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Growth in Saudi Arabia’s non-oil business activity slowed to a three-month low in December, a survey showed on Tuesday, although higher sales and strong demand ensured firms remained confident ...

Arsenal’s Premier League title charge was checked as the leaders could find no way through third-placed Newcastle United in a disappointing 0-0 draw at The Emirates on Tuesday. Victory ...

Mexican authorities on Tuesday said they had fired the director of a prison near the U.S. border where at least 30 inmates escaped at the weekend after a deadly riot, ...

A group of about 300 videogame testers at Microsoft Corp MSFT.O subsidiary Zenimax Studios have voted to unionize, the Communication Workers of America union (CWA) said on Tuesday, marking a ...

The European Union Health Security Committee said on Tuesday EU member states agreed on a “coordinated approach” to the changing COVID-19 situation, adding that included implications for increased travel from ...

Germany has rebuffed the latest push by Poland’s nationalist government for vast reparations over World War Two, saying in response to a diplomatic note that the issue was closed, ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was among 230,000 mourners to view Pele’s open casket in Santos, where some fans shed silent tears and others gave the Brazilian ...

Millions of low-income households in Britain will receive cost-of-living support from the government of up to 900 pounds ($1,084) over the financial year, the country’s Department of Work and Pensions said ...

More than 150,000 people including President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva paid their respects to the Brazilian football great Pele in the coastal city of Santos, filing past Pele’s open ...

South Korea’s antitrust regulator said it would impose a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine on Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) for failing to tell its customers about the shorter driving range ...

Israel’s new far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a site also revered by Jews, prompting fierce condemnation from the Palestinians ...

The new Republican-held U.S. House of Representatives convenes on Tuesday for what could be a chaotic election for speaker, as top Republican Kevin McCarthy fights to overcome opposition from ...

Oil prices held in a narrow range on Tuesday, though the outlook for demand was clouded by a weak manufacturing activity survey from China, and a warning from the head ...

The Bank of Israel raised its benchmark interest rate (ILINR=ECI) by half a point on Monday, and will likely continue its increases a bit more in coming months, saying ...

British rail workers kicked off the new year with a week-long strike on Tuesday, disrupting the return to work for millions of commuters in the latest bout of industrial action ...

Former world number one tennis player and gay rights trailblazer Martina Navratilova said she has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. The Czech–American is considered among one the ...

Newcastle United’s players should relish the run of good results that has taken them to third place in the Premier League standings instead of feeling weighed down by the ...

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has praised Luke Shaw for how he has acquitted himself in the unfamiliar role of centre back and hinted he could continue to play ...

China’s state media played down the severity on Tuesday of the COVID-19 wave surging over the country, with its scientists expected to give a briefing to the World Health ...

Russian nationalists and some lawmakers have demanded punishment for commanders they accused of ignoring dangers as anger grew over the killing of dozens of Russian soldiers in one of the ...

Euro zone factories’ darkest days likely over, Dec PMIs show ECB must stop wage growth from fuelling inflation -Lagarde Germany’s finance minister sees 2023 inflation at 7 per cent Croatia joins ...

Privately-owned supermarket chain Mercadona on Friday approved wage increases for its entire workforce in Spain and Portugal, saying they would be in line with the official rate of inflation recorded ...

The Turkish trade deficit widened 138.4 per cent from the previous year to $110.19 billion in 2022, the Trade Ministry said on Monday, with exports rising 12.9 per cent to $254.2 billion and imports jumping 34.3 ...

Brentford pulled off their latest Premier League scalp by beating Liverpool 3-1 at home on Monday, bringing Juergen Klopp’s side’s four-game winning streak to an end and rattling ...