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• Live: US envoys to meet Putin and Zelensky after Abu Dhabi talks
  US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin on Thursday, seeking to build on two days of talks in A…
  France 24 europe 2026-11-12T02:31:55Z
• S. Korea to open test center for combat system of next-generation Navy destroyers
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The state arms procurement agency was set to open a l...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T02:30:32Z
• Patience Is Paying Off for Chevron in Venezuela
  Chevron has been operating in Venezuela since 1923, and remained in the country while many US energy companies left. CFO Eimear Bonner and CEO Mike Wirth discuss the new terms of Chevron's joint ventu…
  Bloomberg us 2026-11-12T02:30:17Z
• HD Hyundai launches autonomous vessel developed with Anduril
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Co. on Thursday l...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T02:30:01Z
• NYC building collapses in Brooklyn, killing 2 and trapping people in wreckage
  At least 10 people were rushed to a hospital with injuries, including four in critical condition, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during a news conference on Wednesday.
  Le Monde europe 2026-11-12T02:29:06Z
• Seoul shares up late Thu. morning amid Nvidia controversies
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded fairly higher late Thursda...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T02:27:59Z
• (LEAD) 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 2026-11-12T02:19:22Z
• One less rival for the US team: United States withdraw its squad from the U-17 World Cup in Qatar due to security concerns
  The war between the United States and Iran is now affecting planetary sports. So much so that one of the rivals of the Chilean national team withdrew from the Qatar U-17 World Cup due to security issu…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T02:18:49Z
• Panama seeks to become the regional hub for congresses and conventions
  Panama is betting on becoming the regional center for congresses and conventions in the Americas through state economic planning. This was stated by the director general of National Planning at the M…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:18:18Z
• In Panama, a man was detained for threatening to kill his 66-year-old mother and his 90-year-old grandmother.
  A Guarantees Court confirmed the provisional detention of a 35-year-old man accused of domestic violence against his 66-year-old mother and his 90-year-old grandmother. The incident occurred in the co…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:17:01Z
• The alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang returned to Beijing amid the controversy over the Nvidia case and its CEO
  Alice Huang, founder of Megaspeed International and named in accusations of espionage for China, is in Beijing amid an internal investigation by Nvidia Corp. into her connection with the company's chi…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:16:13Z
• Health authorities call on Panamanians to become voluntary donors to save lives
  Since 1998, Panama has recorded 1,079 kidney transplants, 109 liver transplants, 2,200 cornea transplants, 6 heart transplants, and 800 hematopoietic cell transplants. Organ, tissue, and cell donation…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:13:11Z
• Two governors out of office in less than 48 hours: what the Cuban regime did not explain about the replacements
  Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel accepted the resignation of the governor of Las Tunas, Yelenys Tornet Menéndez, less than 48 hours after the regime announced the departure of the governor of Camag�…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:09:05Z
• Sheinbaum meets with OpenAI president Greg Brockman; they discuss AI applications in health
  Mexico's President, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, received at the National Palace the co-founder and president of the American company OpenAI, Greg Brockman. Together with Brockman's team, they discussed t…
  El Universal latam 2026-11-12T02:07:43Z
• Leonardo Perucci dies: the Chilean actor who came to Costa Rica for 20 days and ended up becoming a figure on national television
  The actor, theater director, and former television host Leonardo Perucci died this Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at the age of 87, after facing health complications that required a cardiac intervention.…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:07:29Z
• Guatemala's government announces upcoming delivery of humanitarian aid for families affected by the drought
  The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) reported that it will soon deliver humanitarian aid to families affected by climate variability in various regions of Guatemala. The institutio…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:06:23Z
