Swiss bank UBP returns to Chinese markets
HONG KONG : Swiss private bank Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) is back in Chinese markets, its chief investment officer said,...
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S Korea enlists its pension fund to defend weak won
SEOUL : South Korean authorities are exploring ways to divert some the domestic pension fund's foreign currency needs as they...
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US, China top diplomats to meet on high tensions on Taiwan
NEW YORK: The top US and Chinese diplomats meet today in New York as soaring tensions show signs of easing,...
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Australia seeks stable ties with ‘great power’ China, says minister
SYDNEY: Australia is aiming for a stable relationship with China despite differences in particular on trade, Australia's foreign minister said,...
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UN showdown looms between Lavrov, West over atrocities in Ukraine
NEW YORK: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will face off today with his Ukrainian and Western counterparts, including US Secretary...
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Motta to succeed Mihajlovic as Bologna head coach, team’s CEO says
BOLOGNA: Bologna have appointed former Barcelona midfielder Thiago Motta as their head coach to replace the sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic, the...
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Charles notes ‘heavy responsibilities’ in accession declaration
LONDON: Charles III was formally proclaimed king at a historic, pomp-filled ceremony at St James’s Palace in central London on...
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Rate rise fears prompt third week of global equity funds outflows
Global equity funds remained out of favour in the seven days to Sept. 7 as a strong U.S. services industry...
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Bayern’s Coman to miss Stuttgart game after training injury
MUNICH, Germany : Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman will miss Saturday's Bundesliga game against visiting VfB Stuttgart after picking up...
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Iraq received requests from Asia for more crude, SOMO head tells INA
DUBAI: Iraq has received requests to increase the quantities of crude oil it exports to Asia, the head of state...
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To Mandela, the queen was simply ‘Elizabeth’
JOHANNESBERG: Nelson Mandela was on first-name basis with Queen Elizabeth II, a rare privilege contravening royal etiquette, the late anti-apartheid...
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Spurs’ Kane targeting Shearer’s all-time goalscoring record
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has set his sights on chasing down Alan Shearer's all-time Premier League goalscoring record after...
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Twitter’s former security head alleges company misled regulators about security, bots-reports
Twitter Inc misled federal regulators about its security defenses and spam accounts, CNN and the Washington Post reported on Tuesday,...
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British scientists behind key COVID-19 trial launch study to test monkeypox treatment
LONDON: The British scientists behind one of the major therapeutic COVID-19 trials have turned their focus to treatments for monkeypox,...
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Ukraine warns of powerful response to Russian attacks
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Moscow on Tuesday (Aug 23) of a powerful response if Russian forces carry out...
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Dollar hits 5-week high on hawkish Fed, euro slips on gas woes
TOKYO : The U.S. dollar hit a fresh five-week high versus major peers on Monday after more Federal Reserve officials...
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Australia PM to release report into predecessor’s secret ministries on Tuesday
SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will release a report on Tuesday from the solicitor general on his...
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Pope ‘concerned’ after Nicaraguan bishop detained
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said Sunday he was “concerned” by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic church in...
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Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia’s Jokowi says
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin both plan to attend the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November,...
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Scamacca opens West Ham account in Conference League win
PARIS: Gianluca Scamacca scored his first West Ham goal on Thursday to help secure a 3-1 win over Danish minnows...
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