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UK retail brand Wilko sold to rival: administrator
The brand of bankrupt British household goods company Wilko, whose recent collapse sparked the loss of about 12,500 jobs, has been
Taiwan slams Elon Musk for calling it an ‘integral part’ of China
Taiwan lashed out at the US tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday for "blindly flattering" Beijing after he called the self-ruled
China central bank cuts benchmark rate to support economy
China's central bank said Thursday it would cut a benchmark rate for the amount of cash banks must hold in reserve to "consolidate
Climate panel backs moratorium on tech to dim Sun
Former political leaders and heads of international organisations called Thursday for national moratoriums on deploying technologies
Top currency economist points to accelerated pace of de-dollarization
The global shift away from the US dollar has increased tenfold since February 2022, former IMF economist Stephen Jen claims
Most Libya flood casualties could have been avoided: UN
The United Nations said Thursday that most of the thousands of deaths in Libya's flood disaster could have been averted if
Maduro says Venezuelan astronauts could go to Moon in Chinese spaceship
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his country could send its first astronauts to the Moon in a Chinese spacecraft, hailing
India imposes curbs after two die of Nipah virus
India has curbed public gatherings and shut some schools in the southern state of Kerala after two people died of Nipah
North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games
North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organisers, suggesting the country is
Putin accepts Kim Jong Un’s invitation to visit North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit North Korea, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday, as Kim Jong
Taiwan says 68 Chinese warplanes, 10 vessels detected near island
Dozens of Chinese warplanes and 10 navy ships were detected around Taiwan, Taipei authorities said on Thursday after warning that Beijing was conducting air and sea drills in the Western Pacific. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and...
EU gave ‘bad answer’ to Ukraine crisis – member state
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has criticized the EU’s response to the Ukraine conflict
Pentagon creating Ukrainian aid oversight team – CNN
The US Department of Defense is setting up a special team based in Kiev to monitor American aid for Ukraine, CNN has reported
Qantas illegally sacked workers during pandemic, court rules
Australia’s top court has ruled that the layoffs of Qantas staff at the country’s airports in 2020 were illegal
Russian home prices up 73% in three years, official warns
Russia should be more efficient about urban planning and remove administrative barriers to lower home prices, Vitaly Mutko has said
Germany hugely increases imports of Russian oil – Der Spiegel
Germany has ramped up purchases of sanctioned Russian oil via India, Der Spiegel reports