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• Nigeria's president launches re-election manifesto but can he regain voters' trust?
  For Nigerians to feel meaningful improvements, reforms will need to go beyond the promises outlined, analysts say.
  BBC uk 2026-11-12T00:36:11Z
• Nvidia board meets on Jensen Huang's future as succession gap comes into focus
  Nvidia's board met on November 11 to weigh the future of Jensen Huang, the only chief executive the company has ever had. The stakes go beyond one career: the company at the center of the AI buildout …
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T00:29:18Z
• Single-Crystal High-κ Dielectric Enables Low-Power 2D CFETs (NUS et al.)
  Researchers led by the National University of Singapore  and Nexstrom published “Low-power 2D CFETs using single-crystal high-κ dielectrics.” Abstract Excerpt: “Here we demonstrate that a wafe…
  SemiEngineering tech 2026-11-12T00:28:49Z
• (LEAD) Seoul shares turn lower amid Nvidia controversies despite Wall Street rally
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares turned lower Thursday despite ove...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T00:28:01Z
• Gov't, ruling party agree to tighten rules for reappointment of CEOs at financial holding firms
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) o...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T00:26:46Z
• (LEAD) Naver Q3 operating profit down over 20 pct on AI investments
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Naver Corp., South Korea's largest online portal oper...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T00:25:42Z
• Leo XIV was emboldened to announce new times and called for fearlessness
  León XIV has already left our country after his intensely busy visit of just three days that felt like many more. He left and he is already missed, said many young people to whom his presence offered…
  La Nacion latam 2026-11-12T00:25:38Z
• US defense secretary impeachment bid failure exposes divisions among democrats — media
  Representative Vicente Gonzalez told The Wall Street Journal that many Democrats were disappointed by the absence of some of their colleagues during the vote
  TASS russia 2026-11-12T00:22:38Z
• Nvidia shares plunge almost 10% on report board may oust Jensen Huang
  Nikkei asia 2026-11-12T00:22:35Z
• Hegseth scolded by security at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  An army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery has reprimanded Hegseth.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-12T00:18:46Z
• N. Korean Embassy in China undergoes renovation amid closer Pyongyang-Beijing ties
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Embassy in Beijing appears to have unde...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T00:15:30Z
• The Argentine Church is now wondering how to channel the popular fervor that arose from the visit of Leon XIV.
  Pope Leo XIV left Argentina with a powerful message. During his homily at the massive mass in front of the Basilica of Luján, he called for conciliation and demanded the construction of "bridges of c…
  La Nacion latam 2026-11-12T00:11:30Z
• Higinio Martínez distances himself from Ariadna Montiel's proposal regarding the 2006 elections; he points out that the law prohibits trying someone twice
  Faced with the proposal from the president of Morena, Ariadna Montiel, to create a commission to investigate the alleged electoral fraud in 2006, the president of the Senate, the Morena member Higinio…
  El Universal latam 2026-11-12T00:11:18Z
• Nvidia Preparing to Oust CEO Jensen Huang: WSJ
  "Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Rep. Suzan DelBene says there should be an investigation into Nvidia and Jensen Huang to understand pot…
  Bloomberg us 2026-11-12T00:10:34Z
• COP31: government will focus on integrating the action plan and promoting its candidacy for the High Seas Treaty
  The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), taking place in Antalya, Turkey, finds Chile with a task that the Ministry of the Environment considers fundamental: moving from climate commitmen…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T00:09:47Z
• Hawley calls for Senate to pass data center moratorium
  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the Senate to pass a moratorium on data center construction in the period before Republicans lose the majority, the first GOP senator to call for the move nation…
  The Hill us 2026-11-12T00:08:46Z
• The CEP's 10 proposals for the State modernization agenda: from reducing the number of ministries to a single public employment system
  The modernization of the State and public employment is one of the reforms the government wants to push forward during this presidential term. For that reason, the Executive created two commissions. O…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T00:08:16Z
• Can India clean up Delhi’s deadly smog?
