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• Saudi Aramco’s green initiativesFebruary 12, 2025
  Saudi Aramco’s green initiatives are part of the broader Saudi Green Initiative (SGI), a national effort to combat climate change and promote sustainability. Aramco’s initiatives focus on reducing its…

FOX NEWS

• Canada stares down consequences of Trump tariff war: Job losses, grocery price hikes, possible recession
  Canadians are bracing alongside other geopolitical partners as President Donald Trump prepares to unleash his next round of tariffs in what he is calling "liberation day."
• Israeli military operation in Gaza expanding to seize 'large areas': 'Expanding to crush and clean the area'
  Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to "crush" the area of Hamas and seize "large areas," Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday.
• Putin conscripts 160K men as Russia eyes Ukraine offensive
  Russia's largest military draft in 14 years sees 160,000 men called up as Putin plans a spring offensive on Ukraine. Despite stalled U.S. ceasefire talks, the Kremlin insists conscripts won't fight.
• Reporter's Notebook: Aftershock from a political 'earthquake' as Le Pen barred from presidential run in 2027
  Le Pen called her ban from running a "nuclear bomb" by the system, after a court convicted her of embezzlement and blocked her from office for five years.
• Netanyahu accuses Israeli police of trying to 'topple' his government
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is outraged over the ongoing Qatar probe and says it is a political investigation that is meant to prevent the firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
• Amsterdam knife attacker who injured 2 Americans suspected of having 'terrorist motive,' prosecutors say
  The Ukrainian suspect who stabbed five people in Amsterdam last week, including two Americans, likely had a "terrorist motive," Dutch prosecutors say.
• Iran mulls preemptive strike on US base after Trump bomb threats
  Iran is considering its options in deterring President Trump amid his repeated threats of direct military engagement by possibly launching its own strike on a U.S. base in the Indian Ocean.
• Survivors still being found from Burma earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
  Burma was hit by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, killing more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war. Thailand also sustained damage.
• Germany says US talks on Russia-Ukraine war are 'deadlocked,' but China has different take
  German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says U.S. talks on Russia-Ukraine war are in a "deadlock," while Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the parties are making progress.
• China launches large military drills around Taiwan to issue 'severe warning'
  China launched military drills around Taiwan to send a "severe warning" and a message of "forceful containment against Taiwan independence," Beijing officials said.
• Musk slams Le Pen ruling, says it will 'backfire' like Trump's as some on global right face legal troubles
  Marine Le Pen’s sentencing in France has drawn global attention, with parallels made to legal battles faced by President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, among other right-wing politicians.
• Finnish president: Trump should give Putin 3 weeks to agree Ukraine ceasefire
  Finnish President Alexander Stubb told Fox News that President Trump should impose an April 20 deadline for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine.
• Hamas terrorists torture protester to death in Gaza, leave his body on family’s doorstep: report
  A Palestinian protester opposed to Hamas' rule over the Gaza Strip was beaten and tortured to death following a demonstration last week, according to reports.
• After debilitating strikes, Trump tells Houthis: Stop shooting at us and 'we will stop shooting at you'
  President Donald Trump pledged to continue 'decimating' the Houthis if it does not stop its aggressive tactics targeting Western shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
• Toddler kicked out of nursery school for being transphobic: 'This is totalitarian insanity'
  A news report said a British toddler was kicked out of a nursery school during the 2022-2023 academic year for allegedly being transphobic.

CNN

• Will the next iPhone charge wirelessly?
  The days of plugging in an iPhone to charge won't last forever.
• How 'America First' could turn into to 'India First'
  Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of one of India's biggest outsourcing companies, says an H-1B visa crackdown would ultimately hurt the U.S.
• Mexico ready to retaliate by hurting US farmers
  Mexican Senator Armando Rios Piter told CNN that he plans to introduce a bill this week that would stop Mexican purchases of American corn.
• Stocks hit record again. Is Trump the reason?
  The market is at all-time highs and many say Trump is the reason. But stocks were rallying when investors thought Hillary Clinton would win. Janet Yellen and the Fed may deserve more of the credit for the market's move.
• Apple stock nears record high
  Apple stock is less than $1 away from its all-time high amid renewed optimism for the iPhone.
• America's NAFTA nemesis: Canada, not Mexico
  President-elect Donald Trump focuses his criticism of NAFTA on Mexico. But Canada and America have a rocky trade history too.
• Verizon's plan: Consumers win, investors lose
  Verizon has decided to bring back unlimited data plans. But while that's great for its subscribers, it's awful news for investors. It's another sign of how brutally competitive the telecom business is. And it's hurting Verizon's stock.
• Tesla will sell electric cars in the Middle East
  The automaker announced Monday that its first official venture in the oil-rich Middle East will be in the United Arab Emirates.
• Trump brand takes another hit
  Sears Holdings, the company that owns retail stores Sears and Kmart, said this weekend that it would remove 31 Trump-branded items from its website.
• Swiss voters reject corporate tax overhaul
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• Oil prices have doubled in a year. Here's why
  The price of crude oil has more than doubled over the past year after bottoming out at $26 per barrel in February 2016.
• Indian rival slams Uber's business model
  Uber's top rival in India has some unsolicited advice for the U.S. startup: Go local.
• Verizon is bringing back unlimited data
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• Cutting down trash with bamboo packaging
  Universal Biopack makes packaging that it sells to restaurants and manufacturers. But rather than plastic, it uses a mixture of bamboo and cassava.
• 'Lego Batman' producer, then Treasury sec?
  Treasury secretary pick Steven Mnuchin is an executive producer on Warner Bros.' "The Lego Batman Movie," which pulled in an estimated $55.6 million from U.S. audiences during its opening weekend.