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Shares climb in Asia, and South Korea's Kospi hits a record close, in an upbeat start to 2025
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets began 2026 with gains, with South Korea's benchmark closing Friday at a record high, while U.S. futures and oil prices also advanced.Optimism over the future of artificial intelligence has carried over into the new year, driven by expectations that it will spur demand for computer chips and other items needed to build out data centers and the other infrastructure it requires.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 2.6% to 26,283.53 on a strong rally in tech shares.
E-commerce giant Alibaba climbed 3.7% and Baidu, maker of the Ernie... Read More
A fire in an Swiss ski resort bar has left about 40 people dead
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Axel Clavier felt like he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before he'd been ringing in the new year with friends and dozens of other revelers.The 16-year-old from Paris escaped the inferno, which broke out after midnight Thursday, by forcing a window open with a table. But about 40 other partygoers died, including one of Clavier's friends, falling victim to one of the worst tragedies in Switzerland's history.
The blaze also injured about 115 people, many of them in their teens to mid-20s, as it ripped through... Read More
Oregon-Indiana headed for a rematch, Ole Miss to play Miami as college football's final four is set
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — When Indiana met Oregon in October, the game served as the best test yet of whether the Hoosiers were a one-year wonder or a program that was here to stay.They met that challenge with a double-digit win that snapped Oregon's 18-game home winning streak. Next week comes a rematch with a trip to the national title game at stake.
A pair of Big Ten blowouts in Thursday's quarterfinals — Indiana 38, Alabama 3 and Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0 — set up Oregon-Indiana, Part 2 in the national semifinals at the Peach Bowl next Friday.
Kimâs daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that experts say bolstered her status as her father's potential heir.The visit, which occurred on New Year’s Day on Thursday, even sparked speculation that the girl, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae and aged about 13, could be named a high-level official at the upcoming ruling Workers’ Party congress.
Images carried by North Korea’s state media on Friday showed Kim Ju Ae standing in the front row with her parents and deeply... Read More
LSU football coach Kiffin attends Tigers' women's hoop game as Ole Miss beats Georgia at Sugar Bowl
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New LSU football coach Lane Kiffin attended the No. 5 Tigers' women's basketball game on Thursday night as his former team — Mississippi — was taking on Georgia in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Sugar Bowl.Kiffin and women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey emerged from the tunnel holding hands before the Tigers faced No. 11 Kentucky. Kiffin and Mulkey's appearance on the court drew a roar from the crowd, and Mulkey raised her left hand to point at Kiffin while the pair responded by raising their joined hands in the air.
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