Gulf states demand Netflix pull content deemed offensive
Gulf Arab states have demanded that U.S. streaming giant Netflix NFLX.O remove content deemed offensive to “Islamic and societal values” in the region, Saudi Arabia’s media regulator ...
Liz Truss’s cabinet is Britain’s first without white man in top jobs
The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has selected a cabinet where for the first time a white man will not hold one of the country’s four most important ...
Netherlands warns against EU carbon market fundraising plan
The Netherlands has warned other European Union countries that an EU plan to use a carbon market reserve to finance their exit from Russian gas would undermine the bloc’s ...
Dream job: the Japanese man who gets paid to do nothing
Shoji Morimoto has what some would see as a dream job: he gets paid to do pretty much nothing.
The 38-year-old Tokyo resident charges 10,000 yen ($71) per booking to accompany clients ...
IAEA calls for security zone at Ukraine frontline nuclear plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called on Tuesday for fighting to be halted in a security zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear power station, saying its experts had found ...
Iran sentences two women to death for ‘corruption on earth’
Two women have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of “corruption on earth” and human trafficking over the last few days, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported ...
Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa’s food security
Continent will see more vehicle traffic and waste burning as the population is set to double by mid-century By Gloria Dickie Plant scientist Felicity Hayes checks on her crops inside ...
Europe tries to shore up power firms with billions more
Finland and Switzerland provided billions in financial support to power companies on Tuesday, as Europe scrambles to secure energy supplies in a deepening crisis sparked by Russia’s move to ...
Russia’s Lavrov calls Truss uncompromising, mocks her Macron comment
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday criticised Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss for not being willing to compromise and mocked her for saying she did not ...
Big rate hike won’t save euro as energy shock deepens
The hit to the euro zone economy and its currency from a deepening energy crisis is so severe that more aggressive monetary tightening from the European Central Bank will do ...
Ample world rice supplies to cushion impact of Pakistan, China crop losses
Abundant rice supplies in key exporters may largely offset an expected drop in output after floods in Pakistan and severe heatwave in China damaged crops, capping any gains in prices ...
Sterling shows signs of life as Truss hints at energy relief
Sterling lifted on Tuesday as media reports offered new details on how incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss is planning to tackle Britain’s growing energy crisis.
Household bills are due ...
Volkswagen triggers landmark Porsche IPO plan, defying market doubts
Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Monday announced its intention to float sports car brand Porsche, triggering what could become one of the world’s largest listings even as record inflation ...
Truss appointed as Britain’s PM, Johnson bows out
Queen Elizabeth appointed Liz Truss as British prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with steering the country through a looming recession and energy crisis that threatens the futures of millions of ...
Hungary to set up anti-corruption body in bid to unlock EU funds
Hungary will create an anti-corruption authority and a working group involving non-government organisations to oversee the spending of European Union funds, the government said in a decree in its official ...
Rescue efforts underway as China earthquake toll rises to 65
The death toll from the strongest earthquake to hit China’s southwestern Sichuan province since 2017 rose to 65 on Tuesday as rescuers rushed to reach hundreds of stranded people, restore utilities ...
Credit Suisse expands in Qatar, launches tech hub
Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) will expand in Qatar via a partnership with the Gulf country’s Investment Promotion Agency (IPA Qatar), the Swiss bank said on Monday.
It will create ...
Power cuts, traffic snarls as India’s tech hub endures second day of floods
Many parts of India’s tech hub of Bengaluru were under water for a second day on Tuesday as more rain fell in an unusually wet monsoon season, bringing traffic ...
Euro plunges to new 20-year low after Russian gas halt
The euro sank below $0.99 to a new 20-year low on Monday after Russia’s halt to gas supplies down its main pipeline to Europe heightened fears about a deepening energy ...
Turkey’s inflation hits new 24-year high beyond 80 per cent
Turkey’s annual inflation climbed to a fresh 24-year high of 80.21 per cent in August, a bit below expectations according to data on Monday, after the central bank unexpectedly cut ...
OPEC+ agrees small oil production cut
OPEC and its allies led by Russia on Monday agreed a small oil production cut to bolster prices that have slid on fears of an economic slowdown.
The oil producers ...
OPEC+ agrees small oil production cut
OPEC and its allies led by Russia on Monday agreed a small oil production cut to bolster prices that have slid on fears of an economic slowdown.
The oil producers ...
Putin approves new foreign policy doctrine based on ‘Russian World’
President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved a new foreign policy doctrine based around the concept of a “Russian World”, a notion that conservative ideologues have used to justify intervention abroad ...
Britain’s new PM Truss draws scathing reaction from Moscow
Russian politicians and media lined up on Monday to heap scorn on Britain’s next prime minister, Liz Truss, predicting her ascent to power would do nothing to improve dire ...