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China Evergrande's liquidators ask investors to join restructuring process

China Evergrande's liquidators have invited investors interested in restructuring the heavily indebted property developer or any of its parts, it said in a filing on Friday.

China Evergrande's liquidators ask investors to join restructuring process
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Canada sheds 2,800 jobs in July, jobless rate stays at 6.4%

Canada's economy shed a net 2,800 jobs in July, as gains in full-time work were offset by part-time job losses, while the unemployment rate

Canada sheds 2,800 jobs in July, jobless rate stays at 6.4%
MidEast|News|World

As war drums beat, those in Beirut suburb have nowhere to flee

When war last came to the edges of Lebanon's capital nearly two decades ago, Bilal Sahlab drove his family to a secluded mountain town, rented an apartment and waited out the

As war drums beat, those in Beirut suburb have nowhere to flee
Asia|News

Magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits Tokyo after Japan issued megaquake advisory

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and eastern parts of Japan on Friday evening, the government said, a day after it issued the first-ever advisory about the risk of a huge

Africa|News|World

Somalia, Ethiopia to resume talks on port deal under Turkish mediation, Ankara says

The foreign ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia will meet in Ankara next week to discuss disagreements over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland

Somalia, Ethiopia to resume talks on port deal under Turkish mediation, Ankara says
Business|Entertainment

Paramount shares rise as steady streaming growth eclipses TV unit writedown

Paramount Global's shares rose as much as 6% in early trade on Friday as investors cheered strong growth at the media group's streaming business, even as the company

Paramount shares rise as steady streaming growth eclipses TV unit writedown
MidEast|News|World

Iranian Guards navy has new highly explosive missiles, state media say

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that its navy has new cruise missiles equipped with highly explosive warheads that are undetectable, state media reported.

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Chinese commercial banks' non-performing loan ratio at 1.56% at end-June

The non-performing loan ratio of commercial banks in China was 1.56% at the end of June, down 0.03 percentage points from the end of the previous quarter, the National Financial

Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Expedia jumps as optimism over profit beat overrides demand warning

Expedia shares jumped more than 8% on Friday as markets cheered the online travel agency beating quarterly profit estimates, even as it joined other travel companies in

Business|Finance

Insurance losses from Hurricane Debby to be "very manageable," says Gallagher Re

Insurers and reinsurers' losses from Hurricane Debby are expected to be in the low single-digit billions of dollars, a figure that would be "very manageable" for the industry, according to

News|World

Turkey says it killed 12 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Turkey's military has "neutralised" 12 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.

Europe|News|World

Death toll in Russian strike on Ukraine's Kostiantynivka up to four, 24 injured

The death toll in a Russian artillery strike on a supermarket in the Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka has risen to four, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, with at least 24

News|World

Russian strike on supermarket in Ukraine's east kills 14 people

A Russian missile struck a supermarket in the Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka in the front-line Donetsk region on Friday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 43 others, Ukrainian

Russian strike on supermarket in Ukraine's east kills 14 people
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Ebbing jobs fear sees calmer market waters

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The first reality check on July's jarring U.S. employment report suggests rising recession fears were overstated, allowing stocks to

Ebbing jobs fear sees calmer market waters
Economy|Finance

S&P 500 ends up, but near flat for week after Monday's steep selloff

The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday and was little changed for the week after regaining almost all of its losses since Monday's steep dive that was prompted

Crime|Europe|News|World

King Charles calls for unity and understanding after riots in UK

King Charles called for mutual respect and understanding after racist riots that targeted Muslims and migrants in Britain, a Buckingham Palace

News|World

Russia reinforces Kursk region, videos show Ukrainian presence, evidence of attack

Russia moved extra tanks, artillery and rocket systems to its southern Kursk region and imposed anti-terrorism measures in border areas as it battled a shock incursion by

Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Europe

Rapper Travis Scott arrested in Paris for bust-up with security guard

Grammy-nominated hip hop star Travis Scott was arrested on Friday at Paris' luxury Georges V hotel for unspecified violence against a security guard, the Paris prosecutor's office

News|World

Ukraine says it hit Russian military airfield in Lipetsk region

The Ukrainian military said on Friday it had hit a Russian military airfield in the Lipetsk region of western Russia overnight, damaging stockpiles of guided bombs and causing a

Africa|Election|News|Political

Malawi President Chakwera secures his party's support for second term bid

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has secured his party's support to run for a second term in next year's election, but his chances of retaining power may depend on his Malawi

Europe

Catalan separatist party to reevaluate support for Spanish government

Catalan separatist party Junts on Friday said it would decide whether to keep its crucial parliamentary support for the central government in Madrid, as the situation in the

Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Europe

Iraqi teen held in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiled

An 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, Austria's

Iraqi teen held in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiled
Economy|Europe

Italy July EU-harmonised CPI revised down to +1.6% y/y

Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) fell 0.9% month-on-month in July and were up 1.6% from the year earlier, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Friday, revising

Asia|News|World

Taiwanese shipping firm Yang Ming Marine Transport confirms cargo ship fire

Taiwanese shipping firm Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp said one of its cargo ships caught fire on Friday at China's Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, one of the world's busiest.

Business|Economy|Finance

Cruel summer

Global markets are having a torrid time of late as U.S. recession fears creep back in and the effects of the yen's sudden surge ripple out.

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