New Zealand set to scrap world-first tobacco ban
New Zealand will repeal on Tuesday a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said, even while researchers and campaigners warned of the risk that people could ...
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G20 to warn of region ‘conflicts’ as global challenge
Group of 20 finance leaders are expected to say the global economy continues to face multiple challenges including “conflicts in many regions” and geoeconomic tensions, according to a draft version of ...
Oil prices rise amid concerns about Red Sea attacks on shipping
Oil prices on Tuesday built on gains made a day earlier amid attacks on shipping in the Red Sea that have exacerbated supply worries.
Brent crude futures rose 36 cents, or 0.44 ...
Deloitte reports European private credit bounces back to mid-2022 levels
European private lending activity has rebounded to levels last seen in mid-2022, new data from Deloitte showed on Tuesday, in a sign investors are piling in to risky corporate debt ...
Eurozone bonds dance to the beat of US markets
Eurozone bonds are trading more in sync with their US peers than ever before, as investors ignore the slowdown in Europe and remain laser-focused on inflation and interest rates, driving ...
Cyprus Cricket announces sponsorship deals
By Richard Boxall
It is with sincere gratitude that we announce that BAO Financial Group has renewed its sponsorship with Cyprus Cricket. “BAO Financial Group has been supporting cricketing activities ...
Bowen nets hat-trick as West Ham end poor run
A hat-trick from Jarrod Bowen helped West Ham United to snap a six-match winless run in the Premier League as they secured their first victory of 2024 with a thrilling 4-2 ...
Holders City expect tough FA Cup game at Luton
Manchester City expect Luton Town to provide a difficult challenge when they meet in the FA Cup fifth round, manager Pep Guardiola said on Monday.
City, who won their seventh ...
Bitcoin tops $57,000 as big buyers circle
Bitcoin hit a two-year high on Tuesday on signs of large players buying the cryptocurrency, while smaller rival ether topped $3,200 for the first time since 2022.
Bitcoin has rallied more than 10 ...
Russia bans gasoline exports for 6 months from March 1
Russia on Tuesday announced a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to compensate for rising demand from consumers and farmers and to allow for planned maintenance of refineries.
The ...
Halloumi maverick: Reviving tradition in the battle for halloumi’s soul
On a cold winter evening in a car park in the capital Nicosia, queues are already forming before former airline pilot Pantelis Panteli arrives in a small van to sell ...
Hezbollah says fired ‘large volley of rockets’ at Israeli surveillance base
Hezbollah said on Tuesday it had launched a volley of rockets at an Israeli aerial surveillance base in response to the Israeli military’s deepest attack yet into Lebanese territory.
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France’s Macron does not rule out Europeans sending troops to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door to European nations sending troops to Ukraine, although he cautioned that there was no consensus at this stage as allies agreed to ramp ...
Citing war uncertainty, Bank of Israel keeps rates steady at 4.5 per cent
The Bank of Israel kept interest rates steady on Monday after cutting by a quarter-point in January, citing uncertainty over expected duration of the war in Gaza.
The central bank ...
Qatar plans new gas output boost amid global price collapse
Qatar will raise natural gas production despite a recent steep drop in global prices, in a long-term bet on rising demand for the less polluting fuel in Europe and Asia.
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Top global energy traders face multi-billion cash quandary
As the world’s top global energy trading houses prepare for their biggest annual industry get-together this week in London they face a growing problem, what to do with their ...
Sweden to join NATO in historic move as Hungary ratifies bid
Hungary‘s parliament approved Sweden’s NATO accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and ...
George Michael honoured with UK collectible coin
Late British singer-songwriter George Michael is being honoured with a personalised collectible coin.
Britain’s Royal Mint said on Monday the new coin, which depicts Michael wearing his trademark sunglasses, ...
Bird-feed loaf and dates wrapped in gauze: What children eat in Gaza
After surviving on bitter loaves made from animal feed instead of proper flour, three young brothers who fled their home in Gaza City for a tent further south were tucking ...
US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy
A U.S. military service member who had set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington over the weekend, in an apparent act of protest against the war ...
Protesting farmers jam Brussels with tractors (video)
Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket prices and what ...
Everton win appeal to reduce points deduction
Everton have had their points deduction for a breach of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules reduced to six points from 10, the club and the Premier League said ...
Van Dijk applauds his young side’s effort in winning League Cup
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, who scored a late, late winner against Chelsea to lift the English League Cup on Sunday, said he was immensely proud of the young side ...
British banker Jacob Rothschild dies aged 87
British financier Jacob Rothschild, a senior member of one of Europe’s best-known banking dynasties, has died at the age of 87, his family announced on Monday.
The family, in a ...