Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, PM tells crisis-hit nation
Sri Lanka’s new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country’s power minister told citizens not to ...
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McDonald’s to exit Russia after more than 30 years
McDonald’s said on Monday it has started a process to sell all its restaurants in Russia, exiting the country after more than 30 years following its invasion of Ukraine.
The ...
FTX’s billionaire chief says bitcoin has no future as a payments network
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s founder has said that bitcoin has no future as a payments network and criticized the digital currency for its inefficiency and high environmental costs, the Financial ...
Ryanair cautious about ‘fragile’ recovery, berates Boeing
Ryanair said it was impossible to give detailed guidance beyond hoping to return to “reasonable profitability” this year amid uncertainties over COVID-19 and the Ukraine war, knocking its shares after ...
Poor workers bear the brunt of India’s record heatwave
For construction worker Yogendra Tundre, life at a building site on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi is hard enough. This year, record high temperatures are making it ...
Protesters block Greek tanker with Russian cargo from entering UK port
Greenpeace protesters have blocked the entry of a Greek tanker into a southern English port due to its Russian fuel cargo with police making arrests, the green group said on ...
Vodafone shares up 4 per cent after UAE group buys stake
Shares in Vodafone (VOD.L) jumped 4 per cent in early trade on Monday after the United Arab Emirates-based telecoms company e& (ETISALAT.AD) revealed it had bought a 9.8 per ...
Genome study offers hope for diminutive endangered porpoise
The most comprehensive genetic assessment to date of the vaquita, the world’s rarest marine mammal, is offering a glimmer of hope that this small tropical porpoise native to Mexico’...
Snowless Davos readies new face for World Economic Forum meeting
Movers and shakers arriving for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) this month can pack sandals instead of ski boots for a rare springtime version of the ...
Factbox: Companies sell their businesses in Russia
Some Western companies have agreed to sell their Russian assets or hand them over to local managers as they scramble to comply with sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and deal ...
Russian oil output up 1.7 per cent month on month in May so far, Interfax reports
Russian oil and gas condensate average output has increased by around 1.7 per cent month on month to 1.4 million tonnes per day (10.25 million barrels per day) in the first half of ...
Economists sound the alarm over UK’s post-Brexit finance plans
More than 50 economists warned on Monday that Britain’s post-Brexit plans to boost the competitiveness of its huge finance industry risked creating the kind of problems that led to the ...
Russia calls Finland, Sweden joining Nato a mistake with ‘far-reaching consequences’
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Monday said Finland and Sweden should have no illusions that Moscow will simply put up with their joining the NATO military alliance, calling ...
Ukraine says troops defending Kharkiv have reached Russian border
Ukraine said on Monday troops defending the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, had repelled Russian forces and advanced as far as the border with Russia.
Reuters could not immediately verify ...
Djokovic beats Tsitsipas in Rome to claim first title in six months
World number one Novak Djokovic claimed his first title in over six months after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5) to win the Italian Open on Sunday.
Djokovic did not drop ...
China’s economy skids as lockdowns hit factories, retailers
China’s retail and factory activity fell sharply in April as wide COVID-19 lockdowns confined workers and consumers to their homes and severely disrupted supply chains, casting a long shadow ...
Lebanon vote brings blow for Hezbollah allies in preliminary results
Iran-backed Hezbollah has been dealt a blow in Lebanon’s parliamentary election with preliminary results showing losses for some of its oldest allies and the Saudi-aligned Lebanese Forces party saying ...
Premier League title race goes to wire as Man City held
The Premier League title race looks set to go down to the final day after Manchester City dropped two points with a 2-2 draw at West Ham United on Sunday.
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Burning munitions cascade down on Ukrainian steel plant
White brightly burning munitions were shown cascading down on the Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in what a British military expert said looked like either ...
Nato expects Turkey not to hold up Finland, Sweden membership bids (Updated)
NATO and the United States said on Sunday they were confident that Turkish concerns would not hold up bids by Finland and Sweden to join the Western military alliance in ...
Shanghai aims to reopen more Covid-shut businesses, Beijing battles on
Shanghai will gradually begin reopening businesses such as shopping malls and hair salons in China’s financial and manufacturing hub from Monday after weeks in strict COVID-19 lockdown, while Beijing ...
Finnish president confirms country will apply to join Nato
Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto confirmed on Sunday that his country would apply for membership of the NATO military alliance, in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia’s invasion ...
Italy prevents pro-Russian hacker attacks during Eurovision contest
Italian police thwarted hacker attacks by pro-Russian groups during the May 10 semi-final and Saturday final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, authorities said on Sunday.
Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra ...
Pope declares 10 new saints, including Dutch priest killed by Nazis
Pope Francis on Sunday declared 10 people saints of the Roman Catholic Church, including an anti-Nazi Dutch priest murdered in the Dachau concentration camp and a French hermit monk assassinated in ...