Thompson-Herah and Omanyala take 100 metre golds in Birmingham
Elaine Thompson-Herah, the only one of Jamaica’s “Big Three” women to show up at the Commonwealth Games, was rewarded with the 100 metres gold medal on Wednesday, while Kenya’s ...
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Taliban now investigating US claim of killing al Qaeda leader Zawahiri
The Taliban are investigating a U.S. “claim” that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, a Taliban official said on Thursday, ...
Ajax bans fans from asking players for their shirts
Ajax Amsterdam has banned fans from bringing signs into Johan Cruyff Arena asking players for their shirts after matches, Dutch media reported on Tuesday.
The club has told the Ajax ...
Ukraine warns of new Russian offensive; Sweden, Finland move closer to joining NATO
Ukraine said Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, while NATO moved closer to its most significant expansion in ...
EU securities watchdog to arm itself with crypto data
The European Union’s securities watchdog has begun preparations for increased scrutiny of crypto transactions after the bloc agreed groundbreaking rules to regulate what it called a “Wild West” sector, ...
Maersk sees weaker demand for shipping containers this year
Shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said it expects weaker 2022 global container demand growth on Wednesday, after moving fewer containers by sea in the second quarter due to worsening consumer confidence ...
Russian pullout must precede any dialogue, says Ukraine
Ukraine on Wednesday dismissed comments by ex-German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder that Russia wanted a “negotiated solution” to the war and said any dialogue would be contingent on a Russian ceasefire ...
France discriminated against hijab-wearing vocational trainee – UN document
A United Nations committee ruled that France discriminated against a Muslim woman who was prevented from attending vocational training in a public school while wearing her Islamic head scarf, according ...
UN chief urges tax on ‘grotesque greed’ of oil, gas companies
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday slammed the “grotesque greed” of oil and gas companies and their financial backers and urged governments globally to “tax these excessive profits” to ...
Germany’s Scholz says Russia has no reason to hold up turbine return
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Russia had no reason to hold up the return of a gas turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been serviced in ...
Biden still testing positive for Covid, his doctor says
US President Joe Biden tested positive again for Covid-19 on Wednesday, his physician Kevin O’Connor said in a memo released by the White House, adding that the test was ...
Ukraine says Russia creating strike force aimed at Zelenskiy’s hometown
Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih and warned that Moscow could be preparing ...
Russian services sector records fastest output growth in over a year
Russia’s services sector expanded in July at its fastest pace in more than a year, a business survey showed on Wednesday, as strong domestic demand outweighed slumping export orders ...
Teams to limit ‘taking the knee’ to significant games
Premier League teams will limit their pre-match anti-racism gesture of “taking the knee” to only some significant games from the new season, the league said.
The Black Lives Matter cause ...
Stephen King says writers hurt by book publishing mergers
Horror author Stephen King said writers will have fewer places to shop their books if Penguin Random House is allowed to merge with Simon & Schuster, in testimony on Tuesday ...
Pelosi praises Taiwan during visit that infuriated China
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after pledging solidarity and hailing its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger over her brief visit to the ...
German exports surge to record level in June, outlook still gloomy
The value of German exports jumped by 4.5 per cent in June to hit a record level, though economists cautioned that much of the increase was likely due to soaring prices.
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Tight-lipped Taliban leaders gather after US says Zawahiri killed
Top leaders of Afghanistan’s Taliban were holding discussions on Wednesday about how to respond to a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that the United States said killed al ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says first grain ship ‘nothing’, economy in coma
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy dismissed the importance of the first grain export shipment from his country since Russia invaded, saying it was carrying a fraction of the crop Kyiv must ...
Saudi Arabia sets up investment promotion agency
Saudi Arabia has set up an agency to promote investment in the country, a key goal of an ambitious economic reform agenda, the investment minister and state media said on ...
Turkish inflation hits almost 80 per cent, peak might be near
Turkish inflation rose to a fresh 24-year high of 79.6 per cent in July, data showed on Wednesday as the lira’s continued weakness and global energy and commodity costs pushed ...
Voluntary liquidations hit record high in England and Wales
The number of companies filing for voluntary liquidations in England and Wales hit a record high in the second quarter of this year as businesses struggled without the support available ...
Central bank and firms clash again on Turkey’s new loan rules
Turkey’s central bank governor dismissed criticism of recent loan regulations from a second business group on Tuesday, arguing the measures create favourable financial conditions for exporters.
Companies have been ...
UK water company imposes restrictions as dry weather continues, July driest month in over 80 years
Britain’s South East Water announced a temporary ban on the use of sprinklers and hosepipes in parts of the south of England, citing record breaking temperatures and the driest ...