Daily News of 14-11-2024

Australia
Aussie gold miner faces $250m demand from Mali as CEO detained

Mali is demanding Resolute Mining pay up to resolve a tax dispute after its government detained the gold miner’s chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter. Sydney Morning Herald

CBA’s Comyn boils over at Apple free-riding on banks

The CBA boss said the government should consider hitting tech companies with a bank-style levy to even the competitive playing field. The Australian Financial Review

France
Le Sénat tente de « modérer » le choc budgétaire de Michel Barnier

En commission, les sénateurs ont commencé à retravailler le projet présenté par le gouvernement. Tout en reprenant l’essentiel du texte, ils entendent limiter les hausses d’impôts, notamment... Le Monde

Grèves dans l’aérien, des agriculteurs, à la SNCF… Vers une semaine sociale noire à partir de ce jeudi

En l’espace d’une semaine, trois secteurs vont se mobiliser pour faire entendre leur colère. Le Figaro fait le point sur ces mouvements sociaux à venir. Le Figaro

Germany
Technologiekonzern: Siemens erzielt Rekordgewinn – doch ein Kerngeschäft schwächelt

Technologiekonzern: Siemens erzielt Rekordgewinn – doch ein Kerngeschäft schwächelt Handelsblatt

US-Senat: Die totale Unterwerfung unter Trump bleibt noch aus

Die Wahl von John Thune statt Rick Scott kann als Niederlage Trumps verstanden werden – und als Zeichen der republikanischen Senatoren. Süddeutsche Zeitung

Israel
EU's Borrell proposes suspending Israel dialog over Gaza war concerns

Borrell cited "serious concerns about possible breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza" in a Wednesday letter. The Jerusalem Post

IDF probing if it killed hundreds in north Gaza in contravention of international law

Since the Start of the Operation in the Northern Gaza Strip, Dozens of Deaths From IDF Fire Have Been Reported Almost Every Day. Haaretz Learned That at Least 16 Attacks Will Be Investigated, With the... Haaretz

Singapore
‘It is extraordinary’: Scientists find world’s largest coral grown over three centuries

It comprises a single species and provides shelter and breeding grounds for many marine creatures The Straits Times

DBS share buyback raises questions on capital management as counter hits all-time high

DBS has been active on the capital-management front in recent years. It raised dividends in tandem with profit growth, and issued bonus shares after the release of record 2023 results. Read more at Th... The Business Time

Spain
Merlin y Colonial abren la puerta a salir de España por el golpe a las Socimis

A unas horas de la que se prevé sea una cita crucial para el futuro de las Socimis en España, Merlin y Colonial, las grandes cotizadas del Ibex, preparan ya sus planes de acción... Expansión

Hacienda intensifica el control sobre los autónomos: pedirá a la banca los cobros que reciben cada mes

La Agencia Tributaria estrecha el control sobre autónomos y empresarios para luchar contra la economía sumergida. Hacienda prepara una modificación de las obligaciones que tienen los bancos de info... El Economista

United Kindom
Why old, sick and workless Britain is getting closer to breaking point

Rising economic inactivity is hollowing out the tax base and ballooning the benefits bill The Telegraph

Marine Le Pen: prosecutor recommends jail and 5 year ban from public office in EU embezzlement trial

Request from Paris prosecutor threatens to undermine the National Rally leader’s efforts to polish image ahead of 2027 elections The Guardian

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

United States
Republicans Win Control of House, Cementing a G.O.P. Trifecta Under Trump

The party protected vulnerable incumbents and picked off Democrats in competitive districts, handing the president-elect a unified Congress to enact his agenda. The New York Times

How China Capitalized on U.S. Indifference in Latin America

How China Capitalized on U.S. Indifference in Latin America  The Wall Street Journal