British business morale hits 11-month high in April
British businesses were their most optimistic in nearly a year in April, boosted by growing hopes about the economy, according to a Lloyds Bank survey on Friday that could add ...
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Etihad Airways plans to triple passengers, double fleet amid strategy shift
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways aims to triple the number of passengers it carriers to 30 million and nearly double its fleet to 150 planes by the end of the decade, the airline’...
NatWest beats profit forecasts despite UK inflation squeeze
British bank NatWest (NWG.L) posted better than expected profit for the first three months of 2023 as income soared 37 per cent, even as inflation hammered households and fierce pricing competition ...
UK PM Sunak faces first test of comeback credentials in local polls
Rishi Sunak faces his first big electoral test as prime minister next week in local polls where the opposition Labour Party hopes to capitalise on a year of chaos for ...
World’s biggest bond markets left picking up the pieces after March mayhem
In mid-March, as prices for US Treasury bonds swung wildly following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the trading desk at Legal & General Investment Management hit its top limits ...
F1 braced for chaos as sprint season starts in Baku
Formula One is braced for chaos on the streets of Baku this weekend as Azerbaijan hosts the first sprint race of the season and kicks off a run of five ...
Spurs fight back to draw 2-2 with Man United, Newcastle hammer Everton
Tottenham Hotspur rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester United in a thrilling Premier League clash on Thursday that saw the visitors cementing fourth spot.
The point ...
US plane flew through Taiwan Strait, French lawmaker confirms ship transit
A U.S. Navy patrol plane flew through the Taiwan Strait on Friday as a senior French lawmaker confirmed a warship from his country had also recently transited the sensitive ...
Trump paints doomsday scenario if Biden wins White House again
Donald Trump will use his first campaign event since President Joe Biden officially entered the 2024 election race to portray their differences in stark and apocalyptic terms, arguing a Biden re-election ...
U.S. targets Russia’s FSB, IRGC members over wrongful detention of Americans
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia’s domestic security service FSB and the intelligence unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accusing them of being responsible ...
U.S. military leak suspect to appear in court; had arsenal, prosecutors say
A U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets appeared in federal court on Thursday, where a judge expressed concern the 21-year-old’s knowledge of classified material might ...
US Equal Rights Amendment blocked again, a century after introduction
The U.S. Senate on Thursday fell short of the votes needed to enshrine equal rights for women in the Constitution, a century after a guarantee of gender equality was ...
As cult deaths top 100, another Kenyan pastor arrested over ‘mass killings’
A Kenyan televangelist was arrested on Thursday after reports of the “mass killing of his followers”, the interior minister said, as authorities investigated scores of other deaths linked to a ...
Israeli forces say soldier shot Palestinian during stabbing attempt (Updated)
Israeli security forces shot a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Thursday as he tried to stab a policeman, the Israeli military said.
Palestinian officials said the man ...
Jerry Springer, raucous talk show host, dead at 79
Television personality Jerry Springer, known for a long-running talk show that featured raucous audiences, controversial topics and fist-fighting guests and who briefly served as Cincinnati mayor, died at age 79 on ...
Egypt’s economy seen growing 4 per cent this fiscal year as currency weakens
Egypt’s economy will grow 4.0 per cent this fiscal year and 4.5 per cent next even as it endures a continuing depreciation in its currency, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, ...
This must be a freak season, says Liverpool’s Alexander Arnold
Liverpool may be ending the season with a flourish and could still qualify for Europe but what has gone before has been unacceptable, according to right back Trent Alexander Arnold.
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Turkey’s Erdogan is in good health, minister says
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday that President Tayyip Erdogan was in good health and would continue with his daily scheduled programmes as soon as possible, after Erdogan ...
Sudan’s capital resounds with gunfire as US pushes to extend truce
The United States and African nations raced to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan on Thursday, with the Sudanese army saying it had given an initial nod to ...
It’s official – Pele is now defined as someone ‘out of the ordinary’
‘Pele’ is now a word to describe ‘someone out of the ordinary’ as the three-time World Cup winner’s name was included as a new adjective in the Portuguese edition ...
Toyota edges past 9.1 mln vehicle output goal, warns chip shortage lingering
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) set a global annual output record in the business year ended in March, just edging past its target of 9.1 million vehicles as factory disruption ...
Trump lawyer says accuser’s rape claim politically motivated (Updated)
Donald Trump’s legal team began attacking the credibility of former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll on Thursday, as the civil trial resumed over her claim that the former ...
UK sets out tougher gambling rules for smartphone era
The British government has announced long-awaited proposals to crack down on problem gambling, aiming to bring regulations up to date with the rise in gambling online and on smartphones.
The ...
Elon, or deepfake? Musk must face questions on Autopilot statements
A California judge on Wednesday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding the safety and capabilities of the carmaker’s ...