Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Europe|News

Catalan separatist leader says he is back in Belgium

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said on Friday he was back in Belgium after dodging arrest during a brief return to Spain and never had the intention of

Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets

UK's FTSE 100 rounds off second week with losses

London's main equity indexes logged declines for a second week on Friday, but ended higher for the day supported by healthy gains in homebuilder stocks,

Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

European shares jump, weather turbulence to eke out weekly gain

Europe's main index rose on Friday, with a continued boost from healthcare stocks, logging gains for a fourth consecutive session and eking out a gain

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.

Asia|Economy|Finance

China's July bank lending set to dip, keeps Beijing focused on policy support: Reuters poll

China's new yuan loans likely fell sharply in July from the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, dragged down by tepid credit demand and seasonal factors even as the

MidEast|News|World

Sudan government delegation will consult with US on ceasefire talks

The Sudanese government said on Friday it will send a delegation to Jeddah to consult with the United States regarding an invitation to ceasefire talks in Geneva to be held on August 14.

Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

China tells some brokerages to conduct compliance checks on bond trading, sources say

China's securities regulator has ordered some brokerages to inspect their bond trading activities, three people with knowledge of the matter said, as authorities seek to rein in

Europe|News|Technology|World

Ukraine downs all 27 drones used in Russian overnight attack, air force says

Ukraine's forces destroyed all 27 Russian attack drones launched overnight, Ukraine's Air Force chief said on Friday.

Asia|News

Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa's Rappler website wins appeal to overturn shutdown order

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa's news website Rappler won an appeal to restore its corporate licence after a court overturned a

Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa's Rappler website wins appeal to overturn shutdown order
Business|Entertainment|Europe

Disney to spend $5 billion for films and TV production across UK, EMEA

Disney plans to spend at least $1 billion every year in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa over the next five years to produce movies and TV shows, a company spokesperson told

Disney to spend $5 billion for films and TV production across UK, EMEA
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Turbulent week ending on a high

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu.

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

India's Ola Electric surges 20% on debut on EV optimism

Ola Electric Mobility's shares surged 20% on their trading debut in Mumbai on Friday, valuing the company at $4.8 billion, as investors bet on increasing

Election|News

Microsoft researchers report Iran hackers targeting US officials before election

Microsoft researchers said on Friday that Iran government-tied hackers tried breaking into the account of a "high ranking official" on the U.S. presidential campaign in June,

Asia|Election|News

Restoring law and order in Bangladesh a priority, says caretaker government

Improving law and order in Bangladesh is a priority for the new caretaker government, the adviser to the interior ministry said on Friday, as the

Asia|Economy|Environment

China's rains and floods led to near doubling of natural disaster losses in July

Extreme rainfall and severe flooding in China led to a near doubling in economic losses from natural disasters in July from a year earlier, the government said.

Asia|News|Travel|World

Japan's PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip after earthquake risk warning

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled plans to visit Central Asia and Mongolia this weekend, following an unprecedented advisory that the risk

Japan's PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip after earthquake risk warning
Europe|News|World

Russia's Lipetsk region hit by 'massive' drone attack, governor says

Russia evacuated people on Friday from parts of its western region of Lipetsk after a "massive attack" by Ukrainian drones caused explosions, disrupted power supply and wounded nine people,

Business|Economy|News

China's consumer prices boosted by weather disruptions, but domestic demand still soft

China's consumer prices rose at a slightly faster-than-expected rate in July partly due to weather disruptions to food supplies, while producer deflation persisted, keeping the

China's consumer prices boosted by weather disruptions, but domestic demand still soft
Australia|Economy|Finance|News|World

Pacific Islands to build climate disaster warehouses

Australia and New Zealand said they would provide A$42.6 million ($28.05 million) for Pacific Island countries, which span millions of kilometres of ocean, to store humanitarian aid

Business|Economy|Finance

China treasuries fall after state media says trading accounts must not be borrowed

Chinese treasuries fell on Friday after state media said trading accounts must not be borrowed or transferred, following the launch of a probe by regulators into suspected

Americas|News|Technology

Venezuela's Maduro blocks X access in country for 10 days

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday took tensions with social media platform X and its owner Elon Musk to new heights, banning the

Venezuela's Maduro blocks X access in country for 10 days
Business|Finance|Technology

News Corp considers selling Australia pay TV and streaming unit

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said it may sell Australian cable TV and streaming unit Foxtel after receiving an approach, a deal that would end its

Business|Finance|Technology

Moody's downgrades Intel's senior unsecured rating

Moody's downgraded Intel's senior unsecured rating on Thursday to BAA1 from its earlier A3 rating, citing concerns about the chipmaker's profitability.

Business|Economy|Finance

Brazil central bank will do 'whatever is necessary' to control inflation, director says

Brazil's central bank will do "whatever is necessary" to control inflation, monetary policy director Gabriel Galipolo said on Thursday, adding that risks appeared to be to the

Economy|Finance

Fed's Schmid says he's more confident inflation heading to 2% goal

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Jeff Schmid, one of the U.S. central bank's more hawkish policymakers, said on Thursday that recent "encouraging" data gives him more confidence

Fed's Schmid says he's more confident inflation heading to 2% goal

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