German court approves claims over illegal diesel exhaust software
(AFP) A top German court on Monday opened the way to further compensation claims against...
Dutch to shut Europe’s biggest gas field after quakes
(AFP) The Netherlands said Friday it would end production at Europe’s largest gas field on October 1 after years of...
Heathrow security staff call off summer strikes
(AFP) Security officers at London’s Heathrow Airport have called off strikes over the peak-demand summer months after voting to accept...
UK economy falters on cost-of-living crisis
(AFP) UK private-sector growth has slowed to a three-month low as soaring interest rates and stubbornly high inflation fuelled by...
Race on for protection against hypersonic missiles
(AFP) Defence firms are racing to meet demand for systems to protect against attacks using tricky-to-intercept hypersonic missiles, with several...
Cheers in Zambia after landmark debt deal
(AFP) Jubilant lawmakers in Lusaka sang Zambia’s national anthem on Friday after foreign lenders agreed to restructure part of the...
Kenyan president slams ‘unfair’ global lending system
(AFP) Kenyan President William Ruto does not hold back when describing the global lending system: it is “unfair, it’s punitive,...
Indonesia entrepreneurs cash in on TikTok live selling spree
(AFP) Indonesian livestreamer Christine Febriyanti stood in a room crammed with clothes in Jakarta, hawking colourful garments to hundreds of...
Dutch court says Angola’s dos Santos diverted millions
(AFP) A Dutch court has ruled that Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s late former president, illegally diverted 52...
Cash-strapped Pakistan to lease part of Karachi port to UAE for $220 million
(AFP) AD Ports Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement Thursday to take over the running of...
US Fed official says more rate hikes necessary
(AFP) A senior US Federal Reserve official said Thursday that additional interest rate hikes are needed to tackle historically high...
BoE hikes rate half-point as high inflation persists
(AFP) The Bank of England Thursday lifted its key interest rate by a half-point to five percent to tackle stubbornly...
Musk and Zuckerberg call out each other for cage fight
(AFP) Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are in a fierce business rivalry that has spilt over into a...
First Olympic Esports Week kicks off
(AFP) The first-ever Olympic-organised Esports Week kicked off in Singapore on Thursday, but an IOC official said there is currently...
Welly boot maker Hunter whacked by weather
(AFP) Their popularity soared when the supermodel Kate Moss wore them in the mud at the Glastonbury music festival, which...