• N. Korean defectors protest change in legal term referring to them
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Korean defectors staged a rally in S...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T02:06:13Z
• North Korean leader orders faster construction of new naval base — news agency
  According to the report by the Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong Un stressed the need to build, as soon as possible, a modern naval complex that would serve as a center for command, combat training…
  TASS russia 2026-11-12T02:04:54Z
• The Guatemalan military officer accused of kidnappings and executions who died before facing justice: the White Panel, 11 victims, and a trial that never came
  Without facing the first statement hearing for crimes against humanity in Guatemala, retired military officer Clodoveo Domínguez de León died of natural causes. The death occurred on the night of No…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:04:40Z
• Argentina’s Milei cries as he bids farewell to the Pope
  President Javier Milei became visibly emotional as he said goodbye to Pope Leo XIV.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-12T02:03:30Z
• Woman shot 16 times inside her home in Honduras
  A woman identified as Sandra Lorena Cruz, approximately 48 years old, was murdered by around 16 gunshots inside her own home in an armed attack carried out by a man who arrived on a motorcycle and cov…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:03:22Z
• Honduran man arrested for bomb threat on a plane in the US
  A Honduran man who had been deported twice from the United States was arrested after causing a security incident aboard a United Airlines commercial flight, where he allegedly threatened with a bomb a…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:01:53Z
• (2nd LD) Lee to attend ASEAN, APEC summits in Philippines, China next week
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will attend summ...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T02:01:10Z
• Nvidia Fallout Puts Trade Truce to the Test as Xi Welcomes Trump
  Xi Jinping’s third summit of the year with Donald Trump is going off script before their meetings even get underway, as the spy allegations engulfing Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang reopen old rifts.
  Bloomberg us 2026-11-12T02:01:03Z
• Ruling party lawmaker accused of defamation for calling journalists 'pack of hyenas'
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- A police complaint was filed Thursday accusing ruling...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T02:00:36Z
• With a third of its bishops forced into exile, the Nicaraguan episcopate renews its leadership
  The Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN) renewed its board of directors to complete the 2025-2027 term and designated the bishop of Granada, Jorge Solórzano Pérez, as president, replacing Carlos …
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T02:00:33Z
• Huang's Coziness With Trump Wasn't Enough to Save Him From Spying Scandal
  U.S. officials have repeatedly raised concerns about the Nvidia CEO's influence with the president and his posture toward China.
  WSJ us 2026-11-12T02:00:00Z
• Nvidia board reportedly meeting to decide CEO Jensen Huang's future as chip giant's share price plunges – follow live
  Huang's potential departure would leave a leadership vacuum at the roughly $4tn chipmaker he co-founded, with Nvidia's shares sliding about 8% in after-hours trading Analysts have suggested that with …
  Guardian uk 2026-11-12T01:59:05Z
• GOP senator feels ‘strongly’ Jensen Huang should resign at Nvidia
  Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N. D.) said he feels “strongly” that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang should resign following reports alleging the tech leader had an “intimate relationship” with an accused Chines…
  The Hill us 2026-11-12T01:57:13Z
• Laura Fernández considers calling a referendum to resolve the mining crisis in Crucitas amid lack of agreements in Congress
  The President of Costa Rica, Laura Fernández Delgado, confirmed that her administration is analyzing the possibility of calling a national referendum to define a solution to the Crucitas crisis, an a…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T01:55:32Z
• (LEAD) 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 2026-11-12T01:55:06Z
• Nvidia CEO news LIVE updates: Key board meeting today as chipmaker mulls removing Jensen Huang
  Nvidia CEO news LIVE updates: Amid the ongoing spying row, triggered by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a Chinese businesswoman, the board of the AI company is likely to meet today as they mull …
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-12T01:53:59Z
• PCB giant Zhen Ding targets 2028 for 50% AI business revenue share
  Zhen Ding Technology said strong seasonal demand for mobile communications products and robust demand for high-end AI applications drove its third-quarter 2026 revenue to a record high. Rising shipmen…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:53:10Z
