Syrian president doubles public sector wages as national currency spirals downwards
Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad has doubled public sector wages and pensions as the war-torn country’s national currency spiraled further downwards, reaching a new low for the year
2023-08-16 21:22
Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near the border with Israel
Lebanese Cabinet ministers say an offshore drilling rig has arrived at its destination in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast and will start its search for gas in the coming weeks
2023-08-16 19:54
Intel calls off $5.4b Tower deal after failing to obtain regulatory approvals
Intel is terminating a $5.4 billion agreement to acquire Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor after China failed to sign off on the deal amid deteriorating US-China relations
2023-08-16 19:29
Zayed Sustainability Prize’s Beyond2020 Initiative Secures Clean Water for 9,000 Rural Ethiopians
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 16, 2023--
2023-08-16 19:25
Target sales ebb in Q2 and it cuts outlook for the year citing inflation and a culture war dustup
Target has reported weaker-than-expected sales for its the fiscal second quarter
2023-08-16 18:53
Exclusive-H&M probes Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies
By Helen Reid LONDON H&M is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that
2023-08-16 16:59
UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise
The rate of inflation in the U.K. fell sharply in July to a 17-month low largely on the back of lower energy prices
2023-08-16 15:29
UK inflation rate slows to 6.8% in July
LONDON British annual consumer price inflation slowed to 6.8% in July, figures from the Office for National Statistics
2023-08-16 14:57
Stock market today: Asia shares decline as faltering Chinese economy sets off global slide
Asian shares have declined amid worries over discouraging data on China, as well as over the future of the U.S. economy
2023-08-16 14:25
Germany's Cabinet is set to approve a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis possession and sale
Germany’s Cabinet is set to approve a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the European Union’s most populous member to decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy the substance for recreational purposes
2023-08-16 14:24
Who wants to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan? New FAA rules allow it, but planes largely avoid it
Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cuts time and fuel consumption for East-West travel
2023-08-16 13:15
Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year
The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city’s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar problems in two cities in neighboring Ohio last year
2023-08-16 12:51