Canada launches warning labels on each cigarette
Canada is the first nation to use warnings on individual cigarettes in an effort to deter smoking.
2023-08-02 00:48
Andrew Tate claims ‘truth will be known very soon’ as he arrives at Court of Appeal
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived at the Court of Appeal in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Tuesday 1 August. The divisive social media personality, who is charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, claimed that “the truth will be known very soon” as he spoke to reporters outside the building. He has appealed against a court’s decision to keep him and his brother under house arrest for the duration of his trial. A decision is expected later on Tuesday.
2023-08-02 00:20
BlackRock, MSCI Probed by US Lawmakers Over China Investment
A US congressional committee is investigating BlackRock Inc. and MSCI Inc. for allegedly helping to facilitate American investment
2023-08-01 23:49
Saudi Wealth Fund Hires Banks for Second Bond Sale This Year
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has hired banks for a debut Islamic dollar bond sale to help finance
2023-08-01 21:48
Merck Raises 2023 Sales Forecast as Cancer Drug Keytruda, Gardasil Vaccine Surge
Merck & Co.’s Keytruda and Gardasil soundly beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly sales, driving the company’s annual revenue
2023-08-01 19:25
Fire rages at Kharkiv college dormitory destroyed by Russian drone strike
Educational facilities, including a dormitory, were destroyed in Russian drone attacks in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said on Tuesday, 1 August. Footage released by Ukrainian officials shows a bombed building on fire and firefighters tackling the blaze. One person was injured after a drone hit an empty dormitory building and another three struck a sports facility in a night-time attack, the service said. According to president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Russia attacked the city with five Shahed drones.
2023-08-01 18:15
Wall Street Economists Are Looking at a September Rate Pause
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has left the door open to another interest-rate hike, but Wall Street economists
2023-08-01 17:27
Chinese Developer Country Garden Slides as Funding Woes Worsen
One of China’s last major developers to have so far avoided defaults amid the nation’s property debt crisis
2023-08-01 17:22
Australia Extends Rate Pause for Second Month, Currency Drops
Australia’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged on Tuesday following a cooling of inflation pressures and
2023-08-01 12:51
Even Trump's indictments haven't shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here's why
Former President Donald Trump's mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly in half between the Republican and Democratic coalitions?
2023-08-01 12:47
DeSantis-Allied PAC Tops Trump in Money Race With $131 Million
Super political action committees allied with Republican presidential candidates revealed their first fundraising data of the 2024 cycle,
2023-08-01 11:47
China’s Manufacturing Slumps, Dragging Down Asia Factories
China’s manufacturing contracted in July, rippling through factories across Asia and signaling any turnaround in the region could
2023-08-01 10:17