England desperate to shed nearly men tag in Qatar
There have been plenty of ‘nearly men’ in the annals of world football, nations with all the ingredients to deliver on the biggest stage but who ended up with just ...
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Alcaraz breezes into Paris quarters, Djokovic also through
World number one Carlos Alcaraz swept aside Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-3 to book his place in the Paris Masters quarter-finals on Thursday and reigning champion Novak Djokovic advanced with a 6...
Arteta backs Jesus to end Arsenal goal drought
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta backed Gabriel Jesus to rediscover his scoring touch soon, after the striker failed to find the net in a 1-0 Europa League win over FC Zurich ...
Twitter layoffs to start today, company tells staff in an email
Twitter Inc will tell employees by email on Friday about whether they have been laid off, temporarily closing its offices and preventing staff access, following a week of uncertainty about ...
Tensions between North and South Korea mount as North fires artillery into sea
North Korea fired about 80 artillery rounds into a maritime border zone overnight, South Korea said on Friday, as defence ministers from Seoul and Washington vowed to demonstrate determination in the ...
Turkey’s Erdogan still hopeful US will approve F-16 fighter jet sale
President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said the process of the United States approving the sale of F-16 fighter jets to NATO member Turkey was going well and could be completed ...
Advertisers react to Twitter’s new ownership
Advertisers are grappling with Twitter’s new ownership under Tesla boss Elon Musk, who once tweeted “I hate advertising”.
Below are reactions from some of the companies:
Ford Motor Co (...
IAEA says no sign of ‘dirty bomb’ work at Ukrainian sites; Kyiv hails report
The U.N. nuclear watchdog it had found no sign of undeclared nuclear activity at three sites in Ukraine that it inspected at Kyiv’s request in response to Russian ...
Binance CEO sees no threat to crypto from central banks’ digital currencies
Plans by central banks to launch digital currencies are not a threat to other cryptocurrencies as they would validate blockchain technology and build trust among sceptics, the CEO of the ...
Robinhood posts smaller loss as higher rates boost margin trading business
Robinhood Inc (HOOD.O) posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday as the brokerage’s margin trading business benefited from rising interest rates, while increased volatility in the markets helped ...
Egypt private sector shrinks in Oct, business optimism at record low
Egypt’s non-oil private sector remained deep in contraction in October, the 23rd straight month of decline, a survey showed on Thursday.
The S&P Global Egypt Purchasing Managers’ ...
Qatar central bank raises deposit rate to 4.5 per cent
Qatar’s central bank said on Wednesday it will increase its interest rates by between 50 and 75 basis points, following the US Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike.
The Central Bank ...
Pelosi hammer attack suspect was in U.S. illegally, immigration officials say
The man charged with breaking into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacking her husband with a hammer is a Canadian citizen who was in the United ...
Trump Organization to have independent monitor, judge rules
A New York state judge on Thursday ordered that an independent monitor be appointed to oversee the Trump Organization before a civil fraud case by the state’s attorney general ...
Cuba and U.S. spar over U.N. resolution calling to end embargo
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday voted against a U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, leaving ...
Man United win at Sociedad but face Europa play-off
Manchester United beat hosts Real Sociedad 1-0 on Thursday but the Spanish side finished top of Europa League Group E on goal difference and the English team will go into ...
French MP brings parliament to a halt by yelling ‘Go back to Africa’ to Black MP
France’s lower house of parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a far-right MP shouted, “Go back to Africa!” as a Black legislator from the far left asked a ...
In Bahrain, pope speaks out against death penalty and discrimination
Pope Francis spoke against the death penalty on Thursday at the start of a trip to Bahrain where the Shi’ite Muslim opposition accuse the Sunni monarchy of overseeing human ...
Microsoft extends free tech support for Ukraine through 2023
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it would extend technology support for Ukraine free of charge through 2023, as Russia’s invasion of the country drags on.
Microsoft said it ...
Magic mushroom compound shows promise as depression treatment in key study
The main psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms can significantly reduce symptoms of difficult-to-treat depression, data from the largest clinical trial ever to test the keenly-watched compound has found.
The ...
Russia signals retreat in southern Ukraine but Kyiv fears trap (Update)
A Russian-installed official in southern Ukraine said Moscow will likely pull its troops from the west bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson and urged civilians to leave, possibly signalling ...
Bank of England makes historic rate hike despite ‘very challenging’ outlook
The Bank of England raised interest rates to 3 per cent on Thursday from 2.25 per cent, its biggest rate rise since 1989 as it warned of a “very challenging” outlook for the ...
Russia warns British ambassador over ‘dangerous’ drone strike on Crimea
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it had delivered a protest to the British ambassador after summoning her over its allegation that British specialists had been involved in ...
Bank of Canada sets out path for regulating digital payment providers
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday said it would take a flexible, risk-based approach in its nascent role as a digital payment regulator, aiming to ensure confidence in the safety ...