UK economy stumbles in July as strikes and rain weigh
Britain’s economy contracted in July at an unexpectedly sharp rate after strikes in hospitals and schools as well as unusually rainy weather weighed on output, according to official figures ...
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Australia High Court rules Qantas illegally fired workers in pandemic
Australia’s top court on Thursday ruled Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) broke the law by sacking 1,700 ground staff and replacing them with contractors early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reinvigorating public ...
Anti-trust trial: Google pays $10 billion to maintain search monopoly
Google argued on Tuesday the U.S. was wrong to say the search and advertising giant broke the law to hold onto its massive market share, noting its search engine ...
Lukaku shrugs off cobwebs to score twice as Belgium thrash Estonia
Romelu Lukaku showed no ill-effects from a lack of playing time this season as he hammered home two goals in as many minutes for Belgium as they beat Estonia 5-0 ...
As Saudi oil cuts raises prices, Asia refineries buy elsewhere
Refiners across the top-importing region of Asia are being forced to adapt buying patterns as the additional output cuts by Saudi Arabia have reduced availability of their preferred medium sour ...
Russia says Crimean shipyard on fire, two ships damaged in Ukraine missile attack
The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday and two ships were damaged after Ukraine launched 10 missiles and three speedboat attacks on the port, Russia’...
N.Korea’s Kim meets Putin as missiles launched from Pyongyang (Update 2)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would discuss Pyongyang’s satellite program, and Kim said Moscow has his full backing in its “sacred ...
For retail investors, jumping on Arm’s blockbuster IPO is a risky business
Retail traders getting their first bite at Arm Holdings’ highly anticipated public offering when the British chip designer begins trading this week should beware: individual investors often get burned when ...
UK labour market softens in July, despite strong wage growth
Britain’s labour market showed more signs of cooling in the three months to July despite another month of strong pay growth, according to data that leave the Bank of ...
Spain thrash Cyprus 6-0 in 16-year-old Yamal’s first start
Ferran Torres scored twice to help Spain earn a comfortable 6-0 win against bottom side Cyprus in a Euro 2024 Group A qualifier on Tuesday, with Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal becoming ...
Israel’s health ministry recommends some wear masks indoors amid rise in covid cases
Israel’s health ministry on Tuesday advised people with compromised immune systems to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces as it marks an increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations ahead of the ...
Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 feared missing
Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as ...
Juventus star Pogba provisionally suspended for anti-doping offence
Juventus’ France midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, Italy’s national anti-doping (NADO Italia) tribunal said on Monday.
The test, performed after ...
Putin projects economic calm after rouble slump, warns of inflation risks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised the central bank for keeping a lid on inflation with double-digit interest rates and said there were no insurmountable challenges when it came ...
Putin signals he expects long war in Ukraine, is not betting on Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday indicated he was bracing for a long war in Ukraine, saying that Kyiv could use any ceasefire to rearm and that Washington would continue ...
Britain faces ‘epidemic’ of shoplifting
Britain is seeing an “epidemic” of shoplifting, the boss of retailer John Lewis said on Tuesday, as the owner of the Primark fashion chain joined industry calls for the authorities ...
Putin: Ukraine only likely to talk peace when its resources are exhausted
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine was only likely to start peace talks when it ran out of resources and would use any potential cessation of hostilities ...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Russia amid US warnings not to sell arms (Update)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia by private train to the strains of a military band on Tuesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin – amid warnings from ...
All of UK retailer Wilko’s stores to shut, with over 9,000 job losses
Failed retailer Wilko will disappear from British high streets next month, as its entire chain of homeware stores are expected to close with the loss of at least 9,100 jobs, its ...
US exceptionalism thwarts dollar bears but Fed test looms
Resilient US growth is fueling another rebound in the dollar and sending bearish investors scrambling, though the rally will be tested by a gauntlet of data and the Federal Reserve’...
Putin says Trump prosecution shows U.S. system is ‘rotten’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the prosecution of former U.S. President Donald Trump was politically motivated and showed that the U.S. political system was “rotten”.
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Russian aid truck arrives in Karabakh from Azerbaijan
A Russian Red Cross truck crossed from Azerbaijani-held territory into the ethnic Armenian-populatedNagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday, the first time in 35 years that the breakaway enclave had allowed such access.
The ...
Qualcomm to supply Apple with 5G chips until 2026 under new deal
Qualcomm (QCOM.O) on Monday said it had signed a new deal with Apple (AAPL.O) to supply 5G chips to the iPhone maker until at least 2026.
Qualcomm, whose shares ...
Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise
Almost half of security chiefs at the world’s biggest companies expect to increase their budgets significantly in the next year as they see economic and social unrest driving more ...