Sudan evacuations speed up during fighting lull
European nations, China and others from around the world raced to extract thousands of their citizens from Khartoum on Monday during an apparent lull in fierce fighting between the army ...
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Credit Suisse saw $68 billion in first-quarter outflows as it crumbled
Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) said on Monday it had 61 billion Swiss francs ($68 billion) in net asset outflows in the first quarter, adding that outflows were continuing even in the wake ...
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In today’s episode, Cyprus on Sunday marked 20 years since the checkpoints opened, paving the way for countless Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots to come closer. Bicommunal initiative group United ...
Turkey’s key tourism sector slow to recover after huge earthquake
After months of hosting displaced survivors of Turkey’s massive earthquake in his Antalya hotels, Hakan Saatcioglu hopes his rooms will soon be filled with tourists again after the temporary ...
Strikes ground flights at German airports, railway walkouts to follow
Industrial action grounded dozens of flights at two major German airports on Monday as security workers and ground services employees in the capital, Berlin, and in Hamburg held a one-day ...
Seaplanes and tech gods: Spain’s drive to dish out $84 billion of EU cash
A request for seaplanes needed to fight forest fires is red-flagged because it could harm the environment. Companies seeking aid after being hammered by COVID are asked to show proof ...
Procter & Gamble hikes prices again with scant pushback, and boosts sales view
Procter & Gamble Co’s (PG.N) customers, particularly in the United States, continued to show little resistance to repeated price hikes helping the Tide detergent maker boost its sales ...
More companies quit CBI as crisis at UK lobby group deepens
Major British corporate names NatWest, John Lewis and Virgin Media O2 quit the Confederation of British Industry on Friday as a fresh media report about rape allegations deepened a crisis ...
Nestle, PAI to create joint venture for frozen pizza in Europe
Nestle and private equity firm PAI Partners have agreed to set up a joint venture for Nestle’s frozen pizza business in Europe, the Swiss company said on Friday, adding ...
Man United beat Brighton on penalties to reach FA Cup final
Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty shootout after their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday finished 0-0 after extra time to set up the ...
Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia
Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings ...
Number of bodies exhumed from suspected Kenyan cult graves jumps to 47
Kenyan police have now exhumed the bodies of 47 people thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death.
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Rampant Newcastle hit Spurs for six, Hammers thrash Bournemouth
Newcastle United obliterated Premier League top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur with a five-goal salvo in the opening 21 minutes on the way to a 6-1 rout at a rocking St James’ Park ...
Son of Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says he served with Wagner in Ukraine
The son of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said in an interview published on Saturday that he had served in Ukraine under an assumed name as an artilleryman in ...
Foreign states seek Sudan evacuations after US pulls out diplomats (Update 2)
The United States said its special forces helped embassy staff get out of Sudan, but evacuations by some other countries appeared to face problems on Sunday amid battles between rival ...
Learn by doing, German renewables companies bid to beat labour shortage
German wind power developer SL Naturenergie has been looking for a senior project developer for two years now without success.
The company, in the west German town of Gladbeck, needs ...
Irish data regulator warns against rushing into chatbot bans
Generative AI, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, needs to be regulated, but governing bodies must figure out how to do so properly before rushing into prohibitions that “really aren’t ...
Liverpool beat Forest, Leicester out of relegation zone
Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2 in a thrilling clash at Anfield on Saturday to climb to seventh in ...
Wilson and Pereira give Fulham win over struggling Leeds
Goals from Harry Wilson and Andreas Pereira handed Fulham a 2-1 victory over Leeds United at Craven Cottage on Saturday, denting the visitors’ Premier League survival hopes and cementing the ...
Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid ‘dystopian’ future
Climate change campaigners gathered outside Britain’s parliament building ahead of Earth Day to urge action on global warming, while volunteers worldwide geared up to plant trees and clear trash ...
Djokovic hoping to hit top gear on clay after Banja Luka exit
Novak Djokovic was far from his best in his quarter-final defeat to Dusan Lajovic at the Srpska Open, but the Serb said he is still hopeful of finding his groove ...
Barry Humphries, creator of Dame Edna, dies at 89
Barry Humphries, the comedian best known for his character Dame Edna Everage who blossomed from an Australian suburban housewife into a self-described gigastar, died on Saturday. He was 89.
The Sydney ...
Russian billionaires see wealth rise to over half a trillion dollars -Forbes
Russia’s richest people added $152 billion to their wealth over the past year, buoyed by high prices for natural resources and rebounding from the huge loss of fortunes they experienced ...
US Supreme Court preserves broad access to abortion pill
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked new restrictions set by lower courts on a widely used abortion pill, a decision welcomed by President Joe Biden as his administration ...