond

Les propos du président interviennent alors qu'Israël mène une offensive terrestre contre le mouvement pro iranien Hezbollah dans le sud du Liban, où sont déployés des Casques bleus. Le Figaro

Germany
Vorwurf der Diskriminierung von Juden: USA verhängen Rekordstrafe gegen Lufthansa

Jüdischen Fluggästen wurde die Weiterreise verweigert. Lufthansa bedauert den Vorfall, weist aber den Diskriminierungsvorwurf zurück. Süddeutsche Zeitung

Elektromobilität: Wie Strom aus Atomkraft die Autoindustrie spaltet

Elektromobilität: Wie Strom aus Atomkraft die Autoindustrie spaltet Handelsblatt

Israel
Israeli army strikes Beirut for first time since Thursday

More Than 50 Rockets Fired at Israel From Lebanon in Overnight Barrage; No Injuries Reported IDF Downs Hezbollah Drone Near the Sea of Galilee, Another East of Israel U.S. Warns Israel: Arms Sales at ... Haaretz

Israel strikes Hezbollah weapons cache in Dahieh, Beirut after week of quiet

Witnesses told Reuters that after Israel struck the Lebanese capital, a blast was heard, and a plume of smoke could be seen. The Jerusalem Post

Singapore
Hotel Fort Canning leased by Sunset Hospitality Group; to be rebranded as Mett Singapore

DUBAI-BASED Sunset Hospitality Group, through its hotels and resorts unit, is leasing Hotel Fort Canning in Singapore as part of its global expansion strategy. Read more at The Business Times. The Business Time

Hong Kong leader focuses on livelihood issues, positioning HK as global hub

More international companies will be encouraged to list in the city The Straits Times

Spain
El 57% del dinero que llega a los fondos lo hace mediante los traspasos entre productos

El 56,7% del dinero que llega a los fondos de inversión españoles lo hace procedente de los traspasos realizados desde otros productos de inversión colectiva, mayoritariamente también de otros fon... El Economista

El BCE acelerará el ritmo con otro recorte de los tipos

Eslovenia será la sede del último cambio de tendencia en la política monetaria europea. Un movimiento que, de confirmarse, supondrá un acelerón para la relajación del precio... Expansión

United Kindom
China and Russia are already playing the new Great Game

Victory for the Taliban is redrawing the strategic map in central Asia. The West risks being left behind by its rivals, writes Catherine Philp

 The Times

Hollywood film director accuses Elon Musk of copying robot designs

Alex Proyas suggests Tesla Optimus borrowed heavily from hit science fiction movie I, Robot The Telegraph

Fossil fuels could become cheaper and more abundant, says IEA

International Energy Agency says transition to clean energy means there will be a surplus of oil, gas and coal The Guardian

United States
Biden Administration Issues Warning to Israel on Gaza Aid

Biden Administration Issues Warning to Israel on Gaza Aid  The Wall Street Journal

3 Billionaires Poured $220 Million Into Efforts to Elect Trump: Oct. 15 Campaign News

Former President Donald J. Trump made the remark as he declined to comment on a report that he has talked to the Russian president several times since leaving office. Vice President Kamala Harris is s... The New York Times