Iran war keeps Strait of Hormuz paralyzed and gas prices on the rise
The Iran war could escalate further as President Trump threatens to hit key oil infrastructure if Tehran doesn’t drop its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
Day: March 16, 2026
Trump announces AI chatbot ban while Pentagon uses it to prepare Iran attacks
In the hours leading up to the US attack on Iran, Donald Trump announced that technology company Anthropic would be banned from all work with the federal government. At the same time, Anthropic’s artificial intelligence chatbot Claude was reportedly b…
Amsterdam-based Nebius says Meta plans to spend up to $27B over five years for access to AI infrastructure, starting with $12B of capacity in early 2027 (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)
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Amsterdam-based Nebius says Meta plans to spend up to $27B over five years for access to AI infrastructure, starting with $12B of capacity in early 2027 — Meta Platforms Inc. will pay as much as $27 billion …
Gulf States still under Iranian fire as Trump boasts of successful US strikes
On the 17th day of the war, a ceasfire looks like a far off hope. While Donald Trump boasts of the success of the American strikes, which are supposed to have virtually destroyed Iranian military capabilities, the air defenses of the Gulf states—allie…
Musician who played saxophone during 12-hour brain tumour op dies aged 38 as tributes paid to ‘shining example’
A MUSICIAN famed for playing the saxophone during a 12-hour operation to remove a brain tumour has tragically died. Tributes have flooded in for 38-year-old Carlos Aguilera, whose death was confirmed on Friday. Aguilera made global headlines for his hi…
HMM orders 10 newbuildings worth $550m at HD Hyundai
Liner company also has series of 1,800-teu and 3,000-teu newbuildings on order at Huanghai Shipbuilding in China
India faces dilemma as energy crisis bites amid US trade deal negotiations
New Delhi walks a policy tightrope, with public anger mounting over shortages of cooking gas as the US demands support for its war on Iran. Also in this edition: China’s economy turns in stronger than expected figures, and oil prices continue to rise …
Margareta Magnusson, Swedish ‘death cleaning’ author, dies age 92
Magnusson’s 2017 bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning turned the Scandinavian decluttering practice into a global phenomenonSwedish author and artist Margareta Magnusson, whose book on “death cleaning” became a global phenomenon, has die…
Margareta Magnusson, Swedish ‘death cleaning’ author, dies age 92
Magnusson’s 2017 bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning turned the Scandinavian decluttering practice into a global phenomenonSwedish author and artist Margareta Magnusson, whose book on “death cleaning” became a global phenomenon, has die…
Trump hints at delaying China summit and urges XI Jinping to intervene in Strait of Hormuz
A cancellation of the face-to-face meeting with the Chinese President could trigger substantial economic repercussions