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Asian markets track another Wall St record on rate hopes
Asian stocks rallied Wednesday, following another record performance on Wall Street as traders continue to bet on the US Federal Reserve slashing interest rates several times next year. Still, Wall Street enjoyed another strong day, with the Dow finishing at a fifth straight record high, while the S&P 500 approached its own all-time peak.
US bans pharmacy Rite Aid from facial recognition use
Pharmacy group Rite Aid was ordered Tuesday to stop using facial recognition for the next five years by a US regulator, which said the company falsely identified consumers as shoplifters using the technology. But the technology "falsely flagged... consumers as matching someone who had previously been identified as a shoplifter or other troublemaker."
Meta accused of mishandling Israel-Hamas war posts
Meta's independent oversight board on Tuesday criticized the social media titan of removing posts that showed human suffering in the Middle East conflict. The board, set up by Meta in 2020 as a supreme court of sorts for the social media titan, overturned two post removal decisions, and urged the company to respond more quickly to changing circumstances in the war between Hamas and Israel.
Spain takes 10% of Telefonica following Saudi stake
Spain said Tuesday it will acquire 10 percent of local telecoms giant Telefonica, just months after Saudi Telecom took a significant stake in the operator. The move follows the September announcement by Saudi Telecom (STC) it had paid 2.1 billion euros ($2.3 billion) for a 9.9 percent share in Telefonica which has a strong presence in Latin America and the United Kingdom.
Vusi Nova's bittersweet moment as he gets emotional while performing at Somizi's party
Musician Vusi Nova shared an emotional and bittersweet moment at Somizi's party. The star was seen on the video getting emotional before performing.
Rihanna gets candid about seeing A$AP Rocky become a father: "My kids are obsessed with him"
Rihanna explained how her partner and baby daddy A$AP Rocky is coping with fatherhood. She said she adores him differently because of his love for their sons.
Khosi Twala shows off stunning figure in 4 pictures, fans stunned: "There's no one like Khosi Twala"
Khosi Twala is back to serve body goals with her stunning hourglass figure. The media personality shared new photos showing off her body and had fans in awe.
Tamia Mpisane shares adorable picture with her firstborn Miaandy twinning at the beach
Tamia Mpisane and her daughter Miaandy broke the internet with their cute pictures posted online. They were at the beach and they donned matching outfits.
RIP Zahara: DJ Sbu honours star with touching song, fans react: "Nice song to say good night Zahara"
DJ Sbu recently honoured singer Zahara with a song. The media personality who used to work with the 'Loliwe' singer republished their hit song 'Indlela Yam'.
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