COVID here to stay but moving out of emergency phase – WHO
The virus causing COVID-19 is here to stay but the world is beginning to transition out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, the World Health Organization’s chief said ...
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Voters say neither Biden nor Trump should run in 2024
About half of U.S. Democrats say President Joe Biden should not seek re-election next year and that he is too old to run, a worrisome sign for the 80-year-old, ...
China’s Xi holds first call with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy since Russian invasion
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by telephone on Wednesday Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, after months of pressure from ...
EU agrees binding green fuel targets for aviation
The European Union has agreed a deal to set binding targets for airlines in Europe to increase their use of sustainable aviation fuels, in an attempt to kickstart a market ...
More bank jitters as First Republic probes asset sales, ‘bad bank’ options
First Republic Bank (FRC.N) faces dwindling and tough options to turn around its business with the creation of a ‘bad bank’ or asset sales possibilities, a source familiar with ...
Navalny says he faces 30 more years in Russian jail
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that investigators had opened what he called an “absurd” terrorism case against him that could see him sentenced to an additional 30 ...
Arsenal desperate to hold off City charge in title showdown
Like a sky blue juggernaut, Manchester City have begun to fill Arsenal’s rearview mirror and on Wednesday the reigning champions have the chance to begin their over-taking manoeuvre on ...
Tsitsipas keen to build on run to Barcelona final
World number five Stefanos Tsitsipas said his run to the final in Barcelona had served as a reminder of what it felt like to be a strong contender at a ...
Villa up to fifth, win relegation battle, Vardy rescues point
Defender Tyrone Mings scored a brilliant header from a set piece as Aston Villa beat Fulham 1-0 at Villa Park on Tuesday to lift them to fifth in the Premier ...
UK warns China secrecy over military expansion risks ‘tragic miscalculation’
British foreign minister James Cleverly urged China to be more open about what he called the biggest military build-up in peacetime history and said secrecy around its plans could lead ...
Putin signs decree taking over Russian assets of two foreign firms
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree establishing temporary control of the Russian assets of two foreign energy firms, signaling Moscow could take similar action against other companies if ...
Turkey Central Bank gross reserves seen down $5 bln last week
Turkish central bank total gross reserves are expected to have fallen more than $5 billion to about $116 billion last week due to rising foreign currency demand as the May elections approach, ...
Shaky ceasefire in Sudan as warring parties not ready to negotiate – U.N.
A U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Sudan appears to be partially holding but there is no sign the warring parties are ready to seriously negotiate, the U.N. special envoy ...
British American Tobacco Plc to pay more than $635 mln in North Korea sanctions case
British American Tobacco Plc has agreed to pay more than $635 million to U.S. authorities after a subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges that it conspired to violate U.S. sanctions ...
Global refinery margins lose steam as Russian oil finds new outlets
Global diesel margins have slumped by about half since February, dragging on refiners’ profits, as Russian exports continue despite sanctions, helping output from China and India reach all-time highs in ...
Kabul airport attack ‘mastermind’ killed by Taliban
The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the “mastermind” behind a suicide attack at Kabul’s international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of ...
London Q1 finance job vacancies plummet 31 per cent year-on-year
First-quarter job opportunities in London’s financial sector plunged by almost a third year-on-year, recruiter Morgan McKinley said on Tuesday, as firms struggle with economic and geopolitical headwinds.
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Cryptoverse: Investors pick their AI race horses
What do you get when you cross cryptocurrencies with artificial intelligence?
A seemingly sentient bitcoin that codes itself in the style of Japanese haikus? Alas not, though you do get ...
Harry Belafonte, who mixed music, acting, and activism, dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting “Day O” in his 1950s hit song “Banana Boat” before turning to political activism, has died ...
Central banks signal end of bank turmoil with cut in dollar funding line
The world’s top central banks are cutting the frequency of their dollar liquidity operations with the US Federal Reserve from May, sending the clearest signal yet that last month’...
Kenya hunger cult deaths reach 89, minister prays survivors will ‘tell the story’
The death toll among followers of a Kenyan cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves has risen to 89, Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said on Tuesday, ...
Brazil’s Lula: Russian invasion of Ukraine unacceptable, but let’s talk peace
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, but said no one is talking about peace in what he called an “insane war.”
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Ed Sheeran appears in US court for copyright trial over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’
Ed Sheeran appeared in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday as a copyright trial began which alleges the British pop star ripped off the classic Marvin Gaye tune “Let’s Get ...
First British evacuees from Sudan arrive in Cyprus (update)
Britain launched a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday, joining other nations racing to get their people out of the North African country after its warring factions ...