• Cambodia's military recruitment drive tops target by 50%
  Nikkei asia 2026-11-12T01:52:33Z
• Hundreds of students and faculty take to the streets of Costa Rica again against massive cuts to public universities
  Hundreds of students, teachers, and public university workers demonstrated this Wednesday, November 11, through the streets of San José, Costa Rica, to demand greater funding for public education and…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T01:52:25Z
• Zachariah Schuck update: Missing Pennsylvania DoorDash driver was recently laid off from Penske, welcomed new baby at the same time he lost job
  Zachariah Schuck, who was last seen on October 22 on Route 51 in the Monaca area around 7:30 pm, disappeared on the job more than two weeks ago.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-12T01:52:09Z
• Kimberly Powell, who CEO Jensen Huang allegedly had affair with, studied at Northeastern University, has worked at Nvidia for over 18 years
  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly had an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, an executive who reports to him.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-12T01:50:39Z
• Three-storey building collapses in Brooklyn
  A three-storey building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, killing at least two people and injuring several others.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-12T01:50:36Z
• Ennoconn posts record third-quarter revenue, targets 20% ROE by 2030
  Taiwan industrial PC maker Ennoconn Technology reported record revenue and profit for the third quarter of 2026. It said it expects strong growth in both measures in 2027, supported by Physical AI app…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:50:24Z
• Chancellor Velasco departs for Tokyo, Japan, for a working visit; prepares meetings with officials and businesspeople
  The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Velasco, began a working visit to Japan, a country with which an "excellent" bilateral relationship is maintained. Through X, the official detailed that this…
  El Universal latam 2026-11-12T01:47:53Z
• Trump does not object to Vance's efforts to resume talks with Iran — WSJ
  According to the report, in October, the US vice president sent a letter to Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, proposing a meeting
  TASS russia 2026-11-12T01:45:44Z
• Ramyeon exports set to rise 30 pct in 2027 on expanded production: sources
  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ramyeon exports are expected to increas...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-12T01:42:34Z
• Historic result in Mississippi: Democrat Scott Colom elected
  He is the first African American to serve in the Senate in this state in over 140 years.
  La Repubblica europe 2026-11-12T01:40:44Z
• Nvidia board working with outside firm to identify CEO Jensen Huang's replacements after reports of multiple affairs
  The board is considering naming a temporary chief while searching for a permanent one, a person familiar with the situation said.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-12T01:39:29Z
• Palestinian Information Center accuses Israeli ambassador of downplaying deaths of children in Gaza and calls upon the Kast government
  The Palestinian Information Center (CIP) repudiated this Wednesday the statements of the Israeli ambassador in Chile, Peleg Lewi, whom it accused of questioning the civilian status of the Palestinian …
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T01:38:15Z
• Samsung explores electronic skin for humanoid robot hands
  Samsung Electronics is testing electronic skin on the hands of its humanoid robots with South Korean startup Midas H&T, seeking to overcome a key commercialization barrier: combining powerful gripping…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:37:48Z
• China spy allegations intensify as Taiwan revokes Alice Huang's entry permit
  The FBI has launched an investigation following an alleged extramarital affair involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed who has been accused o…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:36:16Z
• Commentary: AI trend holds despite looming funding squeeze
  The US midterm election results, which delivered a major Democratic victory, and national security concerns surrounding an affair between an alleged Chinese spy and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have raised…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:36:09Z
• Mitsui Kinzoku bets on AI copper foil with JPY190 billion investment in Malaysia plant
  Mitsui Kinzoku will invest about JPY190 billion (approx. US$1.2 billion) to build a copper foil plant near its existing Malaysia site, targeting demand from optical communications components and advan…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:35:56Z
• MTI seeks private placement after 5G ORAN, LEO plans falter
