765K World Cup visitors fall short of Qatar’s expected 1.2M influx
Qatar received just over 765 000 visitors during the first two weeks of the World Cup, according to
Russians fired more than 1 000 times at Ukrainian power grid – Interfax
Russian forces have fired more than 1 000 rockets and missiles at Ukraine’s power grid, which is
Wall St ends lower after choppy trading from rising recession worries
Wall Street’s main indexes ended broadly lower on Wednesday, after a choppy session where investors
Explosion at Indonesia police station wounds three people – Media
At least three police officers were wounded in an explosion at a police station on Wednesday in West
China medical expert says COVID has mutated, should be renamed – State media
China should change its official name for COVID-19 to reflect the virus’ mutation, and patients with
Netflix co-CEO yet to see a path to profitability in ‘renting big sports’
Netflix Inc co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos on Tuesday said he has yet to see a path to
Russia could ban oil sales, set maximum discount in response to cap – Vedomosti
Russia is considering three options,including banning oil sales to a some countries and setting
EU agrees law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation
The European Union agreed on Tuesday on a new law to prevent companies from selling into the EU
Dollar edges up as darkening growth outlook hurts sentiment
The dollar crept higher on Wednesday as top executives from the biggest US banks warned of an
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets troops near eastern front, says ‘all our people will be free’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops close to front lines in eastern Ukraine on
US conducting analysis to ensure it has enough munitions stockpile – US general
The United States military is studying the rate of munitions used in Russia’s war in Ukraine to
UN chief urges strong global nature deal to end ‘orgy of destruction’
As countries prepare to negotiate a new global agreement to protect Earth’s environment, the head of
‘Avatar’ sequel finally premieres 13 years after original
Thirteen years after James Cameron released the highest-grossing film of all time, “Avatar”, the
Portugal power into last eight with 6-1 demolition of Switzerland
Goncalo Ramos scored a stunning hat-trick as a slick Portugal thrashed Switzerland 6-1 on Tuesday to
Prince William meets Biden at Boston’s waterfront, focussing on climate change
Prince William greeted US President Joe Biden at the waterfront in Boston on Friday, part of a
Twitter exec says moving fast on moderation, as harmful content surges
Elon Musk’s Twitter is leaning heavily on automation to moderate content, doing away with certain
China reports 33 073 new COVID cases for December 2 vs 34 980 a day earlier
China reported 33 073 new COVID-19 infections for December 2, of which 3 988 were symptomatic and 29
United States to end mpox emergency declaration
Mpox is expected to no longer be considered a public health emergency in the United States from
France’s Macron discussed Twitter content rules in meeting with Musk
Emmanuel Macron said he had a “clear and honest” discussion with Twitter owner Elon Musk about the
US whistleblower Snowden gets a Russian passport – TASS
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the scale of secret surveillance by