Currency clashes sour Russia’s oil trade with Asia
One of Russia’s most lucrative oil trade routes since the imposition of Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict faces a major challenge because of the drawbacks of payment in ...
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Man City’s Gvardiol happy to be on same side as Haaland
The last time Manchester City hosted RB Leipzig is not a night Josko Gvardiol remembers with great fondness.
The Croatia international was then part of a Leipzig defence torn to ...
British advertised salaries fall but job ads pick up
Advertised salaries in Britain hit their lowest level in six months in October, indicating easing inflation pressure, but a first rise in vacancies since June suggested a recovery in the ...
New ECB rating agency Scope puts greater weight on euro zone protection mechanisms
Scope, Europe’s first ECB-approved credit ratings agency, promises to put more weight on the euro zone’s improved ability to navigate crises although it has concerns about Italy and ...
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao must stay in US for time being, judge says
Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao must stay in the United States for the time being, a federal judge said on Monday, after the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency ...
OPEC+ looking at deeper oil cuts ahead of Thursday meeting
OPEC+ is looking at deepening oil production cuts despite its policy meeting being postponed to this Thursday amid a quota disagreement between some producers, an OPEC+ source said on Monday.
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Powerful snowstorm injures 13, knocks out power across Ukraine
More than 2,000 settlements in central and southern Ukraine faced power cuts on Monday after a severe snowstorm lashed the region, injuring at least 13 people and forcing authorities to close schools ...
UN chief says extended Gaza truce not enough to meet aid needs
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described an extended truce between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas on Monday as “a glimpse of hope and humanity,” but warned it was not enough ...
Iraq sees risk of regional conflict if Gaza war resumes
Iraq sees a risk of regional conflict if the current truce in Gaza is not turned into a permanent ceasefire, the Iraqi prime minister’s foreign affairs adviser said, as ...
Arab states, EU agree on need for two-state solution to Israel crisis
Arab states and the European Union agreed at a meeting in Spain on Monday that a two-state solution was the answer to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, with EU foreign affairs chief ...
Deal reached to extend Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza by two days (Updated)
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams
Mediator Qatar said on Monday a truce between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza had been extended by two days, continuing a pause in ...
Health experts decry New Zealand’s scrapping of world-first tobacco ban
Health and tobacco campaigners said on Monday that New Zealand’s plan to repeal laws that would ban tobacco sales for future generations threatened lives and put international efforts to ...
‘Vote of confidence’: UK hails $37bn of foreign investment
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced 29.5 billion pounds of private sector investment in Britain at a gathering of global executives on Monday aimed at catapulting the country back to Europe’s ...
Gaza hostage briefly escaped captors after building was bombed
An Israeli hostage who was freed as part of a temporary truce in the Gaza Strip had previously mounted a brief escape from his Hamas captors after the building where ...
Pitchside VAR screen a ‘farce’, says Everton’s Dyche
Everton manager Sean Dyche said having referees leave the pitch to check incidents on VAR screens was a “farce” as they never go against the review system.
Everton were trailing 1...
South Korea turns to blind-dating in time of low birth rates
Against the backdrop of Christmas songs, 100 South Korean men and women gathered at a hotel near Seoul dressed in their best with name tags hanging on their clothes, hoping to ...
Cross-country skier’s private parts freeze in sub-zero Finland event
The sub-zero temperatures in Ruka in northern Finland took their toll on Swedish cross-country skier Calle Halfvarsson during a 20 km mass start event on Sunday as he lost all feeling ...
Israel, Hamas raise concerns over lists of people due to be freed
Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas have raised concerns over the lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners due to be released on Monday, the final day of an agreed ...
Superb Sinner leads Italy to Davis Cup glory against Australia
Inspired Italian Jannik Sinner completed a perfect week by sealing his country’s first Davis Cup title for nearly 50 years on Sunday, thrashing Australia’s Alex De Minaur to complete ...
Biden hopes for extension of Israel-Hamas truce as more hostages released
U.S. President Joe Biden said he hoped the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas can go on as long as hostages are being released after the militant group freed 17 ...
Three students of Palestinian descent shot in Vermont in suspected hate-crime
Police and federal agents searched on Sunday for a gunman who shot and wounded three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont, in what investigators suspect was a hate-motivated ...
Sony facing $7.9 billion mass lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices
Sony (6758.T) must face a mass lawsuit worth up to 6.3 billion pounds ($7.9 billion) over claims the PlayStation maker abused its dominant position leading to unfair prices for customers, a London ...
OpenAI, Microsoft hit with new author copyright lawsuit over AI training
OpenAI and Microsoft (MSFT.O) were sued last week over claims that they misused the work of nonfiction authors to train the artificial intelligence models that underlie services like OpenAI’...
Australia beefs up cyber defences after major breaches
Australia will give cyber health checks for small businesses, increase cyber law enforcement funding and introduce mandatory reporting of ransomware attacks under a security overhaul announced last week after a ...