Global economic outlook improving, OECD says
The global economic outlook is improving as vaccine rollouts allow businesses to resume operations and as the United States pumps trillions of dollars into the world’s largest economy, the ...
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Ethereum rises 5 per cent at $2,509; bitcoin firm
Cryptocurrency Ethereum climbed over 5 per cent on Monday to $2,523 but remained more than 40 per cent below a record high of above $4,300 hit earlier this month.
At 0950 GMT, it was trading ...
Intel reiterates chip supply shortages could last several years
Intel Corp’s CEO said on Monday it could take several years for a global shortage of semiconductors to be resolved, a problem that has shuttered some auto production lines ...
Three-child policy: China lifts cap on births in major policy shift
China will support couples that wish to have a third child, according to a meeting of the Political Bureau of Communist Party of China Central Committee held on Monday.
Implementing ...
Greece and Turkey say aiming to smooth out “serious differences”
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias pledged on Monday to work to overcome the “serious differences” that remain with Turkey following a meeting with his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu which aimed to ...
Netanyahu will not go down without a fight, accuses opponents of committing “fraud of the century”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals on Monday sought to finalise a unity coalition that would unseat the veteran leader, as political commentators predicted a bitter fight ahead.
Centrist ...
Irving blasts ‘human zoo’ environment at NBA arenas
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving said NBA arenas had become like “human zoos” after a fan was arrested for throwing a water bottle at the former Celtic guard on Sunday.
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City’s De Bruyne suffers fractures to nose and eye socket
Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne fractured his nose and a bone around his left eye socket in Saturday’s Champions League loss to Chelsea, the 29-year-old said on Sunday.
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US spied on Merkel and other Europeans through Danish cables
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) used a partnership with Denmark’s foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish ...
Swiatek begins French Open defence (Order of Play)
Iga Swiatek returns to the scene of her biggest triumph on Monday when she starts her French Open defence against unseeded Kaja Juvan, while Serena Williams will resume her quest ...
Copa America without host 13 days before start
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Sunday that Argentina would no longer host the Copa America, throwing the troubled tournament into doubt just 13 days before it was due ...
Greece rejects Turkish minister’s comments on Muslim minority
Greece reacted angrily late Sunday to a statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that described members of a Muslim minority in northern Greece as Turkish and that said they ...
Belarus airline close to the brink with flights banned
The international response to the grounding of a Ryanair jet in Belarus and arrest of a dissident on the flight has delivered a heavy blow to state-run airline Belavia and ...
UK to build new flagship to promote ‘best of British’
Britain is to build a new flagship to promote its business and trade interests around the world, the government said on Saturday, in a move it said would also boost ...
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ sets pandemic record with $48 Million debut
John Krasinski’s post-apocalyptic thriller “A Quiet Place Part II” collected a roaring $48 million between Friday and Sunday, exceeding expectations and posting the biggest three-day haul of the pandemic era. ...
Tsitsipas beats Chardy at Roland Garros
Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame a sluggish start to reach the second round of the French Open with a 7-6(6) 6-3 6-1 victory over France’s Jeremy Chardy on Sunday.
The ...
Osaka warned of French Open expulsion, Thiem knocked out
Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by Grand Slam organisers for skipping a news conference following her first-round win at the French Open on Sunday, and was also warned of possible expulsion ...
Nationalist Elam gain big in parliament vote
Although ruling Disy emerged as winners on Sunday, many voters turned to smaller parties, including Elam, a right-wing party with links to Greece’s now outlawed Golden Dawn.
Elam, an ...
“Government of change” in Israel to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Far-right party leader Naftali Bennett threw his crucial support on Sunday behind a “government of change” in Israel to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what would be the end ...
Two dead, more than 20 injured in Florida shooting
Two people have died and more than 20 were injured in a shooting outside a billiards club in Hialeah, a town to the north of Miami in Florida, police said early ...
Decision on lifting England’s lockdown will be driven by data, minister says
The decision to lift final lockdown measures in England on June 21 will be made after data on infection, hospitalisation, vaccination and new variants are assessed, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said ...
End of Netanyahu era could be in the cards in Israeli political drama
Israel was gripped by political drama on Sunday over the possibly imminent end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record run as the country’s leader. After four inconclusive parliamentary ...
Johnson marries fiancee in secret ceremony (Update 3)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, capping a week of political drama with a wedding kept so under wraps that his ...
UK could make jabs compulsory in healthcare, in Texas, hospital workers sue (Update 1)
The British government is thinking about making COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for healthcare workers to stop the spread of the virus in hospitals, vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Sunday.
“It ...