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Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street hits records on tech gains

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday, calming somewhat from the buzz set off by recent record rallies on Wall Street, while investors' attention turned to global interest rates and uncertainty caused by developments in Venezuela.

Despite a broad rally on Wall Street, Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 1.1% to finish at 51,961.98, and South Korea's Kospi gained 0.6% to 4,551.06. Both had set records a day earlier.

In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.2% to 8,695.60.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 1.1% to 26,419.05, while the Shanghai Composite added less... Read More

Yemen anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges

CAIRO (AP) — A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday it had expelled the leader of a separatist movement and charged him with treason after he reportedly declined to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks.

The statement carried by SABA news agency controlled by anti-Houthi forces is the latest escalation between Saudi-backed forces and the Southern Transitional Council, which had been backed by the United Arab Emirates. It also further complicates the future of Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country riven by one of the Mideast's worst conflicts for over a... Read More

Gen Z revolters are angry at the government they installed after Nepal's protests

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Mukesh Awasti was all set leave for Australia to pursue a degree in civil engineering on a sunny day in September, but instead he joined a youth revolt against corruption in Nepal and lost his leg after being shot by security forces.

Lying on a hospital bed at the National Trauma Center in the capital Kathmandu where his leg was amputated, 22-year-old Awasti said he regrets giving up so much for the little that has been achieved after the sacrifices of so many people.

Violent protests in Kathmandu that began Sept. 8 left 76 people dead and more... Read More

At CES, auto and tech companies transform cars into proactive companions

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a vision of the near future shared at CES, a girl slides into the back seat of her parents' car and the cabin instantly comes alive. The vehicle recognizes her, knows it’s her birthday and cues up her favorite song without a word spoken.

“Think of the car as having a soul and being an extension of your family,” Sri Subramanian, Nvidia's global head of generative AI for automotive, said Tuesday.

Subramanian's example, shared with a CES audience on the show's opening day in Las Vegas, illustrates the growing sophistication of AI-powered... Read More

Trump leaves Venezuela's opposition sidelined and Maduro's party in power

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition supporters have long hoped for the day when Nicolás Maduro is no longer in power — a dream that was fulfilled when the U.S. military whisked the authoritarian leader away. But while Maduro is in jail in New York on drug trafficking charges, the leaders of his repressive administration remain in charge.

The nation's opposition — backed by consecutive Republican and Democratic administrations in the U.S. — for years vowed to immediately replace Maduro with one of their own and restore democracy to the oil-rich country. But... Read More

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Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street hits records on tech gains

Yemen anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges

Gen Z revolters are angry at the government they installed after Nepal's protests

At CES, auto and tech companies transform cars into proactive companions

Trump leaves Venezuela's opposition sidelined and Maduro's party in power

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