Pakistan floods cost at least $10 bln – planning minister (updated)
Early estimates put the damage from Pakistan’s deadly floods at more than $10 billion, its planning minister said on Monday, adding that the world has an obligation to help the ...
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NASA delays debut Artemis flight of new moon rocket after engine cooling issue (updated)
An engine-cooling problem forced NASA on Monday to postpone for at least four days the debut test launch of the colossal new rocketship it plans to use for future astronaut ...
More western tech companies set out Russian exit plans
Western technology companies, including Ericsson ERICb.ST and Nokia NOKIA.HE, announced plans for complete exits from Russia on Monday, following Dell DELL.N last week, as the pace of ...
Lion mauls man to death in Ghana zoo
A lion at Ghana’s Accra Zoo mauled a man to death after he entered its enclosure over the weekend, the government said in a statement.
At around noon local ...
Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower, seeking info on spam, security
Elon Musk has subpoenaed a Twitter Inc TWTR.N whistleblower, seeking documents and communications on the company’s spam and alleged security vulnerabilities as the billionaire battles to end his ...
Trump’s home search unearths material possibly covered by attorney-client privilege -prosecutors
The U.S. Justice Department’s search of former President Donald Trump’s home this month turned up a “limited” number of documents potentially subject to attorney-client privilege, federal prosecutors ...
Pain of breaking inflation will reverberate around the globe
The message from the world’s top finance chiefs is loud and clear: rampant inflation is here to stay and taming it will take an extraordinary effort, most likely a ...
Biden’s student loan forgiveness may erase savings of climate, drugs law
President Joe Biden’s controversial plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for tens of millions of Americans could erase the projected $300 billion deficit reduction that his hard-fought climate, ...
Defense of Trump is ‘hypocrisy’ by Republicans
U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans joining Congress’s probe of the assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, accused members of his party of “hypocrisy” ...
Musk says the world still needs oil and gas
The world must continue to extract oil and gas in order to sustain civilisation, while also developing sustainable sources of energy, Tesla founder Elon Musk told reporters at a conference ...
EU may agree tightening visas for Russians, discuss training of Ukraine troops (Update)
European Union foreign ministers, meeting in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday, may agree tightening the issuance of visas for Russians and start debate on a wider ban on tourist visas ...
Aubameyang assaulted in armed robbery at his home in Barcelona
Armed robbers broke into the home of Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang early on Monday morning, police said, and physically assaulted the player and his wife as they forced them to ...
Singapore says retail investors ‘irrationally oblivious’ to crypto risks, plans tougher rules
Singapore is planning to roll out new regulations that will make it more difficult for retail investors to trade cryptocurrencies at a time when they seem to be “irrationally oblivious” ...
Oil climbs on prospect of OPEC supply cut, demand growth
Oil prices rose 1 per cent on Monday, as expectations that OPEC would cut output if needed to support prices, coupled with conflict in Libya and rising demand amid soaring natural ...
Taylor Swift wins top MTV video award, announces new album
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Taylor Swift won the top honor at MTV’s annual Video Music Awards on Sunday for a 10-minute version of her 2012 breakup song “All ...
Dollar hits 20-year high as Fed flags higher rates for longer
The US dollar surged to a 20-year high against a basket of currencies on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signalled interest rates would be kept higher for longer ...
Serena’s farewell tour gets top billing on first day of US Open
Serena Williams will kick off what is likely to be the last event of her farewell tour on Monday at the U.S. Open where she will headline opening night ...
IAEA mission heads to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant near war frontline
A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog headed on Monday to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the agency’s chief said, as Russia and Ukraine traded accusations of shelling ...
McIlroy wins record third FedEx Cup and $18m prize
Rory McIlroy produced the largest final-round comeback in Tour Championship history to beat world number one Scottie Scheffler by one stroke in Atlanta on Sunday and then used the moment ...
Man United agree deal with Ajax to sign winger Antony for almost £81 million
Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Brazil winger Antony from Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam, the BBC and Sky Sports reported on Sunday.
The deal is reported to be ...
Shelling near Ukraine nuclear plant fuels disaster fears; Russia pounds Donbas
Russian forces have pounded Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, officials said, while reports of shelling around the facility fuelled fears of a radiation disaster.
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ECB policymakers make the case for a big rate hike
European Central Bank policymakers made the case on Saturday for a large interest rate hike next month as inflation remains uncomfortably high and the public may be losing trust in ...
Pakistan foreign minister says help needed after ‘overwhelming’ floods
Pakistan needs financial help to deal with “overwhelming” floods, its foreign minister said, adding that he hoped financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund would take the economic fallout ...
Gulf stocks fall on tight monetary policy outlook
Major Gulf stock markets ended lower on Sunday as investors in the region reacted to comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signalling the US economy would need tight monetary ...