Indonesia’s tyre-bound crocodile finally freed after six years
By Abdul Rahman Muchtar
An elusive Indonesian crocodile, which has swum around with a motorcycle tyre stuck around its neck for six years, has finally been freed by an animal ...
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Corporate net-zero plans fail to add up
Net-zero climate plans from top firms lack credible detail
By Laurie Goering
Many top corporations with ambitious “net-zero” emissions pledges to tackle climate change lack a clear plan to achieve ...
Netflix movie ‘The Power of the Dog’ leads Oscar nominations
Netflix Inc’s dark Western “The Power of the Dog” led the field of this year’s Academy Award contenders, landing 12 nominations on Tuesday, including one for the prestigious best ...
Injured Ibrahimovic like a caged lion, Milan coach Pioli says
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is like a caged lion as he fights to regain fitness, but the Swede will be unavailable for AC Milan’s Italian Cup quarter-final against Lazio, coach Stefano ...
Relief and challenges for chipmakers as Nvidia-Arm megadeal collapses
The chip industry is breathing a sigh of relief over the aborted purchase of ARM Ltd by US chipmaker Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) but the firms and their shareholders are ...
Streaming view rests on The Beatles and Boba Fett as Disney reports results
When the Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) reports its holiday-quarter results on Wednesday, Wall Street analysts will study whether the popular Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett, The Beatles and ...
Energy prices lift BP profits to 8-year high
BP’s profits hit their highest in eight years in 2021, lifted by soaring gas and oil prices, as the company boosted share repurchases and accelerated plans to cut emissions with ...
Bank of England split raises policy doubt at key moment for economy
The surprise split vote behind the Bank of England’s interest rate hike last week, which was too small for almost half its officials, threatens to obscure the British central ...
Beijing claims Gu as a daughter after golden day in China
Teenager Eileen Gu nailed a new trick in the final run of the freeski Big Air on Tuesday, delivering host nation China its quickest gold rush at a Winter Games .
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Quarter of UK employers cite long Covid as driving absences
A quarter of British employers have cited long COVID as a main cause of long-term sickness absences, a survey by a professional body found on Tuesday, adding that it raised ...
Kremlin denies Putin told Macron there will be no new manoeuvres near Ukraine, US troops arrive in Romania
The Kremlin on Tuesday said that French assertions that President Vladimir Putin had promised Emmanuel Macron that Moscow would not carry out new military initiatives around Ukraine for now were “...
Mark Zuckerberg’s startup project bets the company
Mark Zuckerberg is acting like a startup founder again. Facebook owner Meta Platforms (FB.O) is spending like a newbie company on nascent virtual- and augmented-reality worlds. It has already ...
Neil Young takes aim at Spotify CEO, big banks
Singer-songwriter Neil Young has asked employees of Spotify Technology SA to quit their jobs while urging people to withdraw their money from big American banks, in protests over coronavirus misinformation ...
US approves $100 million sale for Taiwan missile upgrades
The United States has approved a possible $100 million sale of equipment and services to Taiwan to “sustain, maintain, and improve” its Patriot missile defense system, the Pentagon said on Monday, ...
Beijing Games to bring in more spectators as Covid-19 under control
China will invite more spectators to attend the Winter Olympics as the COVID-19 situation is under control within the “closed-loop” bubble, which separates all event personnel from the public, an ...
UK in a first awards offshore wind power a contract to help stabilise grid
Britain’s National Grid ESO (NG.L) has for the first time awarded a contract to an offshore wind farm to help keep voltage levels in the power network stable, ...
Alpine skiing-Austria’s Mayer claims historic gold in men’s super-G
Austria’s Matthias Mayer became the first man to win an Alpine skiing gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games after winning the super-G at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.
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Canadian police seize fuel, remove oil tanker; court silences protesters’ horns
Police in Canada‘s capital said on Monday they had seized thousands of liters of fuel and removed an oil tanker as part of a crackdown to end an 11-day ...
Bahrain introduces ‘golden’ permanent residency visas to lure talent
Bahrain on Monday introduced a new permanent residency visa to attract talent and investment, part of a trend in Gulf states to offer more flexible and longer-duration visas amid regional ...
Macron tells Putin he seeks to avoid war and build trust (Update 2)
The coming days will be crucial in the Ukraine standoff, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a meeting on Monday with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who suggested some progress had ...
Greece protests to Turkey over disco band at Sumela monastery
Greece’s foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery in Turkey were “offensive” and “a desecration” of ...
US offers reward for information on ISIS-K leader, Kabul airport attack
The United States said on Monday it was offering a reward of up to $10 million each for information leading to the identification or location of ISIS-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari and ...
NATO mulls longer-term military posture in eastern Europe, Stoltenberg says
NATO is considering a longer-term military posture in eastern Europe to strengthen its defences, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, as tensions remained high over Russia’s military build-up near ...
EU, US pledge gas cooperation as tensions rise over Ukraine 9U
The United States and the European Union pledged on Monday to work to ensure gas supplies can respond to disruptions in pipeline gas flows, as tensions rise over the massing ...