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THE MOAT as it stood at 8 November 2026, 05:02 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke

The Guardian /

Also: bne IntelliNews Paraguay’s ousted president Pena detained over Ueno bank collapse, Alliana takes office

In other languages: Handelsblatt Bankenskandal in Paraguay: Nach Amtsenthebung: Anklage gegen Paraguays Ex-Präsidenten (de), Estadão Itaipu aciona Ministério Público do Paraguai para recuperar US$ 182 milhões depositados no Ueno Bank (pt), Expansión (México) Santiago Peña, expresidente de Paraguay, queda en prisión preventiva por crisis de Ueno Bank (es), Diario Financiero Alliana jura como nuevo presidente de Paraguay y fiscalía ordena detención de Peña (es), Valor Econômico Juiz do Paraguai ordena prisão preventiva do ex-presidente Santiago Peña (pt), NRC Paraguay beëdigt nieuwe president temidden van financiële crisis, oud-president onder huisarrest (nl), Jornal de Negócios Banco central do Paraguai começa a devolver fundos aos lesados do banco Ueno (pt) · see all

  1. Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Financial Times Israel’s president gives Gadi Eisenkot first chance at forming a government, The Wall Street Journal Netanyahu’s Challenger Tapped to Try to Form Israeli Government, The Guardian Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Presidente de Israel escolhe rival de Netanyahu para tentar formar governo (pt), Handelsblatt Nach der Wahl: Israels Präsident beauftragt Eisenkot mit Regierungsbildung (de), Aftenposten Eisenkot får i oppdrag å danne regjering i Israel (no), Dagens industri Oppositionen i Israel får chans att bilda regering (sv) · see all

  2. AI rout after US midterms hits Asia hard, reviving out-of-favour Chinese and Indian stocks

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg AI Slump Revives Asia’s Forgotten Trades From China to India

  3. How China’s clean-tech machine is reshaping the global climate fight

    The Japan Times /

  4. Binance CFO Kaiser Ng steps down days after hackers steal $6.3-billion

    The Globe and Mail /

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 바이낸스 해킹·美 '블루 쓰나미' 겹악재…비트코인도 '와르르' (ko)

  5. Taiwan closes Papua New Guinea office amid China pressure

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  6. Malaysia's data centre billions face bigger risks than a US backlash - IntelliNews Lambda

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  7. China recruited Singapore-based executive to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: US intelligence

    The Business Times /

  8. Uyghurs facing deportation by Thailand say they will be ‘like slaves’ in China

    Amy Hawkins / The Guardian /

  9. Indonesian president’s adviser says MSCI downgrade threat ‘went too far’

    Financial Times /

  10. Beijing’s latest property stimulus falls short in lower-tier-cities

    Daniel Ren / South China Morning Post /

  11. Russian attacks kill 2, injure 37 across Ukraine over past day, hit substations connecting nuclear power plants to Kyiv

    Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: The Guardian Blackouts and water shortages in Kyiv after Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy grid, Kyiv Independent Russia attacks another bridge in Kyiv, bne IntelliNews Missile War Monitor: Russian strike closes Kyiv's North Bridge, cuts water pressure in the capital · see all

  12. Italy's foreign minister targeted in cyberattack due to Ukraine stance, minister says

    Jonas Heins / The Kyiv Independent /

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Dados de vice-primeiro-ministro de Itália divulgados por “’hackers’ pró-russos” na “dark web” (pt), Valor Econômico Ministro das Relações Exteriores da Itália afirma ter sido alvo de hackers pró-Rússia (pt), Handelsblatt Sensible Daten im Darknet: Italiens Außenminister prangert Hacker-Angriffe an (de)

  13. Russia to send senior diplomats, military officials to upcoming peace talks in Abu Dhabi

    Olena Goncharova / The Kyiv Independent /

  14. Berkshire Hathaway steps up share buybacks with $9.6bn of purchases

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Berkshire Makes Record $9.6 Billion Buyback, The Globe and Mail Berkshire Hathaway buys back US$9.6-billion of stock but profits declined

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Já sem Buffet na liderança, Berkshire recua 28% nos lucros e investe mais 8,6 mil milhões na recompra de ações (pt), Dagens industri Svidande vinsttapp för Berkshire Hathaway (sv), Dagens Næringsliv Resultatfall for Berkshire Hathaway – pengebingen økte igjen (no), Handelsblatt US-Holdinggesellschaft: Berkshire Hathaway kauft mehr eigene Aktien zurück (de) · see all

  15. When wording changes what we find: The impact of inflation expectations on spending

    Tiziana Assenza / CEPR /

  16. What the Democratic sweep means for Trump’s tariffs and AI

    Nikkei Asia /

  17. AI Backlash Spreads Across Europe With Data Center Protests

    Jennifer Duggan / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Protester mot datacenter runtom i Europa (sv)

  18. U.S. Cleared Nvidia Chips to Chinese Firms With Empty Offices and Troubling Ties

    Ana Swanson / The New York Times /

    In other languages: Børsen Medie: USA kæder Nvidia-stifter sammen med formodet kinesisk spion (da), Der Spiegel Nvidia: Medienbericht wirft Huang Affäre mit mutmaßlicher chinesischer Spionin vor (de)

  19. US plan to overhaul air traffic control system like ‘changing a tyre at 70mph’

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian FAA announces first US digital air traffic control towers in Florida and Alaska

  20. Meta’s $25 Billion Bond Sale Highlights Shifting Landscape for Tech Debt

    Davide Barbuscia / Bloomberg /

  21. China Raises Delegate Count to 2,360 for 2027 Party Congress

    Bloomberg /

  22. ‘No two days are the same’: Inside the lives of Singapore’s remisiers

    Ranamita Chakraborty / The Business Times /

  23. New Zealand’s Conservatives Narrowly Lead in Election

    Stuart Condie / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: The Guardian NZ election 2026: New Zealand faces weeks of uncertainty with results ‘too close to call’

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Wahlen: Regierung nach Wahl in Neuseeland knapp unter der absoluten Mehrheit (de)

  24. How do you broker UN climate talks when your own country is a big coal and gas exporter? Chris Bowen is about to find out

    Graham Readfearn Environment / The Guardian /

Earlier today

  1. Ukraine's port blockade wipes $5.2bn off second-half exports, National Bank estimates

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  2. Russia Reroutes Pig Iron to Arctic Port Over Black Sea Strikes

    Kyiv Post /

  3. Europe and Central Asia debt climbs $178bn in 2025, fastest increase globally

    Clare Nuttall / bne IntelliNews /

  4. The Last-Minute Changes to the Senate Permitting Deal, Explained

    Robinson Meyer / Heatmap /

  5. ECB’s Lagarde Says Inflation Likely to Stay High in Near Future

    Alessandra Migliaccio and Mark Schroers / Bloomberg /