  Satellite communications company Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI) reported negative net worth of NT$244 million (US$7.42 million), a 109% debt ratio, and a 65% current ratio for the third quarte…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:35:49Z
• US data center policy clouds AI capacity outlook, MetaAge says
  Global AI data center construction continues to drive demand for GPUs, memory, and other critical hardware, but tight computing capacity, rising material costs, and longer lead times are complicating …
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:35:41Z
• Asia Vital posts record 3Q26 profit on AI server cooling demand
  Thermal module manufacturer Asia Vital reported record revenue and profit for the third quarter of 2026, driven by rising demand for high-end cooling products used in AI servers. Its gross margin incr…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:35:17Z
• Taiwan mobilizes academic R&D to address post-Moore semiconductor equipment gaps
  Taiwan is stepping up efforts to develop next-generation semiconductor research equipment, as conventional commercial tools increasingly fall short of emerging R&D requirements for process flexibility…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:35:10Z
• SoftBank takes JPY768 billion AI hit, rethinks equipment strategy
  SoftBank Group (SBG) posted a JPY768 billion (approximately US$4.85 billion) net loss for the first half of fiscal 2026, from April to September 2026, its first loss in nearly two years after booking …
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:35:03Z
• HKC’s Mianyang Gen 6 OLED investment faces delays
  China’s HKC has again stalled its OLED expansion, with equipment orders for its Gen 6 OLED line in Mianyang, Sichuan, yet to be placed despite plans for deposition equipment to arrive in March 2027.…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:34:55Z
• Meta launches Muse Ember for repetitive AI workloads
  Meta has launched Muse Ember, its smallest model, to handle repetitive tasks at lower cost. Muse Ember features a 1-million-token context window, can generate up to 512,000 tokens per request, and sup…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:34:48Z
• iPhone, enterprise ICT lift Taiwan's telecom trio in October
  Strong iPhone sales and 5G upgrades, combined with continued revenue recognition from AI data center (AIDC), cloud, and enterprise information and communications technology (ICT) projects, drove susta…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:34:38Z
• Quanta founder Bai-li Lin honors Kwoh-ting Li's role in Taiwan's tech rise
  The fourth K. T. Li Award ceremony was held at the Far Eastern Shangri-La in Taipei on November 10, with former President Ing-wen Tsai delivering remarks and presenting the awards. Quanta Computer fou…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:34:31Z
• Kia plans US$1.5 billion India plant expansion, spurring Korean suppliers
  Kia is considering investing about US$1.5 billion to expand its plant in Andhra Pradesh, India, while South Korean auto-parts makers have pledged follow-on investments. If approved, the project would …
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:34:20Z
• Universities aren't factories: Can a hot-rodding spirit drive semiconductor innovation?
  The National Science and Technology Council's Department of Engineering and Technologies recently issued a call for proposals encouraging academia to modify expensive semiconductor equipment through d…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:34:14Z
• Jensen Huang scandal could reshape China’s AI chip landscape
  “Jensanity” has helped fuel the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but reports linking Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to an alleged extramarital relationship involving a suspected Chinese spy are …
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:34:06Z
• E Ink Holdings expands Spectra 6 to 9 colors for Aura's 10-inch frame
  E Ink Holdings (EIH) has launched an upgraded version of its E Ink Spectra 6 platform, expanding its base colors from six to nine to deliver smoother, more natural full-color images. The technology wi…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:33:58Z
• AMD targets lower DRAM use with AI-predictive memory management
  As AI servers and data centers expand, rising DRAM demand is driving up memory prices and supply pressures, making memory an increasingly important infrastructure cost. AMD has introduced AI-predictiv…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:33:50Z
• China's US$225 million space computing venture confronts cost of taking data centers into orbit
  Zhongke Nebula has registered in Hefei with CNY1.5 billion (approx. US$225 million) in committed capital, bringing state-backed investors and domestic technology suppliers together to develop space co…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:33:37Z
• What could Chinese intelligence have learned from Nvidia CEO’s affair?
