China's top legislative body has approved a proposal to raise the country's retirement age, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday, accelerating an
September 13, 2024
A team of staff from the International Monetary Fund is visiting Kenya on a fact-finding trip, the IMF said late on Thursday, part of efforts to craft a way forward in the wake of
September 13, 2024
One of British street artist Banksy's best-known paintings, "Girl with Balloon", has been found after its theft from a London gallery last week with two men charged, police said on
September 13, 2024
Sony Music is in advanced talks to buy the rights to music recorded by legendary English rock group Pink Floyd for about $500 million, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
September 13, 2024
European stocks rounded off the week on a positive note, supported by technology, real estate and mining shares, while investors shifted their focus to the U.S.
September 13, 2024
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he was confident that the European Commission would reimburse Hungary's costs for protecting the European Union's external border from
September 13, 2024
All flights to and from Belgium's Charleroi airport, a major hub for budget airline Ryanair, were cancelled on Friday for a second day as the airport's employees continued to
September 13, 2024
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday it was aiming for delivery of the first new F-16V fighter jets by the end of this year, blaming "acute fluctuations" in the
September 13, 2024
Boeing said late on Thursday it was ready to get back to negotiations to reach a new agreement after its U.S.
September 13, 2024
Deutsche Bank has raised its year-end target for the benchmark S&P 500 index to 5,750 points from 5,500, citing rising stock buybacks, strong corporate earnings and robust inflows, boosted
September 13, 2024
The chairman of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, on Friday accused NATO of being a party to military action in Ukraine, suggesting it was already heavily involved
September 13, 2024
Blackstone is considering options including a sale of its majority stake in visa application outsourcing and technology services firm VFS Global after receiving interest from prospective
September 13, 2024
The casino commission in Australia's biggest state said on Friday it may cancel Star Entertainment's Sydney licence or fine it up to A$100 million ($67.2 million) after an inquiry found
September 13, 2024
India's Supreme Court granted bail on Friday to opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, paving the way for his release almost
September 13, 2024
Inflation in the euro zone, including a core measure that strips out volatile prices, is going in the right direction, European Central Bank policymaker Joachim Nagel said on
September 13, 2024
Boeing and union negotiators will return to the bargaining table early next week, U.S. federal mediators said on Friday, as the two sides try to
September 13, 2024
Airline Cathay Pacific has bought back all warrants issued to the Hong Kong government in 2020, another step in repaying the government for a pandemic-related recapitalisation package
September 13, 2024
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is the largest aerospace union in North America and represents Boeing's U.S. West Coast factory workers.
September 13, 2024
Allies of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trumps and bankers have been discussing plans on ending U.S. government control of the mortgage-finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie
September 13, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland European traders who went to bed thinking a quarter-point Fed rate cut was a lock for next week may well have had a rude
September 13, 2024
Vietnam is considering resuming plans to develop nuclear power to ensure national energy security and to support economic growth, according to a government document
September 13, 2024Japanese trading house Mitsubishi said on Friday it has reached a preliminary agreement to buy a stake in and offtake low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil's hydrogen facility in Texas.
September 13, 2024
Former New York Federal Reserve President Bill Dudley said there was a strong case for a 50 basis point interest rate cut in the United States.
September 13, 2024
Philippine celebrity pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who calls himself the "Appointed Son of God", pleaded not guilty on Friday to several criminal charges including
September 13, 2024
India's growth potential is 7.5% or more, the country's central bank chief said on Friday, which is a little above the bank's full-year forecast for 2024 of 7.2%.
September 13, 2024
Dutch police seek witnesses to Rotterdam stabbing that left 1 dead and another seriously wounded
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French cult film 'La Haine' returns as hip-hop musical with tensions persisting in poor suburbs
Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone