Former FIFA chief Blatter too ill to testify at his fraud trial
The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments ground to a halt on Wednesday when Blatter said he was too ...
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Turkey struggles to push Russia, Ukraine into grain deal to avert food crisis
Turkish efforts to ease a global food crisis by negotiating safe passage for grain stuck in Black Sea ports met resistance as Ukraine said Russia was imposing unreasonable conditions and ...
Zara-owner Inditex’s quarterly profit jumps 80 per cent on post-COVID wardrobe renewal
Fashion giant Zara’s owner Inditex (ITX.MC) reported on Wednesday its quarterly profit jumped 80 per cent on the back of soaring sales as consumers stuck at home during the ...
Microsoft cuts Russia operations due to Ukraine invasion
Microsoft is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Earlier in March, Microsoft said it was suspending new ...
Qatar picks Exxon, Total, Shell, Conoco for mega-LNG expansion
Qatar has picked Exxon Mobil Corp , TotalEnergies SE (TTEF.PA), Royal Dutch Shell (SHEL.L) and ConocoPhillips (COP.N) as partners in the expansion of the world’s largest liquefied ...
Russia hikes oil exports from major Eastern port to help offset EU ban
Russia is ramping up oil exports from its major eastern port of Kozmino by about a fifth, aiming to meet surging demand from Asian buyers and offset the impact of ...
After Lavrov meeting, Turkey says Ukraine grain-export plan reasonable
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to restart Ukrainian grain exports along a sea corridor was “reasonable” and requires more talks with Moscow and Kyiv ...
One person dead after car drives into crowd on Berlin street (Updated)
A car drove into a crowd of people in Berlin on Wednesday, killing one person and leaving five with life-threatening injuries, a fire service spokesperson said, in a district of ...
Kane penalty earns England late draw in Germany
England were spared a second successive Nations League defeat as Harry Kane’s 50th goal for his country, a coolly-taken late penalty, salvaged a 1-1 draw away to Germany on ...
Zverev undergoes surgery on torn ankle ligaments after French Open exit
German world number three Alexander Zverev underwent surgery on torn ligaments in his right ankle after he was forced to retire from his French Open semi-final against 22-times major champion ...
Australia and Arnold keep trucking on rocky road to Qatar
Australia and their embattled coach Graham Arnold live to fight another day.
The Socceroos’ 2-1 win against the United Arab Emirates in Doha on Tuesday keeps them in the hunt ...
Turkey’s lira slides against dollar, down 23 per cent so far this year
The Turkish lira dropped 2 per cent against the dollar on Wednesday, bringing its losses to 23 per cent this year, after worries about a surge in inflation were fuelled by President ...
China pig breeders go high-tech in self-sufficiency push
Tiny slivers of ear tissue snipped from hours-old piglets offer valuable clues for the team at Best Genetics Group (BGG) as it strives to improve the genetics of China’s ...
Ukraine says it is holding off Russian assault in key eastern city
Ukrainian forces were successfully holding out against the assault in Sievierodonetsk, the general staff said on Wednesday, while Russian troops were bringing in new resources towards Donbas in an intense ...
Russian, Turkish defence ministers discuss Syria, grain exports from Ukraine
The Russian and Turkish defence ministers discussed a potential grain exports corridor from Ukraine and northern Syria, Turkey‘s defence ministry said, as Ankara and Moscow prepare for talks between ...
S.Korea, US, Japan lambast N.Korea missile tests, urge return to talks
North Korea’s recent missile tests were “serious, unlawful” provocations, senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Wednesday, urging Pyongyang to return to dialogue and ...
NY bill aims to limit crypto miners using fossil fuel-generated power
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to miners of cryptocurrencies like ...
Britain makes crypto technology a priority for streamlining markets
Britain will begin live testing of crypto blockchain technology for traditional market activities such as trading and settlement of stocks and bonds next year as part of a drive to ...
UN-mandated rights inquiry rebukes Israel for seeking ‘complete control’
An independent commission of inquiry set up by the U.N. Human Rights Council after the 2021 Gaza war said Israel must do more than end the occupation of land Palestinians ...
Brazil’s Navy searching for British journalist missing in Amazon jungle
Brazil‘s Navy on Monday dispatched a crew of ten people to search for British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira who went missing while reporting in a ...
Venezuelan President Maduro to visit Turkey, meet Erdogan
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will pay a two-day official visit to Turkey beginning on Tuesday, the Turkish government said.
Maduro has repeatedly said he will visit Turkey, one of a ...
Russian parliament votes to tighten “foreign agents” law
The lower house of Russia’s parliament on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill further tightening the country’s laws against “foreign agents”, at a time when President Vladimir ...
Italy’s PM Draghi vetoes technology transfer to China
Italy’s prime minister, Mario Draghi, has vetoed a transfer of technology and software to China in a deal involving industrial robot maker EFORT Intelligent Equipment 688165.SS, according to a ...
Prosecutors seek life sentences for murder of Dutch crime reporter
Dutch prosecutors on Tuesday sought the maximum sentence of life imprisonment against the suspected gunman and the getaway driver involved in last year’s killing of celebrity crime reporter Peter ...