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If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, the remaining weeks of December could very well be a great time to buy. Several recurring industry trends converge at year-end, creating favorable conditions that can help you save money. The auto experts at Edmunds have come up with three key reasons why December often delivers the opportunity for better deals — and what to know to ensure you get the […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With eyes closed and a small mallet in hand, the Rev. Kyohei Mikawa gently struck the bronze Himalayan singing bowl resting in his palm and bathed the Buddhist sanctuary in a resonant hum. Mikawa spent the next 45 minutes skimming bowls, playing a tongue drum and chanting to create an immersive experience called a sound bath as he sat facing a dozen people relaxing or meditating […]

TOKYO (AP) — The American playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris has been released from detention in Japan three weeks after he was taken into custody on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy. The 36-year-old Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “ Slave Play,” was freed from police custody Monday, the Tomishiro police department told The Associated Press on Wednesday. It declined to say if Harris, who also starred in […]

By Alistair Smout LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The British government said on Wednesday that the proportion of revenues from new medicine sales pharmaceutical firms need to pay back into England’s National Health Service would fall in 2026 following a tariff deal with the United States. The pharma sector has criticised the record rebates it has had to pay under a system aimed at curbing the NHS’ drugs bill, saying […]

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 10 (Reuters) – French media conglomerate Vivendi made a last-ditch effort on Wednesday to stave off a potential EU antitrust fine, following charges it closed its acquisition of publisher Lagardere before receiving regulatory approval. Vivendi, represented by more than a dozen lawyers, made its case to senior competition officials and lawyers at the European Commission as well as French antitrust officials at a day-long […]

Dec 10 – Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign minister has called on the Trump administration to expand targeted sanctions against Rwanda to “restore the credibility” of its mediation efforts, as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced on a strategic town bordering Burundi. The United Nations says some 200,000 people have fled their homes in recent days and scores of civilians have been killed, casting further doubt on hopes for an end to […]

MOSCOW, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday that Moscow was pleased with the developing military ties between the two countries and ready to help Jakarta in the field of nuclear energy. Putin, hosting Prabowo in the Kremlin, said he also wanted to talk about what he called a slight decrease this year in the volume of Russian wheat exports to Indonesia. […]

By Alexander Villegas and Lucinda Elliott SANTIAGO, Dec 10 (Reuters) – With a commanding lead in opinion polls and an electorate clamoring for security, far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast is widely expected to win Chile’s presidential run-off on Sunday and become the country’s most conservative leader since its military dictatorship.  Kast is running against Jeannette Jara, the governing leftist coalition’s candidate and a member of the Communist Party. A victory […]

By Anna Pruchnicka and Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Russian drones have hit the gas transport system in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday, an area which contains several pipelines carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas to Ukraine from Greece. Mykola Kolisnyk, deputy energy minister, did not say what was hit. Data from the Ukrainian gas transit operator showed planned volumes on what is […]