Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Israeli forces kill local Hamas commander in West Bank

Israeli forces killed a local commander of the Islamist movement Hamas in the flashpoint city of Jenin on Friday as they pressed a major operation in the

Israeli forces kill local Hamas commander in West Bank
Health|News|World

What is known about polio's return to the Gaza Strip

Health authorities in the Gaza Strip confirmed the first case of polio in the Palestinian enclave in 25 years in August.

What is known about polio's return to the Gaza Strip
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

FTSE 100 hits 3-month high amid rate-cut hopes; energy shares weaken

The UK's main stock index hit over a three-month high on Friday, clocking gains for the topsy-turvy month, with real estate shares in the lead as interest rate-cut hopes

FTSE 100 hits 3-month high amid rate-cut hopes; energy shares weaken
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|News|Stock Markets

European shares inch up to record high as inflation data sets stage for ECB rate cut

European shares rose to an all-time high on Friday, closing a turbulent month on a bright note after a significant drop in euro zone inflation

European shares inch up to record high as inflation data sets stage for ECB rate cut
Economy|Europe|Finance|News

ECB's Schnabel keeps door open to further rate cuts

Euro zone inflation is falling as predicted, easing the risk that further rate cuts would derail disinflation, but the European Central Bank must become

ECB's Schnabel keeps door open to further rate cuts
Europe|News|World

Germany resumes deportations to Afghanistan

Germany said it resumed flying convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country on Friday, days before German regional

Germany resumes deportations to Afghanistan
Business|Economy|Travel

China's top airlines post losses amid slow international travel

China's leading state-owned airlines posted losses in the first half of the year, weighed down by a slower-than-expected rebound in international travel, domestic oversupply, and

China's top airlines post losses amid slow international travel
Economy|Europe|News

French preliminary inflation at 2.2% in August, slightly above forecasts

French consumer price inflation eased in August compared to a year ago, mainly due to lower petroleum product prices and electricity costs, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE

French preliminary inflation at 2.2% in August, slightly above forecasts
Business|Finance

China state banks buying dollars amid rapid yuan gains, sources say

Major state-owned banks were buying dollars in China's onshore foreign exchange market on Friday to slow down a rising yuan, four people with knowledge of the matter said.

China state banks buying dollars amid rapid yuan gains, sources say
Australia|Business|Finance

ANZ CEO says no evidence bond trading scandal has cost Australian taxpayers

ANZ, Australia's third-largest retail bank, has found no evidence that suspected misconduct by its employees during a 2023 government bond issuance had cost Australian

ANZ CEO says no evidence bond trading scandal has cost Australian taxpayers
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Russia payment hurdles with China partners intensified in August, sources say

Some Russian companies are facing growing delays and rising costs on payments with trading partners in China, leaving transactions worth tens of billions of yuan in limbo, Russian

Russia payment hurdles with China partners intensified in August, sources say
Africa|News

Libya central bank governor, other bankers flee to avoid militias, FT says

Libya's central bank governor Sadiq al-Kabir said he and other senior bank staff had been forced to leave the country to "protect our lives" from potential attacks by armed militia, the

Libya central bank governor, other bankers flee to avoid militias, FT says
Finance|Stock Markets

Bring on the rate cuts

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Global investors can't wait to be done and dusted with August and usher in the new month with a bang, one that's all but certain to

Bring on the rate cuts
Business|Technology

Uber CEO says growth in South Korea promising despite underdog status

Uber Technologies Inc's CEO on Friday expressed commitment to the South Korean market, where it is an underdog to local tech group Kakao, and said the platform will attract more taxi

Uber CEO says growth in South Korea promising despite underdog status
Asia|News

China says no scientific, factual basis for Philippines' damage claims at Sabina Shoal

China released on Friday its first survey report of the South China Sea's disputed Sabina Shoal, saying there was no scientific or factual basis for reef damage claims made by the

Business|Economy|Finance

Australian retail sales lose steam as tax cuts fail to excite shoppers

Australian retail sales were flat in July after two months of upbeat results, showing large-scale tax cuts were yet to boost spending and firming expectations the next

Australian retail sales lose steam as tax cuts fail to excite shoppers
Election|News

Kamala Harris says she will not ban fracking as president

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris told CNN on Thursday that she would not ban fracking if elected president.

Kamala Harris says she will not ban fracking as president
Business|Economy|MidEast|News

Oil settles $1 down as supply set to rise, uncertainty around Fed rate cuts

Oil prices retreated on Friday as investors weighed expectations of a rise in OPEC+ supply starting in October, alongside dwindling hopes of a hefty U.S.

Oil settles $1 down as supply set to rise, uncertainty around Fed rate cuts
Australia|Business|Finance

Australia's Star Entertainment halts trading to assess impact of regulatory findings

Star Entertainment said on Friday its Australia-listed shares were halted from trading for the casino operator to digest the fallout from a scathing report on its corporate culture and

Australia's Star Entertainment halts trading to assess impact of regulatory findings
Americas

Panama deports Ecuadorean migrants in second US-backed flight

Panamanian authorities deported a group of migrants to Ecuador on a second flight financed by the United States, as part of an agreement between the U.S. and Panama to

Panama deports Ecuadorean migrants in second US-backed flight
Asia|Economy

Core inflation in Japan's capital perks up, backs case for BOJ hikes

Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated for a fourth straight month in August, data showed on Friday, tracking comfortably above the

Core inflation in Japan's capital perks up, backs case for BOJ hikes
Asia|Economy|News

Japan July jobless rate rises to 2.7%, job availability edges up

Japan's jobless rate in July rose to 2.7% from 2.5% in June, government data showed on Friday.

Japan July jobless rate rises to 2.7%, job availability edges up
Business|Economy|Finance

The Chinese central bank's policy arsenal

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) aims to create a more market-driven interest rate curve and move away from quantitative policy tools to help wean the economy off state-directed

The Chinese central bank's policy arsenal
Americas|Crime|Europe

Fugitive former member of Italy's Red Brigades arrested in Argentina

Buenos Aires police have arrested a former Red Brigades member who is wanted by Italy for crimes committed as part of the far-left guerrilla group, the Argentine government

Science|Technology

Intuitive Machines gets $116.9 million NASA contract for delivery to Moon's south pole

NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines a $116.9 million contract to deliver six science and technology payloads to the Moon's south pole, the space exploration company said, sending its

Intuitive Machines gets $116.9 million NASA contract for delivery to Moon's south pole

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