Oil Traders Transfixed as Activity on Platform Jumps
The trading of Middle Eastern oil derivatives on a closely-watched platform that helps set crude benchmarks and shape
2023-07-03 17:50
France riots: Why do the banlieues erupt time and time again?
The deprived French suburbs erupt time and time again. Why?
2023-07-03 17:23
France riots ease as mayors call anti-violence rally
French mayors denounce "extreme violence" of the protests which swept the country for almost a week.
2023-07-03 16:48
New Zealand bans plastic bags for fresh produce in supermarkets
Supermarkets already ban take-home bags but now thin bags used for vegetables will be outlawed too.
2023-07-03 13:53
Thai elephant flown home after alleged abuse in Sri Lanka
Bangkok demanded the return of the animal after claims it was tortured while kept at a Buddhist temple.
2023-07-03 12:53
France tells rioters to go home
President Macron is fervently hoping the protesters give up and go home soon. For so many reasons.
2023-07-03 11:27
Blackpink make UK festival history with electrifying K-pop set in Hyde Park
The girl group become the first ever Korean band to headline a major UK music festival.
2023-07-03 11:17
Singapore’s Star Banker Creates a Succession Dilemma for DBS
For more than 13 years, Piyush Gupta has led one of Singapore’s most iconic institutions, the bank that
2023-07-03 08:58
Victoria Amelina: Ukrainian writer dies after Kramatorsk strike
Victoria Amelina, an award-winning writer, was in a pizza restaurant that was hit by a Russian missile.
2023-07-03 08:28
Nigeria offers students loans - they want jobs
Two massive reforms are aimed at improving Nigeria's dilapidated universities - but will they work?
2023-07-03 08:18
A $30 Billion Disaster Is Just the Tip of a Deadly Climate Cycle
When night falls in the refugee camp outside Karachi, Shanawaz Khoso worries about snake bites. The 38-year-old and
2023-07-03 07:45
Xi’s Central Bank Shakeup Prioritizes Continuity Over Big Change
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s elevation of a long-serving technocrat as the central bank’s top Communist Party official signals
2023-07-03 07:25