US-Russia nuclear weapons inspections must resume before new arms talks, says US
US President Joe Biden’s administration said on Thursday it cannot hold talks with Moscow on a
New ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel series praised as a ‘masterpiece’
The long-awaited “The Lord of the Rings “prequel, “The Rings of Power,” received widespread praise
China’s Shenzhen widens COVID restrictions as cases rise
The southern Chinese tech hub Shenzhen tightened COVID curbs as cases continued to mount on
Yen hits 24-year low, 140 level beckons as hike bets buoy dollar
The dollar rose broadly on Thursday, particularly against the yen, as investors braced for higher US
Trump’s lawyers downplay discovery of classified records at his Florida home
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday sought to downplay the federal government’s
UN team to inspect Ukrainian nuclear plant on mission to avert disaster
United Nations inspectors in Ukraine were due on Thursday to visit a Russian-occupied nuclear power
Meta to set up new group for more paid features on Instagram, Facebook
Meta Platforms Inc is setting up a new group that will focus on creating products and features for
PM Johnson calls for Britain to end its energy dependence on ‘foreign despots’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on Thursday that the recent rise in energy prices was a
Murray overcomes Nava to move into US Open third round
Former world number one Andy Murray survived an early scare to beat American wildcard Emilio Nava
G7 finance chiefs to discuss a Russian oil price cap on Friday
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven club of wealthy nations will discuss the US Biden
Wall Street ends August with a whimper on Fed worry
US stocks ended the month with their fourth straight daily decline on Wednesday, cementing the
Ukraine makes push along entire front, Zelenskyy says, as Russia halts gas
Ukrainian troops have attacked Russian positions along the entire front, Ukrainian President
US plans to move COVID vaccines, treatments to private markets in 2023
The US government expects its supply of COVID-19 vaccines and antiviral treatments to run out over
Venus tight-lipped on future as Serena heads towards retirement
Venus Williams made a quiet exit from the US Open singles on Tuesday after losing 6-1 7-6 (5) to
WHO places Asia director on leave after accusations of bullying
A senior World Health Organisation director has been placed on leave, a spokesperson confirmed on
NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Saturday
NASA aims to make a second attempt to launch its giant next-generation moon rocket on Saturday,
Hike bets hoist euro and bolster US dollar
The dollar was firm on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected US economic data and hawkish Federal
Biden approval falls, holding near low end of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos finds
US President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell modestly this week, a poor sign for his
Amazon, Google slam Microsoft’s cloud computing changes
Amazon and Alphabet unit Google criticised Microsoft’s cloud computing changes on Tuesday, saying
New Russia gas halt to tighten energy screws on Europe
Russia will halt gas supplies via a major pipeline to Europe on Wednesday intensifying an economic