Credit Suisse job cuts must be frozen, bank employees leader says
Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) and UBS (UBSG.S) must freeze any job cuts planned as part of their emergency merger, the Swiss Bank Employees’ Association (SBPV) said on Tuesday, in ...
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Britain braces for ‘unparalleled’ disruption from doctors’ strike
Junior doctors in Britain began a four-day strike over pay on Tuesday that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), prompting the government to ...
Russian parliament backs electronic call-up papers in crackdown on draft dodgers
Russia is ready to introduce electronic military draft papers for the first time in its history in an effort to make it harder for men to avoid being drafted after ...
UK retailers report Mother’s Day boost in March
British retailers reported a boost in spending from Mother’s Day purchases in March, during an otherwise downbeat sales period when cost of living pressures and unusually wet weather kept ...
Egypt’s headline inflation rate increased to 32.7 per cent in March
Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation rate in March climbed to 32.7 per cent year-on-year, just shy of an all-time record, from 31.9 per cent in February, data from the country’s ...
Guardiola defends Man City’s lack of Champions League success
Manchester City are desperate to win their first Champions League but desire alone will not be enough to claim success in Europe’s top competition, manager Pep Guardiola said ahead ...
Leicester appoint Smith as manager until end of season
Leicester City have named ex-Aston Villa and Norwich City boss Dean Smith as caretaker manager until the end of the season after parting ways with Brendan Rodgers, the Premier League ...
Ukraine cities pounded, US scrambles to find source of leaked
Russian forces pounded frontline cities in eastern Ukraine with air strikes and artillery attacks, while U.S. officials stepped up efforts to locate the source of a leak of classified ...
Biden heads to Northern Ireland at delicate political juncture
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Belfast on Tuesday at a delicate political time in Northern Ireland as he helps mark the 25-year anniversary of a peace deal that ...
The credit crunch the Fed fears may already be taking shape
Jeffrey Haley, the CEO of American National Bank and Trust Company, saw the crunch coming at the start of 2023.
Rising interest rates and a slowing economy to him meant that ...
Global PC shipments slide in first quarter, Apple takes biggest hit
Global shipments of personal computers (PCs) fell by 29 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 due to weak demand, excess inventory and a deteriorating macroeconomic climate, with Apple Inc taking ...
Bank worker kills five co-workers in Louisville, Kentucky shooting (Update)
A 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle shot dead five colleagues and wounded nine other people at his workplace in Louisville on Monday while livestreaming the attack on social ...
Egyptian minister to visit Turkey as ties improve – Ankara
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is likely to visit Turkey again this week, the government in Ankara said on Monday, adding that progress could be made towards reinstatement of ...
Mother of Israeli sisters killed in West Bank attack dies
The mother of two Israeli sisters who were killed last week in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank has died of her wounds, hospital officials said on Monday.
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Ronaldo angered by blow to title hopes of Al-Nassr, opponents hail ‘checkmate’
Al-Nassr suffered a huge blow to their hopes of winning the Saudi Professional League after a goalless draw with lowly Al-Feiha, and Cristiano Ronaldo left the pitch in anger after ...
Petrol bombs thrown at Northern Irish police on eve of Biden visit
A number of masked people attacked police with petrol bombs and other objects at a parade opposing the Good Friday peace accord in Londonderry, police said on Monday, a day ...
Corona beer maker Constellation sees 2024 profit above estimates on price hikes
Constellation Brands Inc (STZ.N) forecast its full-year profit above Wall Street estimates, benefiting from price increases aimed at combating elevated costs and strong demand for its high-end beer brands.
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Ukraine battles rage, report says Kyiv rethinking counter-offensive after leak
Russian forces pressed attacks on frontline cities in eastern Ukraine on Monday, while Ukrainian officials played down a report that Kyiv is amending some plans for a counter-offensive due to ...
Linesman stood down amid FA investigation over apparent elbow on Robertson
The assistant referee who allegedly elbowed Liverpool’s Andy Robertson at halftime during their Premier League draw with Arsenal will not be appointed for matches in the future until an ...
Democratic lawmaker wants US Supreme Court Justice Thomas impeached
Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Sunday she wants Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached and his advisers probed after a media report described luxury trips ...
Ukraine alters counter-offensive plans after document leak – CNN
Ukraine has been forced to amend some of its military plans ahead of a much-vaunted counter-offensive due to a leak of classified U.S. documents, CNN reported on Monday citing ...
Oil steady as investors weigh tighter supply against growth outlook
Oil prices were roughly unchanged on Monday as investors weighed the prospect of tighter supplies from OPEC+ producers from May against concerns about weakening global growth that may dampen fuel ...
Dalai Lama apologises for asking boy to ‘suck my tongue’
The Dalai Lama, the Tibetans’ 87-year-old spiritual leader, apologised on Monday after footage showed him asking a young boy to “suck my tongue” at a public event.
“A video clip ...
China practices blockades on last scheduled day of Taiwan drills
China’s military carried out aerial and naval blockade drills around Taiwan on Monday, its last scheduled day of exercises, with a Chinese aircraft carrier joining in combat patrols as ...