  Residents ask why a country that can land a spacecraft on the Moon cannot prevent citizens in its capital choking on bad air
  ft uk 2026-11-12T00:08:12Z
• Fund E: pension fund managers (AFPs) reduced the duration of their investment portfolio in October to its lowest level in two years
  There is a metric that has become fashionable since the controversy erupted over the drop in returns of the most conservative AFP funds, and which had not previously been a topic: the duration of the …
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T00:07:54Z
• Jensen Huang scandal sends ripples through tech
  Nikkei asia 2026-11-12T00:07:39Z
• The about-face of Supreme Court Justice Jorge Zepeda in his criteria for granting sentence reductions
  The Second Chamber of the Supreme Court has become the protagonist, at least as far as the judicial aspect is concerned, of the crisis sparked by the prison benefit of sentence reduction for inmates s…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T00:07:21Z
• Greta Fuchslocher appeals against the Valparaíso court over her exclusion from the competition for the Valparaíso Regional Prosecutor's Office
  The exclusion of five candidates carried out by the Court of Appeals of the Fifth Region in the contest for the coveted post of regional prosecutor of Valparaíso did not leave prosecutor Greta Fuchsl…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T00:07:01Z
• US election results could be positive for Lebanon, Hezbollah chief says
  Naim Qassem says Republican losses and Israel's election result could help Lebanon maintain sovereignty.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-12T00:06:50Z
• Spain experiences first general strike in 14 years, 18 days before the general elections
  Following in the wake of the housing access protests in early October, after the forced eviction in Madrid of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, who died days later, Spain experienced this Wednesday its …
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T00:06:14Z
• Former Navy JAG who flipped Kentucky House seat: ‘Premature’ to discuss Hegseth impeachment
  Rep.-elect Zach Dembo (D-Ky.) said it would be “premature” to discuss Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment following a failed House vote to oust the head of the Pentagon.  “Look, I ju…
  The Hill us 2026-11-12T00:04:22Z
• Seoul shares open higher on Wall Street tech rally amid Nvidia controversies
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares started higher tracking overnight...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T00:03:00Z
• US midterms: Democrat Colom defeats Hyde-Smith in Mississippi to win historic Senate seat
  Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi election for the US Senate, media projected on Wednesday, making him the Southern state’s first bl…
  SCMP asia 2026-11-12T00:02:23Z
• Spain's nationwide strike erupts amid housing crisis and anger over shrinking purchasing power
  Eighteen days ahead of snap elections, Spain's first general strike in fourteen years highlights the disconnect between the country's strong economic performance and the daily hardships faced by much …
  Le Monde europe 2026-11-12T00:02:18Z
• (URGENT) Seoul shares open higher on Wall Street tech rally amid Nvidia controversies
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  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T00:01:30Z
• Pessimism over UK housing market hits highest level in three years
  Rics survey shows sharp fall in estate agents’ expectations for sales and prices as elevated mortgage rates weigh on demand
  ft uk 2026-11-12T00:01:10Z
• UK suffers bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
  British university sector calls for an easing of immigration controls
  ft uk 2026-11-12T00:01:10Z
• Bronze leg found in Scottish bog sheds new light on Roman occupation
  Once thought to have been looted by Scottish tribes, the gilded limb is the centrepiece of a new exhibition on Roman Scotland in Edinburgh A large bronze leg found in a bog in rural Scotland more than…
  Guardian uk 2026-11-12T00:01:03Z
• Facial recognition errors put ethnic minorities at risk of wrongful arrest, police watchdog warns
  Inspectors find some officers acted on potential matches from retrospective searches without making enough checks Police officers risk arresting innocent people, especially from ethnic minorities, if …
  Guardian uk 2026-11-12T00:01:03Z
• Nvidia prepares to push out CEO Jensen Huang, reports
  The board at chipmaker Nvidia is reportedly preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, according to US media reports. He has been accused of an affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
  DW europe 2026-11-12T00:01:00Z
• Nvidia board reportedly weighs ousting Huang amid alleged affairs with exec and suspected Chinese spy
  Nvidia's board is reportedly preparing to oust Jensen Huang amid reports of an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. The shake-up would leave the world's leading AI chip supplier without the co-founder…
  DW europe 2026-11-12T00:01:00Z
• Iran war live: Tehran warns of wider retaliation; Israel kills in Gaza
  Israel orders military to step up preparations for possible attack on Iran as Tehran says it will retaliate if attacked.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-12T00:00:44Z
• Can Southeast Asia cut and paste Australia’s AI safeguards?
  Australia’s new mandatory safeguards on AI companies could serve as a model for Southeast Asia, analysts say, but the region needs to build its institutional and technical capabilities first. Prime …
  SCMP asia 2026-11-12T00:00:14Z
• S. Korea holds inaugural steering group meeting of disparities task force
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The government on Thursday held the inaugural steerin...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T00:00:01Z
• Giorgetti signs the decree, now Kiev asks Italy for the decommissioned Eurofighters
  The Economy Minister signs off on the thirteenth arms package after Salvini's slowdown
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
• De Villepin: "Europe humiliated, draw up a peace plan immediately to avoid suffering a new Yalta"
  The former French prime minister: "Moscow has shown contempt toward us, and the upcoming summits will be decisive in understanding whether Trump, Putin, and Xi will divide up the world."
