International

There have been a series of accusations in the past weeks alleging that both the governments of both Qatar and Turkey have actively provided support for the al-Nusra group in ...

French supermarket group Carrefour and its British peer Tesco said on Monday they would not extend a purchasing alliance heralded originally as a potential way to trim costs. The companies ...

European Union countries on Monday approved the bloc’s flagship fund to wean them off fossil fuels and protect communities most affected, paving the way for members to start receiving ...

Investor morale in the euro zone rose for the fourth month in a row in June, reaching its highest level since February 2018, lifted by reopening restaurants and tourism resuming as ...

The Covid-19 pandemic heavily changed the business landscape of many industries, and the fashion industry in Australia is no exception. However, the transformation of people’s life and work style ...

Oil pulled back after hitting fresh multi-year highs on Monday, as investors awaited the outcome of this week’s talks between Iran and world powers over a nuclear deal that ...

Germany said Ukraine should remain a transit country for Russian gas, the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper reported, after President Vladimir Putin said it would depend on the former Soviet republic showing “...

Morocco will reopen its airports and ports to international passenger traffic from June 15, both for its own citizens and foreign nationals, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. The move comes ...

The deal to harmonise tax on multinationals globally agreed to on Saturday by the G7 leaves a large loophole, one that may permit large companies to avoid tax, according to ...

Blockchain technology company Blockstream Mining said on Saturday that Square Inc (SQ.N) will invest $5 million to build an open-source, solar-powered bitcoin mining facility at one of Blockstream’s US ...

Seven countries have begun using the EU’s Digital Covid Certificate which allows their citizens to easily travel across the bloc. The certificate will be made available to non-EU countries, ...

The plant-based protein industry will eat into consumer demand for meat as the rapidly growing sector expands, Cargill Inc Chief Executive Officer David MacLennan said on Friday. “Our analysis is ...

Last month, Claire Elise Boucher, known in the music world as Grimes, earned $5.8 million in 20 minutes with the sale of Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs. In fact, top NFT platforms have ...

Lebanon’s Banque du Liban has forced banks to allow depositors to withdraw $400 per month and the equivalent amount in Lebanese pounds, the central bank said in a circular released ...

Etsy Inc said on Wednesday it would buy Generation-Z focused fashion resale company Depop for $1.63 billion, seeking to attract younger shoppers and bolster its position in a booming market in ...

* First Nord Stream 2 line completed, Putin says * Gazprom shares rally, hit highest since mid-2008 * Putin says Russian gas to Europe to grow by 50 bcm in 10 years Russia’s Nord Stream 2 ...

* France and Germany say G7 very near to global corporate tax deal * Disagreements remain over minimum rate, scope of tax * UK’s Sunak says world is watching whether G7 can ...

Children and teenagers are flocking to Roblox’s Metaverse and it is not hard to see why. Roblox, an online gaming and game-creating platform, has blossomed into a fascinating online ...

Britain’s NatWest expects only about 13 per cent of its staff to return to primarily office-based working, the lender said on Tuesday as it revealed a three-pronged approach to post-pandemic ...

* Britain-Norway trade worth £20 bln in 2020 * Britain-Iceland trade worth £558 mln in 2020 Britain has clinched post-Brexit trade agreements with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein as it seeks to forge new global trading relationships ...

Bitcoin fell more than 7 per cent on Friday, with tweets by Tesla boss Elon Musk that appeared to lament a breakup with the cryptocurrency again moving markets. Tesla’s big ...

Jet2 on Friday announced that it would cancel all flights and holidays until July 1. Flights to-and-from Jersey will begin on June 24. Because Turkey currently remains on the Red List, flights ...

“You can’t talk about ESG and invest in a really bad actor – and more and more companies are afraid of the reputational risk,” warns one fund manager. When Belarus ...

The life of the visually impaired has been improved greatly with the use of the WeWalk smart cane. Designed by a start-up with offices in London and Istanbul, the smart ...