Newcastle focused on what they can control against Milan
Newcastle United go into their final Champions League group game with AC Milan knowing a win may not be enough to progress, but they will focus on what they can ...
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EU lawmakers pave the way for global first in gig worker benefits
European Union lawmakers provisionally agreed on Wednesday on a bill aimed at giving workers at online companies such as Uber and Deliveroo employee benefits, which if adopted would be a ...
UK economy shrinks, testing BoE’s resolve on rates
Britain’s economy shrank in October, official data showed on Wednesday, raising the risk of a recession and testing the Bank of England’s resolve to stick to its tough ...
Payments regulator proposes cap on Mastercard, Visa cross-border fees
Britain’s payments regulator on Wednesday provisionally proposed a cap on cross-border interchange fees charged by Mastercard (MA.N) and Visa (V.N) on transactions made between the UK and ...
Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels
Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, a first of ...
How Shein outgrew Zara and H&M and pioneered fast-fashion 2.0
With Zara-owner Inditex (ITX.MC) and H&M (HMb.ST) set to disclose their most recent sales results, investors will be focused on one major question: how are the ...
53 injured as Russian ballistic missiles target Kyiv
Russia’s second missile assault on Kyiv this week injured at least 53 people, damaging homes and a children’s hospital, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded ...
UN demands ceasefire in Gaza as Israel, U.S. show increasing divisions
Israel faced growing diplomatic isolation in its war against Hamas as the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and U.S. President Joe Biden told the longtime ...
Proposed COP28 climate deal calls for ‘transitioning away from fossil fuels’
The COP28 Presidency released a proposed text of a final climate deal on Wednesday that would, for the first time, push nations to transition away from fossil fuels to avert ...
Big Oil’s bid to woo ESG investors fails to impress
A COP28 pledge by energy majors to reduce their emissions is not enough to convince many sustainable fund managers to include the companies in their portfolios because it omits pollution ...
Netflix to squeak past Disney+ in US advertising revenue in 2024
Netflix is set to pull ahead of Disney+ in the race for US advertising dollars next year as price hikes and a password-sharing crackdown pull more viewers to its ad-supported ...
Crypto exchange KuCoin to shut in New York, pay $22 million to settle lawsuit
KuCoin, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has agreed to block New York users from its platform and pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state ...
Man United crash out of Europe after 1-0 loss to Bayern, Real reach last 16 with 100% record
Manchester United’s slim chance of a Champions League last-16 spot ended with a 1-0 defeat by group winners Bayern Munich at Old Trafford on Tuesday, piling more misery on ...
Egypt’s Sisi cruises towards victory in subdued election
Egyptians cast their ballots on Tuesday on the third and final day of a presidential election expected to give President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi a sweeping victory and a new six-year ...
Biden says Netanyahu must change, Israel losing global support
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Israel is losing support over its “indiscriminate” bombing of Gaza and that Benjamin Netanyahu should change, exposing a new rift in relations ...
UK’s Sunak wins parliament vote on Rwanda migrant plan despite rebellion
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s emergency bill to revive his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda avoided defeat in parliament on Tuesday, surviving a rebellion by dozens of ...
Asylum seeker dies on board UK barge housing migrants
An asylum seeker has died on board a barge housing migrants off the south coast of England, British police and Home Secretary James Cleverly said on Tuesday.
Earlier refugee charity ...
In 2023, bold EV strategies took a punch from reality
By Joseph White
This was the year the auto industry’s race toward an all-electric future took a detour.
Heading into 2023, automakers were gearing up to invest $1.2 trillion by 2030 to ...
Australia’s proposed koala haven faces logging threat
Nestled in old eucalyptus forests in Australia’s New South Wales region, an estimated 15 per cent of the state’s dwindling koala population is set to win some protection from ...
Zelenskiy makes 11th hour plea for Ukraine war funds in Washington
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to make a last-ditch plea to keep military support flowing as he battles Russia, though he ...
UN General Assembly set to demand Gaza ceasefire
The U.N. General Assembly appeared set to demand on Tuesday an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the two-month long conflict between Israel and Hamas after the United States vetoed such ...
More US aid can’t help Ukraine, Kremlin says
The United States cannot turn the tide of war in Ukraine by pumping tens of billions more dollars into the country, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, ahead of planned talks ...
Israel pounds Gaza as hunger spreads, disease risk grows
Israeli tanks and warplanes carried out new strikes on southern Gaza on Tuesday, and the U.N. said aid flows to Palestinians facing growing hunger had largely dried up because ...
PM Rishi Sunak’s high-stakes battle over controversial Rwanda asylum plan
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the biggest parliamentary test of his premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on his divisive plan to send asylum seekers to live in Rwanda.
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