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
• Bomb threats at schools, Meloni: "They want to create panic." And she summons the opposition for today
  The premier on social media: "Anonymous letters will not decide the school calendar." And she adds: "There may be other alerts, we will verify everything." Schlein and Conte: "The president should com…
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
• Meloni fears the escalation: stations and hospitals in the crosshairs. Salvini launches crisis simulations
  At the cybersecurity summit, countermeasures are being studied and it is decided that every signal will be taken into consideration.
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
• Bomb scare at school, Renzi: "Government at the mercy of Misoginistan, it doesn't understand a thing"
  For the leader of Iv, Italy is a vulnerable country: "You can't be blocked by spam. The response is completely improvised."
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
• Budget bill, yes to the amendments. "Only targeted tweaks, without altering the accounts"
  Chigi Palace working on "an agreed package of amendments" to stem discontent. Stop it, says the League: no more requests to banks
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
• Pensions, here's why INPS has backtracked on the timing of the revaluation
  Pressure from Palazzo Chigi. But the State Accounting Office urged caution. Parliament could raise the rate on average checks and lower it on "golden" ones above 6 thousand euros, from 32 to 22%.
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
• Gabriele Tomasoni: "The desperate night in the Covid trench and that patient who was saved"
  In 2020 the head of the intensive care unit at the Spedali Civili in Brescia was in the trenches: "It was a drama, but we were not alone"
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
• N. Korea's Kim inspects east coast naval base under construction, urges timely completion
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a major...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-11T23:59:48Z
• Construction of social housing
  DIRECTOR: To reactivate construction and employment, the Ministry of Finance has promoted relevant measures, such as the temporary VAT exemption for new homes. However, these mainly benefit private ho…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:58:00Z
• Maximum tension in the Chamber: deputies reject the Education budget item and the Justice budget debate ends in shouting
  The tension reached such a point in the Chamber of Deputies that the corporation's secretary, Miguel Landeros, decided to come down from the rostrum to separate and try to convince Deputy Lorena Pizar…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:57:55Z
• Legislating by replacement
  MR. EDITOR: A committee may sit with substitute members. But for that regulatory possibility to be decisive in a discussion that could completely change policy on online betting deserves, at the very …
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:56:00Z
• GOP’s Murphy concedes in North Carolina House race
  Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N. C.) conceded his reelection race on Wednesday to Democrat Raymond Smith, flipping another House seat for Democrats after a close contest in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional …
  The Hill us 2026-11-11T23:55:55Z
• Critical infrastructure for Chile
  MR. DIRECTOR: In the middle of peak season, strikes by truck associations have generated serious connectivity problems, making it impossible to get agro-industrial shipments to the ports on time. This…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:54:00Z
• Trump Plans to Sell Public Land, Reducing Size of Federal Estate
  The Trump administration has formally said it plans to sell public lands as part of a plan to reduce the size of the federal estate.
  Bloomberg us 2026-11-11T23:53:39Z
• OpenAI Fooled by Russian Pranksters Into Thinking They Were Speaking to Ukrainian Official
  A Russian internet comedy duo tricked three of OpenAI’s highest ranking military and national security staff into a candid conversation about arming Ukraine. The online pranksters posed as officials…
  The Intercept us 2026-11-11T23:53:12Z
• Fake priest arrested in Antioquia who used religious garments to get free hotel stays; he was carrying a stun gun and tusi
  The authorities had been tracking the citizen due to reports of alleged scams in several cities.
  El Tiempo latam 2026-11-11T23:52:55Z
• Green, how I love you, green
  Dear Editor: The landscape of central Chile looks beautiful thanks to this year's abundant rains. Green hills, green pastures, and green fields, covered with grass and wildflowers... Beautiful until …
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:52:00Z
• How a Jensen Huang Ousting Could Impact Broader Markets
  Romaine Bostick gives us a look at how an ousting of Jensen Huang could not only impact Nvidia's stock price, but also competitors and broader markets. He spoke with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on "B…
  Bloomberg us 2026-11-11T23:51:24Z
• Democrat Scott Colom becomes Mississippi’s first Black US senator since Civil War Reconstruction
  Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith after days of ballot counting, becoming Mississippi’s first Black U. S. senator since Reconstruction.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-11T23:50:23Z
• Barcelona erupts in violence after general strike
  Protesters hurled fireworks at police and set rubbish bins ablaze in Barcelona after Spain’s general strike.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-11T23:50:01Z
• Law of the 60 minutes: let's not wait for March
  TO THE EDITOR: On November 25, one year will have passed since the publication of Law 21.778, which requires schools to guarantee 60 minutes of daily physical activity. This is great news in a country…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:50:00Z
• Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi
  Democrat becomes the first Black man to represent the state since Reconstruction era
