Russia’s McDonald’s successor replacing Big Mac with ‘Big Hit’ (Updated)
Starved of Big Macs since McDonald’s Corp MCD.N closed its Russian restaurants in March, Russians will from next year be treated to an alternative from the burger chain’...
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Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests
The Islamic Republic on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less ...
Can Morocco or Croatia shatter World Cup’s glass ceiling?
Croatia and Morocco are the surprise guests in the World Cup’s final four but, as the Croatians discovered in 2018 and many other long-shot semi-finalists have before them, the two ...
Tearful Ronaldo the lasting image of Portugal World Cup debacle
Cristiano Ronaldo running to the tunnel in tears and as desolate as the football world has ever seen him will be the lasting image for Portugal fans looking back on ...
Heavy snow disrupts UK travel, three boys die after falling into icy lake
Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of Britain on Monday, disrupting airports, train networks and roads, while two coal plants were put on standby in case of a power crunch as the ...
Dollar gains as inflation pressures persist; eyes on central bank meetings
The dollar climbed on Monday after data on Friday showed US producer prices had risen more than expected last month, pointing to persistent inflationary pressures and a chance the Federal ...
Italian PM pays tribute to victims after gunman kills three women
Three women including a friend of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were killed on Sunday when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire at a meeting of residents ...
UK economy rebounds from royal funeral hit, outlook remains bleak
Britain’s economy rebounded in October a little more strongly than expected from September when output was affected by a one-off public holiday to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, ...
Microsoft to buy 4 per cent stake in London Stock Exchange
Microsoft (MSFT.O) is to take a 4 per cent equity stake in London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) as part of a 10-year commercial deal to migrate the exchange operator’...
TotalEnergies: committed to start Lebanon drilling next year
TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) on Monday said it was working towards exploiting its new Lebanon Block 9 offshore gas project from next year, adding that it would likely select the vendor for ...
Southgate will not let emotions decide his England future
England coach Gareth Southgate cut a disconsolate figure after losing to France in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday but said he would not make any decision about his future ...
Don’t expect any man-marking of Messi in semi-final, say Croatia
Croatia will not attempt to stop Argentina superstar Lionel Messi by man-marking him but instead will focus on immobilising the entire team in their World Cup semi-final on Tuesday, they ...
‘Please protect yourself’: China wrestles with Covid surge
People queued outside fever clinics at China’s hospitals for COVID-19 checks on Monday, a new sign of the rapid spread of symptoms after authorities began dismantling stringent measures against ...
Britain braces for December strike action as nurses walk out
British nurses will go on strike this week, hitting already stretched hospitals and cranking up pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to quell the biggest wave of industrial action to ...
Ukraine steps up diplomacy amid fighting, power outages
The United States is prioritising efforts to boost Ukraine’s air defences, President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stepped up efforts to secure ...
Investors eye Portuguese golden visas as authorities ponder programme’s end
Investments through Portugal’s “golden visa”, which gives wealthy foreigners residence rights, jumped nearly 50 per cent last month, data showed on Sunday, as the government considers whether to scrap the ...
Air India nears historic order for up to 500 jets
Air India is close to placing landmark orders for as many as 500 jetliners worth tens of billions of dollars from both Airbus and Boeing as it carves out an ambitious ...
Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at higher price for Apple users
Twitter Inc will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday.
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Saudi Arabia’s GDP grows 8.8 per cent year-on-year in third quarter
Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 8.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period a year earlier, mainly due to a sharp increase in oil-related activity, ...
Turkish watchdog cuts banks’ forex to capital ratio limit
Turkey’s BDDK banking watchdog has set the foreign currency net position to standard capital ratio for banks at a maximum 5 per cent according to a regulation published in the ...
Lockerbie plane bombing suspect taken into U.S. custody
A Libyan man accused of making the bomb that killed 270 people after it blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 is in custody in the United States, ...
Belgium charges four people in dramatic European Parliament corruption probe (Updated)
A Belgian judge charged four people on Sunday over allegedly receiving money and gifts from a Gulf state to influence decisions in the European Parliament, accusations that have caused consternation ...
Earthquake hits Mexico City, no immediate reports of damage
An earthquake hit southwestern Mexico on Sunday causing tremors through parts of the capital, according to residents, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey ...
Canada prepares to expand assisted death to people with mental illness
Canada is preparing to expand its medically assisted death framework to become one of the broadest in the world, a change some want to delay due to concerns vulnerable people ...