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Italy again fails to elect president as parties bu...
The fourth round of Italy's presidential elections flopped before it began Thursday, with parties unwilling to risk a crisis by pi...
Higher prices, fewer Covid-19 closures lift McDona...
McDonald's reported higher profits Thursday on price increases and fewer impacts from Covid-19 restrictions despite higher operati...
French cinema greats pay tribute to actor killed i...
Some of the greatest names in French cinema came together to pay a final tribute to their fellow star Gaspard Ulliel on Thursday,...
Struggling Air India sold after 69 years in govt h...
India's beleaguered national carrier landed back in the hands of its founders Thursday, decades after it was nationalised and foll...
Stocks tumble on US rate hike uncertainty
Equity markets mostly retreated Thursday, with the sharpest losses in Asia, after Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell refused to b...
UAE largest bank makes record profit in 2021
The UAE’s largest bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, announced Thursday it scooped record annual net profit of $3.4 billion in 2021, a 19...
Nissan alliance to invest $25 bn in electric vehic...
The Nissan auto alliance said Thursday it will invest 23 billion euros ($25.7 billion) in electric vehicles over the next five yea...
EasyJet halves first-quarter loss despite Omicron
British airline EasyJet slashed losses by half in the first quarter, despite the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant whic...
EU launches WTO case against China over Lithuania...
The European Union on Thursday launched a case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for targeting Lithuania over it...
Apple's iPhone retakes top spot in China smartphon...
Apple reclaimed its position as the top smartphone seller in China after six years, clocking a record market share in the final qu...
Six sue Fukushima nuclear plant operator over thyr...
Six young people will sue the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday over claims they developed thyroid...
Samsung reports 53% jump in profit despite supply...
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday its operating profit rose 53.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, as...
Tesla reports record profit, sees more supply chai...
Tesla rode rising demand for electric vehicles to a record $5.5 billion profit in 2021, but cautioned that supply chain problems w...
Fed signals first US rate hike since pandemic comi...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday gave a clear signal the central bank is ready to raise US interest rates in March...
Three, two, one: astronomers predict SpaceX space...
A chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission will crash int...
Far-right, nationalist leaders to meet in Madrid F...
Hungary and Poland's leaders and France's Marine Le Pen will be in Madrid later this week for a gathering of nationalist and far-r...
Bank of Canada keeps benchmark rate unchanged desp...
The Bank of Canada said Wednesday it is keeping its benchmark overnight lending rate unchanged at 0.25 percent despite inflationar...
Stocks rally before key Fed update, oil hits $90
European and US stock markets powered higher Wednesday, recovering further from recent sharp losses, as traders await the outcome...
Putin, Italian firms talk business despite Ukraine...
Russian President Vladimir Putin spent more than two hours Wednesday in a virtual meeting with top Italian executives, despite Rom...
Boeing reports another loss due to 787 woes
Boeing reported a hefty fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as mounting costs connected to the widebody 787's woes more than offset a bo...
After days of tumult, Wall Street awaits Fed's mov...
The conclusion of the Federal Reserve's first policy meeting of the year on Wednesday can't come soon enough for Wall Street, whic...
US lawmakers mull computer chips, China competitio...
US lawmakers were studying proposals Wednesday to jumpstart high-tech research and manufacturing, boost competition with China and...
Boeing reports large loss on $3.8 bn costs tied to...
Boeing reported a hefty fourth-quarter loss Wednesday on mounting costs associated with the widebody 787, of which it has suspende...
English cricket comes under fresh fire over racism
English cricket is back in the firing line over racism in the game after "stereotypical" and "outdated" views were expressed about...
Intel wins appeal against EU's 1-bn-euro antitrust...
An EU court on Wednesday annulled a 1.06 billion euro fine against US chipmaker Intel, finding that Brussels had failed to adequat...
European stocks rally before key Fed update
European stock markets powered higher Wednesday, recovering further from recent sharp losses, as traders await the outcome of a ke...
Afghan women rally at Taliban approved protest
Scores of Afghan women rallied in Kabul on Wednesday in a Taliban sanctioned protest endorsing their regime and calling on the Wes...
Greece, Turkey reel from political fallout of snow...
Turkey's main airport stirred back to life on Wednesday and Greece's under-fire prime minister issued a formal apology as the east...
Hong Kong transgender men lose court case on ID ca...
Trans people in Hong Kong will not be allowed to have their gender officially recognised on their identity documents unless they u...
Rio Tinto begins underground work at vast Mongolia...
Underground operations have finally begun at a copper mine in Mongolia, official media has reported, ending years of delays for An...
Used cars turn to gold as Sri Lanka economy skids...
Supermarket shelves are bare and restaurants can't serve meals, but Sri Lanka's economic crisis is a bonanza for used car dealers,...
Asian markets enjoy much-needed rally as Fed's big...
Asian markets enjoyed some respite Wednesday from the hefty selling at the start of the week, with focus on the end of the Federal...
Fearful Wall Street awaits Fed's next moves on inf...
The Federal Reserve's first policy meeting of the year hasn't even concluded but Wall Street already is unhappy, wary of what cent...
IMF's Gopinath says time to 'recalibrate' Covid re...
China should begin to "recalibrate" its aggressive anti-Covid policy as other countries are doing, to try to ease the negative imp...
IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal t...
The IMF on Tuesday called on El Salvador to change course and stop using Bitcoin as legal tender, citing "large risks" posed by th...
West links Afghan humanitarian aid to human rights...
Western diplomats Tuesday linked humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to an improvement in human rights after meeting a Taliban delegat...
Making smartphone data anonymous no longer enough:...
Privacy measures that are meant to preserve the anonymity of smartphone users are no longer suitable for the digital age, a study...
Anger mounts in Istanbul, Athens over blizzard cha...
Stranded passengers chanted protests at Europe's busiest airport in Istanbul on Tuesday and soldiers dug out snowed-in drivers in...
US firms have only few days supply of semiconducto...
American companies have an average of less than five days worth of semiconductors on hand, a level leaving them vulnerable to prod...