14 dead in armed attack on prison in Mexican border city Juarez
Mexican authorities said at least 14 people died in an armed attack at a prison in the northern border city Juarez and two more died during a later armed aggression elsewhere ...
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Russia risks causing new-year IT worker flight with remote working law
Russia’s buffetted IT sector risks losing more workers in the new year because of planned legislation on remote working, as authorities try to lure back some of the tens ...
Britain opens nuclear fuel fund with aim to cut reliance on Russia
Britain said on Monday its 75-million-pound ($90.5 million) fund aimed at helping boost domestic production of nuclear fuel for power plants and cutting reliance on Russian uranium supplies was now open ...
Ukraine says it shoots down all drones in third straight night of strikes
Ukraine said on Monday it had shot down all Russian drones in a massive wave of attacks, after Moscow launched an unprecedented third straight night of air strikes against civilian ...
India’s factories ended 2022 on a strong note
India’s manufacturing industry ended 2022 on a solid footing as business conditions improved at the fastest rate in over two years while growth in new orders and output accelerated, a ...
Dubai scraps 30 per cent tax on alcohol sales amid economic rebound
Dubai has suspended a tax of 30 per cent on alcohol and dropped a licence fee previously needed to buy alcohol in the commercial and tourism hub, two major retailers said ...
Van Dijk fired up for ‘crazy season’ with Liverpool after World Cup exit
Virgil van Dijk said he is using the pain of the Netherlands’ World Cup penalty shootout defeat to eventual champions Argentina as fuel to get Liverpool’s season back on ...
Chelsea drop more points after draw at Forest
Chelsea dropped more points in their quest to climb back up the Premier League standings as Serge Aurier earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw with Graham Potter’s side on ...
Damascus airport out of service after Israeli strikes says Syria
The Syrian army said on Monday that Israel had carried out a missile strike on Damascus International Airport and put it out of service, the latest in a string of ...
Blinken discusses U.S.-China ties in call with new foreign minister Qin
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke with incoming Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, appointed last week to the post following his role as ambassador to the ...
Taiwan to plough $12 billion in excess tax revenue back into economy in 2023
Taiwan will plough an extra T$380 billion ($12.43 billion) in tax revenue back into the economy in 2023 to help protect the island from global economic shocks, including subsidies for electricity prices, ...
Russian drones attack critical infrastructure in and around Kyiv
Russian drones targeted infrastructure in Ukraine’s capital and surrounding areas on Monday, damaging energy facilities and causing some power outages, officials said, as Russia extended its bombardment into the ...
US review could delay or block Binance deal for Voyager Digital
Binance’s $1 billion acquisition of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital could be delayed or blocked by a US national security review, according to a Friday bankruptcy court filing.
The crypto ...
Tough year ahead for the global economy, IMF’s Georgieva warns
For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth – the United States, Europe and China – all experience weakening activity, ...
Tottenham slump to Villa defeat as top four hopes suffer blow
Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of regaining their place in the Premier League’s top four were scuppered as they suffered a demoralising 2-0 home defeat against Aston Villa on Sunday.
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Historic new year for Croatia as it joins euro, Schengen area
Croatia rang in two historic changes with the new year, as the European Union’s youngest member joined both the EU’s border-free Schengen zone and the euro common currency, ...
Iran police detain top-tier football players in raid at party
Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football players in a raid on a party on New Year’s Eve where alcohol was served in violation of an Islamic ban, ...
Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican
Pope Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sunday but the start of the new year at the Vatican was overshadowed by the death ...
Chinese state media seek to reassure public over COVID-19 (Wrapup)
Thousands of Chinese took to the streets to mark the New Year as authorities and state media sought to reassure the public that the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across the country ...
Flights to and from Philippine capital suspended due to technical issues
Technical issues involving navigational air traffic management systems prompted Philippine aviation authorities to halt all flights to and from Manila on New Year’s Day, the airport authority said.
Emergency ...
Defiant Ukrainians cheer New Year as drones blasted from skies (Wrapup)
Ukrainians cheered from their balconies while their air defences blasted Russian missiles and drones out of the sky in the first hours of 2023, as Moscow saw in the new year ...
Blast outside Kabul’s military airport, multiple casualties
An explosion outside the military airport in Kabul on Sunday has caused multiple casualties, a spokesman for the Taliban-run interior ministry said.
“Today morning an explosion took place outside Kabul ...
North Korea’s Kim orders new ICBM, bigger nuclear arsenal amid tension
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal to counter U.S.-led threats, state media said on Sunday, amid ...
Zelenskiy, Putin promise victory in contrasting New Year speeches
The leaders of Ukraine and Russia both vowed to push for victory in New Year speeches, but while Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke of gratitude and pain, Vladimir Putin urged duty to ...