Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Europe|News|World

Zelenskiy seeks allies' support on air defence, long-range strikes at Ramstein talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and said he would push for "strong" decisions by Western allies to allow Kyiv to

Zelenskiy seeks allies' support on air defence, long-range strikes at Ramstein talks
Europe|News

Poland to charge three Belarusians for diverting Ryanair flight in 2021

Polish prosecutors have enough evidence to charge three Belarusian citizens over the forced landing in Minsk in 2021 of a civilian airliner carrying an opposition journalist, who

Poland to charge three Belarusians for diverting Ryanair flight in 2021
Europe|News|Political|World

Zelenskiy calls on allies to lift restrictions on long-range strikes in Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday urged military allies to ignore Moscow's "red lines" and allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons for strikes on Russian

Zelenskiy calls on allies to lift restrictions on long-range strikes in Russia
News|Political|World

Using U.S. arms for long-range strikes into Russia no game changer, says Austin

The use of donated U.S. weapons for long-range strikes into Russia would not turn the tide of the war for Ukraine, U.S.

Using U.S. arms for long-range strikes into Russia no game changer, says Austin
Economy|Europe|Finance

Italy retail sales rise 0.5% m/m in July

Italian retail sales rose 0.5% in July from the month before, data showed on Friday, following a 0.2% fall in June. Sales rose 1.0% in unadjusted year-on-year terms in July, ISTAT said.

Italy retail sales rise 0.5% m/m in July
Business|Europe|Technology

Volkswagen's German battery plant to stay at half capacity amid cost pressures

Volkswagen's PowerCo battery subsidiary will build just one of two planned production lines at its Salzgitter plant in Germany for now, its works council said, as the sector adjusts

Volkswagen's German battery plant to stay at half capacity amid cost pressures
Asia|Business|Technology

Toyota cuts 2026 global EV output plans by a third, Nikkei reports

Japan's Toyota Motor has slashed its electric vehicle production plans for 2026 by a third, the Nikkei business daily reported, becoming the latest automaker to roll back electric car

Toyota cuts 2026 global EV output plans by a third, Nikkei reports
Business|Economy|Finance

No let-up

The volatile activity that has marked September so far may not let up any time soon, as investors are on edge ahead of more key macro events that could shape the tone for trading in the

No let-up
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Elis shares tumble after reported bid for US uniform supplier Vestis

Elis said on Friday it had made a preliminary approach to U.S. uniform supplier Vestis about a potential acquisition, confirming a Reuters report that prompted the French workplace supplies

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

FTSE 100 clocks weekly decline; personal goods shares biggest drag

UK's main stock index ended lower on Friday, dragged down by personal goods and automobile shares, while investors assessed U.S. jobs report data to determine the extent of

FTSE 100 clocks weekly decline; personal goods shares biggest drag
Business|Economy|Finance

European shares have worst day in a month as investors digest mixed US data

European shares fell for a fifth straight session on Friday in their worst day since early August, after a widely anticipated U.S. jobs report

European shares have worst day in a month as investors digest mixed US data
Africa|World

UN mission says both Sudan sides committed abuses, peacekeepers needed

Both sides in Sudan's civil war have committed abuses that may amount to war crimes, and world powers need to send in peacekeepers and widen an arms embargo to protect

UN mission says both Sudan sides committed abuses, peacekeepers needed
News|World

Ukraine says Russian attacks injure at least 5, cause fires

Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight caused fires and injured at least five people across the country, local authorities said on Friday.

Ukraine says Russian attacks injure at least 5, cause fires
Economy|Europe|News

German industrial output slumps, fueling recession fears

German industrial production fell more than expected in July, driven mainly by weak activity in the automotive sector, spurring fears that Europe's largest economy could

German industrial output slumps, fueling recession fears
Africa|News

Fire tears through Kenya boarding school dormitory, killing 17 boys

A fire killed 17 boys when it tore through the dormitory in which they were sleeping at a boarding school in central Kenya in the early hours of Friday, police said.  

Fire tears through Kenya boarding school dormitory, killing 17 boys
Technology

X global affairs head Nick Pickles resigns

X's global affairs head Nick Pickles said on Thursday he is quitting after a decade with the social media company formerly called Twitter.

X global affairs head Nick Pickles resigns
Economy

All about them payrolls

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Whatever Friday's U.S. payrolls report says, it's going to move things.

All about them payrolls
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

US opposition to Nippon Steel deal 'very unsettling', Japan PM hopeful says

One of the frontrunners to become Japan's next premier said on Friday that any U.S. move to block Japan's Nippon Steel from buying U.S.

US opposition to Nippon Steel deal 'very unsettling', Japan PM hopeful says
News|World

Israeli forces pull out of Jenin leaving a trail of destruction

Israeli forces pulled out of the Palestinian city of Jenin on Friday, leaving a mass of damaged buildings and infrastructure, following one of the biggest security

Israeli forces pull out of Jenin leaving a trail of destruction
Business|Economy|Finance

How Wall Street firms see US jobless rate shaping Fed rate cut

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut borrowing costs at its upcoming meeting Sept. 17-18 and the strength of the job market is likely to be a deciding factor on whether it

How Wall Street firms see US jobless rate shaping Fed rate cut
Asia|Education|Health

S.Korea ready to revise contentious medical school admissions plan, officials say

South Korea's presidential office said on Friday it was open to revising a plan to increase medical school admissions which has triggered months of protests by doctors nationwide.

S.Korea ready to revise contentious medical school admissions plan, officials say
Asia|Economy|Finance

Japan's leading PM candidate Koizumi promises snap election

Japan's former environment minister and leading prime ministerial candidate, Shinjiro Koizumi, said on Friday he would call a snap election "at

Japan's leading PM candidate Koizumi promises snap election
Asia|Crime|News

Philippines' deported ex-mayor Alice Guo arrives home from Indonesia

Former Philippines mayor Alice Guo, accused of ties to Chinese criminal syndicates and laundering more than 100 million pesos ($1.79 million), arrived in Manila early on Friday after

Philippines' deported ex-mayor Alice Guo arrives home from Indonesia
Asia|Business|Finance

China creates $230 billion brokerage powerhouse as sector consolidates

The merger of two state-backed brokerages in China to create a sector leader with $230 billion in assets is part of Beijing's drive to

China creates $230 billion brokerage powerhouse as sector consolidates
Business|Finance

Japan's Seven & i rejects Couche-Tard's $38.5 billion takeover offer

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings said on Friday it had turned down Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard's $38.5 billion cash bid,

Japan's Seven & i rejects Couche-Tard's $38.5 billion takeover offer

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