  Nvidia says no secrets were compromised, but experts question what sensitive information may have been exposed.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-12T01:33:09Z
• Israeli settler representative Yossi Dagan turned back after landing at Paris airport
  Dagan was questioned during passport control and banned from entering French territory 'because of his active role in implementing the settlement policy in the West Bank.' Israel denounced the move on…
  Le Monde europe 2026-11-12T01:32:55Z
• 1.5°C breach inevitable, world must cut emissions 6% annually: UN chief at COP31
  Guterres also argued for climate justice, pointing out that developing economies outside China account for nearly 1/3rds of humanity but receive less than 1/5th of global clean-energy investment
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-12T01:32:04Z
• Taiwan's overseas cloud backups strengthen government resilience
  Taiwan has completed encrypted, split backups of national and local tax data on overseas cloud platforms, part of a broader effort to keep government services operating during emergencies. The move ex…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:31:43Z
• Foxconn's in-person briefing to focus on AI deliveries, 2027 orders
  Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) will hold its third-quarter 2026 investor briefing in person at the Mandarin Oriental, Taipei, on November 12, as investors seek clarity on 2027 orders, AI server …
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:31:28Z
• Richard Posner, influential and iconoclastic federal judge, dies at 87
  He served nearly 36 years on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago and was ranked by many as second in influence only to members of the Supreme Court.
  WaPo us 2026-11-12T01:31:08Z
• When AI agents go rogue, who can Hong Kong hold accountable?
  When OpenAI’s AI agents launched an autonomous attack on Australia’s Medicare portal in June, it took the company 84 days to report what had happened – a delay that exposed gaps in regulatory ov…
  SCMP asia 2026-11-12T01:30:13Z
• Japan’s military build-up hit by US missile delays and domestic parts shortages
  Japan’s push to strengthen its armed forces is running into headwinds that money alone cannot resolve, analysts warn, pointing to prolonged delays in US weapon shipments and domestic manufacturing b…
  SCMP asia 2026-11-12T01:30:10Z
• Don't subject Hong Kong's private sports clubs to dubious lease changes
  The Hong Kong government has set forth a course of action which seems destined to upset large swathes of the middle class, including senior personnel from finance, business, technology, and academia. …
  SCMP asia 2026-11-12T01:30:07Z
• Investing in America
  The fifth annual FT-Nikkei Investing in America report: How the US has received only a fraction of investment from Asian partners in deals to lower tariffs; AI jitters in the wake of the midterms and …
  ft uk 2026-11-12T01:26:48Z
• Influencer "Tío Tito" arrested while taking part in protest against fuel price hike
  The influencer Héctor Peña, known on social media as “Tío Tito,” was detained by Carabineros on Wednesday night while participating in a demonstration against the rise in fuel prices in Santiag…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T01:26:16Z
• Former Nvidia customer Megaspeed's assets surge 90-fold, but liabilities exceed assets
  Singapore-based cloud provider and former Nvidia customer Megaspeed International saw its assets surge about 90-fold in 2024, but liabilities grew even faster, exceeding total assets by US$10.08 milli…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:26:11Z
• H-1B, green card applicants may face potential wage hikes as rule advances for federal review
  The DOL’s proposed rule would raise wage benchmarks across all four prevailing-wage levels for certain foreign workers.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-12T01:25:10Z
• "Return also to my homeland": After a triumphant farewell from Argentina, the Pope arrived in Peru, his second home.
  LIMA.- A tide of hundreds of thousands of men, women, children, families, and elderly people packed the streets, waving white and yellow balloons, red-and-white Peruvian flags, images of saints, devot…
  La Nacion latam 2026-11-12T01:23:40Z
• Taiwan proposes expanding protected technology list to 46 items
  Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has proposed expanding the list of national core key technologies from 42 to 46 items, with four additions covering satellite communications, AI…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-11-12T01:21:31Z
• Israel strikes intensive care at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
  Gaza's Civil Defence says an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital has killed at least six people.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-12T01:20:55Z