Today: September 24, 2024
Today: September 24, 2024

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Europe|News|Political

Aim to get pardoned German back from Belarus quickly, says Berlin

Germany campaigned intensely on behalf of Rico Krieger, a German recently pardoned from a death sentence in Belarus, and will continue to do so with the aim of getting him back to

Aim to get pardoned German back from Belarus quickly, says Berlin
Asia

China accuses US lawmaker McGovern of interference, imposes sanctions

China has imposed sanctions on U.S. lawmaker Jim McGovern on the grounds of interference in the country's affairs, freezing assets and barring him from conducting transactions in

China accuses US lawmaker McGovern of interference, imposes sanctions
Business|Economy

CNH Industrial lowers profit forecast on slow demand for farming products

Farm and construction equipment maker CNH Industrial on Wednesday lowered its 2024 profit forecast for the second time, as slowing demand for its tractors and combines

CNH Industrial lowers profit forecast on slow demand for farming products
Business|Finance|Health

Insurer Humana flags higher medical care use, shares slide

Humana said on Wednesday that demand for medical care was higher than it had anticipated in the second quarter, dampening investor hopes that elevated costs in the Medicare

Insurer Humana flags higher medical care use, shares slide
Asia|Business|Economy

Hong Kong court adjourns China developer Shimao's liquidation petition

Embattled Chinese property developer Shimao Group said on Wednesday a Hong Kong court had adjourned until Aug. 12 a liquidation hearing against the company, allowing it more time

Hong Kong court adjourns China developer Shimao's liquidation petition
Europe|News|Political

Putin doubles signing bonuses for volunteers to fight in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled upfront payments for volunteers to fight in Ukraine on Wednesday, a move aimed at facilitating military recruitment but likely to create

Putin doubles signing bonuses for volunteers to fight in Ukraine
Environment|Europe

Wildfires rage in Spain as heatwave peaks

Hundreds of firefighters backed up by waterbomber aircraft sought to contain two wildfires that have raged since Tuesday in eastern Spain, and much of the rest of the country is on

Wildfires rage in Spain as heatwave peaks
Economy|Europe|Political

Zelenskiy signs law allowing Ukraine debt payment suspension

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a law allowing the government to suspend foreign debt payments until Oct. 1, paving the way for a moratorium to be called that would

Zelenskiy signs law allowing Ukraine debt payment suspension
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

S&P 500, Nasdaq boosted by chip rally, Fed rate cut signals

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq scored their biggest daily percentage gains since Feb. 22 and the Dow rose on Wednesday as chip stocks rallied and the Federal Reserve kept

S&P 500, Nasdaq boosted by chip rally, Fed rate cut signals
Business|Economy|Finance

BOJ hikes with Fed ahead, Big Tech flubs

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan By any standards of an already busy year, markets are digesting an awful lot of information in a very short space of time - with a

BOJ hikes with Fed ahead, Big Tech flubs
Business|Finance|Technology

DuPont raises full-year forecasts on strong electronics, AI-tech demand

By Seher Dareen -Industrial materials maker DuPont de Nemours raised its full-year forecasts on Wednesday, benefiting from strong demand for its products used in making electronics and semiconductors

DuPont raises full-year forecasts on strong electronics, AI-tech demand
Asia|Europe|Political

Germany accuses China of conducting 2021 cyberattack on cartography agency

Germany accused China on Wednesday of having been behind a 2021 cyberattack on the federal cartography agency for espionage purposes and summoned Beijing's ambaassador to Berlin to

Germany accuses China of conducting 2021 cyberattack on cartography agency
Economy|Europe

Euro zone inflation edges up in 'difficult print' for ECB

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly edged up in July, data showed on Wednesday, although a widely watched gauge of price growth in the services sector eased.

Euro zone inflation edges up in 'difficult print' for ECB
MidEast|News|World

Sudan's army chief Burhan defiant after drone strikes army base

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan struck a defiant tone on Wednesday after a drone hit an army base he was visiting in eastern Sudan, casting doubt on

Sudan's army chief Burhan defiant after drone strikes army base
Europe|News|Political

Ukraine says it struck weapons facility in Russia's Kursk region

Ukraine's military said it struck a Russian storage facility for weapons and military equipment in the western Russian region of Kursk overnight, the latest in a series of strikes by

Economy|Europe|Political

Austria nominates Finance Minister Brunner as European commissioner

Austria's conservative-led coalition government is nominating conservative Finance Minister Magnus Brunner as its next European Commissioner, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said in a

Austria nominates Finance Minister Brunner as European commissioner
Business|Economy|Finance

Singapore Airlines warns of passenger yield pressure due to competition, costs

Singapore Airlines on Wednesday warned that a key revenue metric would remain under pressure this year as rising competition crimps average fares and higher fuel costs dent group profit.

Singapore Airlines warns of passenger yield pressure due to competition, costs
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Europe

Ex-BBC news presenter Huw Edwards pleads guilty to indecent child pictures charges

Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC's flagship news programme, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three counts of making indecent

Ex-BBC news presenter Huw Edwards pleads guilty to indecent child pictures charges
MidEast|Political

Qatar and Egypt say assassinations damage Gaza truce chances

Qatar and Egypt, which have acted as mediators in faltering ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, suggested on Wednesday that the killing

Qatar and Egypt say assassinations damage Gaza truce chances
Africa|Crime|Lifestyle|News

Ugandan man detained for nearly year over homosexuality freed on bail

A Ugandan man held in pre-trial detention for nearly a year under anti-homosexuality laws which have drawn international condemnation has been freed on bail, a rights group

Asia|Political

Myanmar junta extends emergency rule amid escalating conflict

Myanmar's embattled military government extended a state of emergency on Wednesday for another six months, state media said, as the junta struggles to maintain its grip on power with

Myanmar junta extends emergency rule amid escalating conflict
MidEast|News|World

Russia says the Middle East is teetering on the brink of war

Russia said on Wednesday that the Middle East was teetering the brink of a major war and that key players were continuing to raise the stakes.

Asia|Business

China's Temu vendors protest over penalty policy

Hundreds of Chinese sellers on Temu have protested against what they call unbearably high penalties imposed by the firm, one of the merchants involved in the protest told Reuters,

China's Temu vendors protest over penalty policy
Crime|Europe|News

UK charges 17-year-old boy with murder in Southport child killings

A 17-year-old boy appeared in an English court on Thursday charged with the murder of three young girls in a knife attack at a

UK charges 17-year-old boy with murder in Southport child killings
Asia|Business|Economy

Japan orders 'drastic reforms' after new Toyota certification violations

The Japanese government ordered Toyota Motor on Wednesday to make "drastic reforms" after discovering new violations in the automaker's vehicle certification procedures.

Japan orders 'drastic reforms' after new Toyota certification violations

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