Palestinians in Gaza describe aid shortages, ceasefire hopes as Rafah crossing reopens

The World Food Programme warned earlier this month that while critical progress had been made in pushing back famine in the enclave, food security “remains extremely fragile.” In a briefing, OCHA Spokesperson Olga Cherevko said the U.N. and humanitarian partners had “brought nearly 200,000 metric tons of aid into Gaza” since the ceasefire began, but…

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Comcast (CMCSA) earnings Q4 2025

Comcast posted mixed results for its fourth quarter on Thursday, beating analyst expectations on earnings but slightly missing on revenue.  Once again, Comcast’s broadband business showed signs of significant competition facing cable companies. Comcast said it lost 181,000 domestic broadband customers during the period, although it said the losses were offset by an increase in…

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Inside India’s “crocodile river” in Gujarat where reptiles live beside homes and roads |

Inside India’s “crocodile river” in Gujarat where reptiles live beside homes and roads (Image source: Wikipedia) The Vishwamitri River passes through the city of Vadodara in Gujarat and is commonly known as India’s Crocodile River due to the presence of mugger crocodiles in and around the urban area. Unlike other rivers, where crocodiles are known…

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IBM earnings Q4 2025

Chairman, President and CEO of IBM Arvind Krishna attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters IBM reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Wednesday and issued a forecast that slightly topped estimates. Here how the company did compared to LSEG consensus estimates: Earnings per share: $4.52…

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Brian Niccol speaks on turnaround

Starbucks is expected to release a long-term forecast and share more details about how it plans to hit those financial targets at an investor presentation held in New York City on Thursday. When Starbucks suspended its outlook in October 2024, its long-term forecast projected global same-store sales would grow at least 5%, revenue would climb…

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