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MENA Newswire News Desk: NVIDIA continues to rank among the top blue-chip artificial intelligence (AI) stocks supported by billionaire investor Cliff Asness. According to the latest 13F filing for Q4 2024, Asness’s firm, AQR Capital Management, holds approximately $2.19 billion

U.S. stock markets closed sharply lower on Friday, weighed down by hotter-than-expected inflation data and renewed concerns over tariff policies under President Donald Trump. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 590 points, or 1.6%, while the S&P 500 lost 1.6%

The health of nearly 13 million forcibly displaced people, including over six million children, is at serious risk in 2025 due to critical funding shortages, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday. The agency said that

India is moving ahead with the development of small modular reactors (SMRs) with capacities ranging from 16 megawatts (MW) to 300 MW, aimed at revitalizing nuclear energy and enhancing electricity access across remote regions and industrial zones. The initiative was

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the recent Black Sea security talks held in Saudi Arabia, involving the United States, Russia, and Ukraine. These high-level discussions aimed to advance maritime safety and address broader issues stemming from the conflict

The European Union (EU) recorded a trade deficit in aluminium of €11.1 billion in 2024, as per newly published data from Eurostat. The EU imported €29.5 billion worth of aluminium and related articles, while exports totaled €18.4 billion, reflecting a

Migrant deaths in Asia surged to an all-time high in 2024, with at least 2,514 lives lost along dangerous migration routes, according to the latest data from the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM). This marks a 59 percent

Record-breaking annual growth in renewable power capacity in 2024 has been confirmed by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in its latest Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025 report. The report shows global renewable power capacity reaching 4,448 gigawatts (GW), following an

The European Commission steel safeguard measure has been significantly reinforced as part of a broader effort to protect the European Union’s steel industry from mounting global pressures. This revision, which aligns with the EU’s Steel and Metals Action Plan, aims to curb the influx of steel

Global energy demand increased sharply in 2024, rising by 2.2% and nearly doubling its average annual growth rate of the previous decade, according to the latest Global Energy Review released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report attributes the