Turkish business group calls for an end to Erdogan’s low-rates policy
Turkey’s largest business group urged President Tayyip Erdogan’s government on Saturday to abandon a monetary policy based on low rates that has prompted a crash in the lira, ...
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Philippines’ feared death toll from Typhoon Rai rises to 31
The feared death toll from a typhoon that battered the Philippines has risen to 31, officials said on Saturday, nearly triple the previous day’s number as rescue teams reach damaged ...
Ireland orders bars, restaurants to close at 8 p.m. to curb Omicron
The Irish government has ordered bars and restaurants to close at 8 p.m. and reduced the capacity in all public events in a bid to curb the spread of the ...
Villa’s game with Burnley postponed due to more Covid cases
Aston Villa’s Premier League game at home to Burnley on Saturday has been postponed due to more COVID-19 cases in the Villa squad, the league announced about two hours ...
Omicron cases doubling in areas with local spread – WHO
The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said ...
Tiger fighting to return, ‘grateful’ to have life and leg
Tiger Woods continues fighting to return to the game of golf while recognizing reality is a steep climb.
Woods was visibly shaken and emotional retracing the winding road in his ...
Tech firms say EU rules should ensure they are regulated in their bases
Proposed European Union rules targeting tech companies should ensure that they are regulated in the EU country where they are based, Twitter (TWTR.N), online video platform Vimeo Inc (VMEO....
Southern Greece rattled by tremor, no injuries, damage reported
A strong earthquake rattled parts of southern Greece on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
A tremor with a magnitude of 5.4 and a depth of almost 58 km (36 ...
AMC says over a million people watched new ‘Spider-Man’ movie at its US theaters
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N) said on Friday nearly 1.1 million people watched “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in its theaters in the United States, a record opening for a movie ...
Airbus lands Air France-KLM jet order, capping trio of deals
Airbus (AIR.PA) completed a triple crown of aircraft orders at the expense of rival Boeing (BA.N) on Thursday with a deal to supply 100 narrowbody jets to Air France-KLM ...
UK reports record 93,045 Covid-19 cases as Omicron surges
Britain reported record Covid-19 infections for the third consecutive day on Friday, with a rise to 93,045 new cases fuelled by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus.
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Pfizer says pandemic could extend until 2024 as 2-4 year-olds vaccine data delayed
Pfizer Inc on Friday forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would not be behind us until 2024 and said a lower-dose version of its vaccine for 2-4 year olds generated a weaker ...
U.N. talks adjourn without deal to regulate ‘killer robots’
Countries taking part in U.N. talks on autonomous weapons stopped short of launching negotiations on an international treaty to govern their use, instead agreeing merely to continue discussions.
The ...
Bootleg alcohol kills 22 in Istanbul, 16 others in critical condition
At least 22 people died and 16 others were in critical condition in hospital after consuming bootleg alcohol in Istanbul, the local governor’s office said on Friday, adding that four people ...
Russia demands NATO roll back from East Europe and stay out of Ukraine
Russia said on Friday it wanted a legally binding guarantee that NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine, part of a wish list of security ...
Migrants help Pope Francis celebrate 85th birthday
A group of migrants from refugee camps in Cyprus who are being resettled in Italy at Pope Francis’ expense helped the pontiff celebrate his 85th birthday on Friday.
“You saved ...
Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm to win Beijing’s favor, document shows
Amazon.com Inc was marketing a collection of President Xi Jinping’s speeches and writings on its Chinese website about two years ago, when Beijing delivered an edict, according to ...
Turkey’s currency crisis deepens after Erdogan’s latest rate cut
Turkey’s currency crisis accelerated on Friday as the lira plunged 8%, gripped by fears of an inflationary spiral brought on by President Tayyip Erdogan’s unorthodox plan to slash interest ...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense withdraws plans to call Covid-positive witness in sex abuse trial
Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense lawyers on Friday said they had withdrawn plans to call a witness who they anticipated would help undermine the testimony of one of the British socialite’...
US judge tosses $4.5 bln deal shielding Sacklers from opioid lawsuits
A federal judge overturned a roughly $4.5 billion settlement that legally shielded members of the Sackler family who stand accused of helping fuel the US opioid epidemic, a decision that threatened ...
Giant Swedish Yule goat torched again after 5-year respite
A giant straw Yule goat in the Swedish town of Gavle was set ablaze on Friday for the first time in five years, reviving a long-running tradition of locals illegally ...
Inter terminate Eriksen contract
Inter Milan have terminated midfielder Christian Eriksen’s contract, the Italian Serie A club said on Friday, after the Denmark international was suspended from playing in Italy because of his ...
California probes Google’s treatment of Black female workers
California’s civil rights regulator is investigating Google’s treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination, according to two people familiar with the matter and ...
British retailers report pre-Xmas sales boost in November
British retail sales rose faster than expected last month, helped by Black Friday discounts, early Christmas shopping and no lockdown restrictions that closed many shops last year, official figures showed ...