Wall St ends 2022 with biggest annual drop since 2008
US stocks ended the final trading session of 2022 lower on Friday, capping a year of sharp losses
Asia stocks rise as investors find foothold at end of brutal 2022
Asian equities rose on Friday as investors looked to end the year on an optimistic note after US
Vivienne Westwood, Britain’s provocative dame of fashion, dead at 81
As the person who dressed the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, who died on Thursday at the age of 81,
COVID travel curbs against Chinese visitors ‘discriminatory’ – State media
Chinese state-media said COVID testing requirements imposed by several places around the world in
Dollar eyes best year since 2015; Fed rate path, China reopening to set tone
The dollar was on track for its best performance in seven years on Friday, having been buoyed by the
New York’s first legal recreational marijuana shop opens
The first licensed marijuana store in New York opened on Thursday, more than a year after the state
Soccer’s ‘King’ Pele mourned around the globe
Football fans were united in mourning on Thursday after the death of Pele at the age of 82 as
‘It’s a big loss for the world.’ Brazilians regret soccer icon Pele’s death
Brazilians in Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Thursday described soccer icon Pele’s death as a
Twitter outage hits thousands of users globally
Twitter Inc suffered a major outage on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of users globally unable
Asian shares skid as COVID surge in China unsettles investors
Asian share markets fell along with oil prices on Thursday as soaring COVID cases in China unsettled
Netanyahu set to retake power at head of far-right government
Already dogged by criticism at home and abroad, a new Israeli government is set to be sworn in on
Dollar steadies as optimism over China reopening turns to caution
The dollar steadied on Thursday after riding long-end US Treasury yields higher overnight, as
As thaw from Buffalo’s deadly blizzard begins, troops check for more victims
National Guard troops trudged door-to-door in search of additional winter storm victims on
Hong Kong asks Japan to drop airport restrictions with 60 000 travellers affected
Hong Kong’s government has asked Japan to withdraw a COVID-19 restriction that requires passenger
Australia says no change to rules regarding travellers from China
Australia is making no change to its rules around allowing travellers from China into the country,
UN halts some programmes in Afghanistan after ban on women aid workers
The United Nations said on Wednesday that some “time-critical” programmes in Afghanistan have
US stocks end lower on mixed economic data, recession fears
Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Wednesday, as investors grappled with mixed economic
US to impose mandatory COVID-19 tests for travellers from China
The United States will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travellers from China, US health officials
China’s stretched health system braces for peak in COVID infections
China is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week, a health official said, with
FTX’s Bankman-Fried, charged with ‘epic’ fraud, released on $250 mln bond
Sam Bankman-Fried was released on a $250 million bond package on Thursday while he awaits trial over