  ft uk 2026-11-11T23:49:57Z
• Nvidia stock tanks after report of second Huang affair
  Shares of Nvidia tanked early Wednesday evening, after The New York Times reported that CEO Jensen Huang had a second affair. The company’s stock was down roughly 8.3 percent during after hours tra…
  The Hill us 2026-11-11T23:48:26Z
• TC declares admissible the challenge filed by opposition deputies and mayors against the new construction ordinance
  The Constitutional Court (TC) reviewed the admissibility of the petition filed by a group of mayors and members of parliament seeking to have the decree amending the General Ordinance on Urban Plannin…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:48:03Z
• Less talk, more follow-through
  MR. EDITOR: When Pope Leo XIV reminds us that the economy must serve people, he raises a question Chile cannot avoid: for whom are decisions really being made? Our public debate usually revolves aroun…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:48:00Z
• Democrat Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi
  France 24 europe 2026-11-11T23:47:50Z
• "There is no agreement": Truckers maintain indefinite strike after new meeting with the government at La Moneda
  After a meeting held at La Moneda between representatives of the Fuerza del Norte Transporters Confederation and the government, the parties failed to reach an agreement, so the truck drivers' and tra…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:47:37Z
• Democrat Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi
  Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi after a final count on Wednesday, becoming the state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory …
  France 24 europe 2026-11-11T23:47:17Z
• UN secretary-general must be elected by year-end — Russian Foreign Ministry
  Department Director Kirill Logvinov said that the options under consideration include extending the current secretary-general's term temporarily or appointing one of his deputies as acting secretary-g…
  TASS russia 2026-11-11T23:46:42Z
• After heated clash between Representatives Rodríguez and Pizarro: parliamentary committees call for safeguarding the climate of debate and protecting the prestige of Congress
  Amid the intense debate generated by the Chamber of Deputies' discussion of the 2027 Budget Bill, where even harsh clashes and recriminations have occurred between government and opposition legislator…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:46:07Z
• Digital literacy must come before AI use, says Unesco
  The approval by the Ministry of Education (MEC) of guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in education was well received by experts and institutions that work with the topic. The rule …
  Agencia Brasil latam 2026-11-11T23:46:00Z
• Precariousness of the prison system enters the debate on the age of criminal responsibility
  Two parliamentary committees of the Chamber of Deputies held simultaneous public hearings this Wednesday (11) to discuss Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) 32/2015, which deals with lowering the …
  Agencia Brasil latam 2026-11-11T23:46:00Z
• Nvidia is thinking about Huang's succession, with son-in-law Caprez in pole position
  'Trump knew'. The US ambassador to Beijing: 'Relations with China turbulent'. NYT: affair also with a manager at his company. Shares plummet
  ANSA europe 2026-11-11T23:44:23Z
• Alito Moreno responds to Morena's initiative to review the 2006 elections; proposes investigating the 2018 and 2024 elections
  The national president of the PRI and senator, Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, proposed creating a special commission to investigate the 2018 and 2024 presidential elections, citing suspicions that, he as…
  El Universal latam 2026-11-11T23:43:42Z
• Pope Leo XIV returns to second homeland Peru to a nationwide welcome
  Pope Leo XIV arrived in Peru on Wednesday for the final leg of his South American tour, returning to the country where he spent more than two decades as a missionary and bishop. Thousands gathered to …
  France 24 europe 2026-11-11T23:43:24Z
• "The largest operation in our history": Milei thanked the security forces for the deployment during the Pope's visit
  President Javier Milei described the security operation carried out during the apostolic visit of Leo XIV as the largest in Argentine history and thanked the federal, provincial, and local officers wh…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-11T23:43:15Z
• Democrats push to rein in Trump on immigration after voter backlash to ICE raids
  Members of Congress seek to ‘bring sanity’ to system but decline to give details on plans to reform or abolish agency A group of congressional Democrats on Wednesday pushed for immediate efforts t…
  Guardian uk 2026-11-11T23:42:08Z
• A US$5 billion market: Chile drinks more beer per person than Peru and Argentina, and pays the most per liter
  In Chile, beer is enjoyed with pleasure, and although people are starting to pay more for it, the business behind it also represents an activity of considerable weight in the economy. Indeed, the beer…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:40:00Z
• Job crisis: people over 50 take more than a year to find employment
  The labor market is the main variable the government wants to combat. The 9.8% recorded in the July-September quarter raised the alarms. In that same measurement, employment fell 1.1%, its largest con…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-11T23:40:00Z
• Automotive Tech Forum: Panel Discussion the Make-or-Break Milestones Toward Level 4 Autonomous Driving
  This panel discussion with industry experts is moderated by Anne-Françoise Pelé, Editor-in-Chief of EE Times Europe. Over the next decade, autonomous driving technology is expected to progress from …
  EE Times tech 2026-11-11T23:39:41Z
• Brooklyn, three-story building collapses: one dead and several injured
  The causes of the collapse have not yet been established.
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-11T23:38:37Z