Author: DispatchTimes News Desk

The International Monetary Fund has warned that growth in Asia is slowing, while rising yields could create spillover effects across the region.

Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie appeared together at the world premiere of DC Studios’ Clayface in Los Angeles, where the co-stars coordinated in black for the event. The pair attended the screening at the Hollywood Legion Theater on Tuesday evening, 13 October. Director James Watkins was also present, alongside DC Studios co-chairmen and co-chief executives James Gunn and Peter Safran. Gunn attended with his wife, Jennifer Holland, while Safran was accompanied by his wife, Natalie. What is Clayface about? The film follows Matt Hagen, who rises from being a street kid in Gotham to a leading Hollywood actor before…

Seattle’s City Attorney’s Office is adding two prosecutors to tackle gun violence and alleged sex trafficking along Aurora Avenue, where residents say shootings and commercial sexual exploitation continue to disrupt homes and businesses. One prosecutor will work with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office as a cross-deputised official, allowing the city to assist with both misdemeanour and felony cases involving pimps, sex buyers and human traffickers. The second will lead a new firearms unit focused on extreme risk protection orders. The civil court orders can be used to remove guns from people considered a significant threat to themselves or others.…

Credit card sign-up bonuses worth hundreds of dollars remain available to Australians, despite banks increasing annual fees and reducing perks following the Albanese government’s surcharge crackdown. Sally Tindall, Canstar’s data insights director, said lucrative introductory offers were still available to customers prepared to compare cards carefully, as providers continued to seek new business. Westpac’s Altitude Rewards Black card was at the top of Canstar’s database for rewards points, offering eligible new customers 200,000 points. Tindall said those points could be exchanged for $680 in gift cards. For customers seeking frequent-flyer rewards, Westpac was offering up to 150,000 points, while American…

Student protests erupted across France on Tuesday as activists raised concerns about poor school conditions, including overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages. Large demonstrations were reported in cities across the country, with footage showing the scale of the gatherings as students took to the streets.

Anne Aly has been criticised after charging taxpayers $150,000 for overseas travel. The spending has prompted scrutiny of the cost of Anne Aly’s taxpayer-funded overseas trips.

Razer is expanding beyond gaming hardware to pursue an ambitious future in artificial intelligence, with chief executive Min-Liang Tan forecasting that the company could become one of the world’s largest AI hardware businesses. The Singapore-founded gaming brand is developing AI-powered headsets, virtual companions and tools for creating and testing games. Tan believes the technology could transform both the way games are made and how players experience them. “AI is going to bring a new renaissance to all of gaming,” Tan said at Razer’s Singapore office. “Today, gaming is an industry worth hundreds of billions, and we believe that AI will…

Jay Bakker was absent from his father Jim Bakker’s funeral on Monday, saying he had already been able to say goodbye to the televangelist in person before his death. Jay, who is also a pastor, recorded a video for the service in which he described their relationship as “complicated” and explained why he did not attend. He said he had visited his father before he died and that they had shared several good conversations. For Jay, that private farewell meant he did not feel the need to be present at the funeral. In a message accompanying the video on Instagram,…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Gerber Products Company and Nestlé USA, accusing the companies of misleading parents about the safety and testing of Gerber baby food. The lawsuit, filed on 9 October in Collin County district court, alleges that Gerber marketed its products as safe, pure and rigorously tested while internal records showed the presence of arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury. Texas lawsuit alleges toxic metals in baby food According to the state’s complaint, Gerber used 67 batches of rice flour between 2017 and 2019 containing more than nine times the amount of inorganic arsenic permitted by the…

A teenager has been charged over the alleged coordination of a botched shooting targeting a father and his 15-year-old daughter during high-school pick-up. The teenager is accused of arranging the attempted assassination while the pair were collecting the girl from school.