UAE launches new unemployment insurance scheme
The United Arab Emirates launched an unemployment insurance scheme on Tuesday as part of reforms aimed at attracting more talent and investment to the regional business hub amid rising competition.
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UK economy on brink of recession as it shrinks in August
Britain’s economy looks set to go into recession as data showed it unexpectedly shrank in August, underscoring the challenge for Prime Minister Liz Truss to make good on her ...
UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in August, falls by 0.3 per cent
Britain’s economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in August, hit by weakness in manufacturing and maintenance work in North Sea oil and gas fields, according to official data which underscored ...
Grey whale numbers along North America’s west coast down nearly 40 per cent since 2016
By Steve Gorman
The number of grey whales migrating along the Pacific Coast of North America has steadily declined by nearly 40 per cent from a 2016 peak, and the population produced ...
Biden doubts Putin would use nuclear weapon, Ukraine pleads for more weapons
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he doubted whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would use a tactical nuclear weapon as Ukraine pleaded for a rapid increase in Western ...
Musk’s banks may have a way to cut losses from Twitter deal
Elon Musk’s banks, faced with huge losses on their commitment to finance the $44 billion buyout of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), may not be able to back out of the ...
Hack jitters push bitcoin investors back to the future
It’s not easy being a crypto investor.
They’ve seen the value of their holdings drop like a brick this year, and now many are stewing over the safety ...
Nissan takes $687 mln loss as sells Russian business for 1 euro
Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) will hand over its business in Russia to a state-owned entity for 1 euro ($0.97), it said on Tuesday, taking a loss of around $687 million in the ...
Chelsea top group with win at Milan
Chelsea completed the double over AC Milan to top Champions League Group E with a 2-0 victory at San Siro on Tuesday, a match the hosts had to play the ...
Juve beaten in Israel, City go through
Juventus slumped to a 2-0 defeat against a Maccabi Haifa side who won their first Champions League game for 20 years as Omer Atzili’s double helped the Israelis to a ...
‘Murder, She Wrote’ Actress Angela Lansbury dead at age 96
Angela Lansbury, the British-born actress whose career spanned eight decades and produced indelible portraits of a wide range of characters from villainesses to sleuths and light comic roles in movies, ...
Chinese ‘flying car’ makes first public flight in Dubai
A “flying car” built by Chinese electronic vehicle maker Xpeng Inc 9868.HK made its first public flight in the United Arab Emirates, as the company works towards launching the electric ...
France to step up military presence in eastern Europe
France will step up its military presence in eastern Europe, with plans to deploy additional Rafale fighter jets in Lithuania and additional armoured vehicles and tanks in Romania, as the ...
U.S. expedites shipment of NASAMS air defences, Ukraine receives first of four German air defence systems
The United States is speeding up the shipment of sophisticated NASAMS air defences to Ukraine, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday, after a devastating missile ...
British businessman charged over helping Russian oligarch evade U.S. sanctions
British businessman Graham Bonham-Carter was arrested on U.S. charges of conspiring to violate sanctions placed on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Bonham-Carter was arrested in the ...
Coronation of Britain’s King Charles to be held next May
Britain’s King Charles III will be crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey next May in a ceremony set to follow the traditional pageantry used for anointing monarchs over the ...
Putin tells IAEA’s Grossi that situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant “of concern”
Russian President Vladimir Putin told International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi on Tuesday that the situation around Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is “of concern”.
At ...
Palestinian gunmen kill Israeli soldier in West Bank
Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, and a local armed group claimed responsibility for the roadside ambush.
The shooting ...
South Africa elected to UN rights council, South Korea, Venezuela lose seats
The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to the Human Rights Council for a ...
Biden congratulates Israel, Lebanon on maritime border deal
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday to congratulate them over what the United States sees as a historic breakthrough over the ...
Turkey sees ‘common understanding’ with Russia in need for ceasefire in Ukraine
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar observed a “common understanding” regarding the need for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, Akar’s ...
G7 vows to support Ukraine for as long as it takes
The Group of Seven (G7) nations committed on Tuesday to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, adding in a statement after a leaders’ call that any use by ...
NATO tightens security as G7 leaders discuss Russia’s assault on Ukraine
US-led NATO said on Tuesday its member states were boosting security around key installations as Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine and stepped up threats against the West.
Russian missiles ...
Britons turn to electric blankets and candles as winter looms
British shoppers are stocking up on electric blankets, candles and energy-efficient slow cookers as surging gas bills and record food price inflation force millions of people to prepare for a ...