Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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US business spending on equipment shows signs of cooling in July

New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly fell in July and data for the prior month was revised lower, suggesting a loss of momentum in

US business spending on equipment shows signs of cooling in July
Europe|News|World

Russia says it pummelled Ukrainian forces along the Kursk front

Russia said on Monday it had struck Ukrainian forces at more than a dozen places along the front in the Kursk region of western Russia where Ukraine has carved out a slice of

Russia says it pummelled Ukrainian forces along the Kursk front
News|World

Russia says it disrupted Ukraine's power network and arms supplies with massive strike

Russia said on Monday it had conducted a massive strike on Ukraine which it said had disrupted the electricity supply and the transport by rail of arms and ammunition to the front

Russia says it disrupted Ukraine's power network and arms supplies with massive strike
Africa|Europe|News

Denmark to close its embassies in Mali, Burkina Faso

Denmark will close its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso after a series of military coups over the past few years, the Danish foreign ministry said on Monday, as it formally

Denmark to close its embassies in Mali, Burkina Faso
Europe|News|World

Russia's Wagner says it is not fighting in Ukraine

Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Monday that it only operated in Africa and in Russian ally Belarus, and its soldiers were no longer fighting in the Ukraine war.

Russia's Wagner says it is not fighting in Ukraine
Asia|News|World

Who are Pakistan's ethnic militants fighting for secession?

Separatist militants launched several coordinated attacks in Pakistan's province of Balochistan, killing at least 39 people, officials said on Monday, in the most widespread

Who are Pakistan's ethnic militants fighting for secession?
Europe|News|World

Poland says drone likely entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine

Poland said that a drone had likely entered its airspace early on Monday morning during a Russian bombardment of Ukraine, adding that the object

Africa|News

Libya's eastern government says all oilfields to close

Oilfields in eastern Libya that account for almost all the country's production will be closed and production and exports halted, the eastern-based administration

Libya's eastern government says all oilfields to close
Europe|News|World

Alert at NATO base in Germany was due to drone threat, source says

Last week's alert at a NATO base in Germany housing the Western alliance's fleet of AWACS surveillance planes was due to a potential drone threat, a security source said on Monday.

Alert at NATO base in Germany was due to drone threat, source says
News|World

Indonesia, U.S. hold annual joint military exercises

Indonesia and the United States on Monday began two weeks of annual military exercises involving more than 4,500 personnel, aimed at boosting operational skills as Washington seeks

Business|Finance

TSX posts record high on rotation into commodity-linked shares

Canada's main stock rose to an all-time high on Monday as a jump in oil prices boosted energy shares, and ahead of quarterly earnings this week from five of Canada's six

TSX posts record high on rotation into commodity-linked shares
Africa|Health|News|World

Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa

Germany will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stocks to help contain the outbreak on the African continent in the short term as well as provide help to the

Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa
Asia|Business|Finance

China's PDD suffers $55 billion market cap wipeout after flagging an uncertain market

China's PDD Holdings missed market estimates for quarterly revenue on Monday, and downbeat comments from executives about China's domestic e-commerce

China's PDD suffers $55 billion market cap wipeout after flagging an uncertain market
Asia|Business|Technology

Tech giants urge Malaysia to pause plan for social media platform licenses

An Asian industry group that includes Google, Meta and X urged Malaysia in an open letter to pause a plan that will require social media services to apply for a license, citing

Tech giants urge Malaysia to pause plan for social media platform licenses
Science|Technology

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission: Who are the astronauts doing the spacewalk?

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission carried out its spacewalk on Thursday with two astronauts emerging out of the capsule in Earth's orbit, tethered to the Crew Dragon spacecraft in the vacuum

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission: Who are the astronauts doing the spacewalk?
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

S&P 500 ends lower, weighed down by Nvidia dip

The S&P 500 finished lower on Monday, with AI heavyweight Nvidia dipping ahead of its quarterly report this week, while investors awaited inflation

S&P 500 ends lower, weighed down by Nvidia dip
Europe|News|World

Kremlin says there will be a response to Ukraine's Kursk attack

The Kremlin said on Monday that there would have to be a Russian response to Ukraine's incursion into the western Kursk region and that the idea of ceasefire talks with Kyiv was no

Kremlin says there will be a response to Ukraine's Kursk attack
Finance|Stock Markets

Rate-cut hopes meet Mid-East risks

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Dhara Ranasinghe. Not for the first time, financial markets are reminded why it's never a good idea to get too far ahead.

Rate-cut hopes meet Mid-East risks
Europe|News|Technology

Kremlin says it has yet to see accusations against Telegram's Durov

The Kremlin said on Monday it did not know what Telegram founder Pavel Durov, arrested by French police on Saturday, was accused of, and said Russia would wait for an official

Kremlin says it has yet to see accusations against Telegram's Durov
Crime|Europe|News

Germany's Scholz promises more deportations after visiting mass stabbing scene

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to step up deportations on Monday during a visit to Solingen, where a deadly mass stabbing linked to Islamic State has emboldened

Germany's Scholz promises more deportations after visiting mass stabbing scene
News

Seven injured in fire at Russia's Omsk oil refinery, production continues

Seven people were in hospital, with one in a serious condition, after a fire at Russia's Omsk oil refinery, the local governor said on Monday, although the plant said it was

Seven injured in fire at Russia's Omsk oil refinery, production continues
News|Political|World

Israeli hardliner Ben-Gvir repeats call for prayer at Al-Aqsa mosque compound

Israel's hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir repeated a call for Jews to be allowed to pray at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, drawing sharp criticism

Israeli hardliner Ben-Gvir repeats call for prayer at Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Asia|News

Japan scrambles jets against China plane that breached airspace

Japan's defence ministry said it had scrambled jets against a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft that had briefly breached its airspace on Monday morning.

Japan scrambles jets against China plane that breached airspace
Asia

How has Communist-run Vietnam's graft campaign shaken up its politics?

Vietnam's parliament appointed three new deputy prime ministers, as well as new ministers of environment and justice in a government reshuffle that follows months of political

How has Communist-run Vietnam's graft campaign shaken up its politics?
Europe|News|Uncategorized

Captain under investigation after sinking of Lynch's yacht, source says

Italian prosecutors have placed Captain James Cutfield under investigation over the deaths of Mike Lynch and six others after the British tech tycoon's superyacht sank off Sicily last

Captain under investigation after sinking of Lynch's yacht, source says

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