UK’s Truss calls on like-minded nations to unite against authoritarianism
British Prime Minister Liz Truss will call on like-minded nations to combat authoritarianism
China’s Xi skips dinner with Putin, allies as COVID precaution-source
Chinese leader Xi Jinping stayed away from a dinner attended by 11 heads of states at a regional
China’s retail, factory sectors perk up in August
China’s economy showed surprising resilience in August, with faster-than-expected growth in factory
King Charles and siblings to hold vigil by late queen’s coffin
King Charles will be joined by his siblings to mount a silent vigil at the coffin of his late mother
Consumer group says drug-makers abuse US patent system to keep prices high
Makers of the top selling drugs in the United States are costing patients billions of dollars and
Uber says responding to ‘cybersecurity incident’ after report of network breach
Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday it is responding to a cybersecurity incident, after a media
Dollar holds ground ahead of Fed, yuan under pressure
The dollar eased from multi-year highs on Friday after a strong rally earlier in the week, though
US announces new $600 mln arms package for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced a new $600 million arms package to help the Ukrainian military
Ukraine says mass grave found in Izium where Russians ousted days ago
Ukrainian authorities have found a mass grave of more than 440 bodies in the eastern city of Izium
YouTube, Meta will expand policies, research to fight online extremism
Major tech companies said on Thursday they will take fresh steps to combat online extremism by
WHO ‘strongly advises against’ use of two COVID treatments
Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), on
President Ramaphosa arrives in Washington for working visit
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Washington D.C. on a working visit which will see him meet
IMF’s Georgieva says central bankers must be ‘stubborn’ in fighting inflation
Central bankers must be persistent in fighting broad-based inflation, International Monetary Fund
Dollar stands tall as focus swings back to Fed
The dollar stood near recent peaks on Thursday as markets increased bets the Fed has more work to do
UK PM Truss preparing to scrap sugar tax on soft drinks – The Times
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is preparing to scrap sugar taxes on soft drinks and ditch some
US to withhold $130 mln of military aid to Egypt over human rights – Official
The Biden administration has decided to withhold $130 million of foreign military aid to Egypt over
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy involved in car accident, not seriously hurt – Spokesperson
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s car was involved in a traffic accident in Kyiv, but he is
Death toll rises to nine in collapsed building in Jordan
Jordanian rescuers searched for a second day for remaining survivors under the rubble of a collapsed
R. Kelly found guilty on multiple counts in sexual abuse trial, local media reports
R&B singer R. Kelly was found guilty on Wednesday on charges of luring underage girls to have sex
Wall St staggers to higher close as Fed rate hike looms
Wall Street ended a directionless session higher on Wednesday as an on-target inflation report