Business & Commerce
Britain will avoid implementing most post-Brexit checks on EU food imports due to start this month so as to prevent major disruption at ports, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.The European Union introduced strengthened checks on goods coming from the UK since the country's departure from...
Economies in the Middle East and North Africa face a "shadow of uncertainty" from ongoing tensions in the region, a senior IMF official told AFP on Thursday. "We are in a context where the overall outlook is cast into shadows," the International Monetary Fund's director...
Oil prices rallied and equities sank Friday as reports said explosions had been heard in Iran and Syria, fuelling fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis after last weekend's missile attack on Israel by Tehran.The reports followed another batch of data indicating the US economy remained...
Japanese inflation slowed to 2.6 percent in March, largely in line with market expectations, data showed Friday. The year-on-year rise in prices excluding volatile fresh food -- against a market consensus of 2.7 percent -- followed a 2.8 percent February increase, in part thanks to lower gas bi...
The European Union's economy is falling further behind China and the United States, a major headache that will dominate leaders' talks on Thursday as they discuss how to stem the bloc's economic decline and bounce back.From supply chain disruptions following the coronavirus pandemic to a...
World
Israel considered carrying out a strike on Iran in retaliation for last weekend's unprecedented attack but then aborted the plan, according to Israeli and US media reports.Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles against Israel over the weekend in an attack that caused little damage after...
The nearest Indonesian international airport to a volcano that erupted five times in recent days has been ordered closed for 24 hours due to volcanic ash, the transport ministry said Thursday.Mount Ruang started erupting on Tuesday evening, sending an ash cloud more than a mile into the sky. Officia...
Rescuers were removing mountains of rubble on Thursday from the site of a lethal Russian missile strike on Ukraine's historic city of Chernigiv, where at least 18 people were killed in an attack that has prompted fresh pleas for allies to boost Kyiv's overstretched air defence systems.Three ...
Patients in the UK and European Union are facing shortages of vital medicines such as antibiotics and epilepsy medication, research published Thursday found.The report by Britain's Nuffield Trust think-tank found the situation had become a "new normal" in the UK and was "also havi...
World,Back Page
Myanmar's junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP on Wednesday.Separately, a spokesman for the country's military authorities said older prisoners were being given "necessary care" during a spell of hot weather, and it w...
United Airlines reported a first-quarter loss Tuesday due to the temporary grounding of some Boeing jets, as it announced plans to lease Airbus planes in light of delayed Boeing deliveries.The roughly three-week grounding of the 737 MAX 9 in January resulted in a $200 million hit to results, leading...
Britain's annual inflation rate dropped to 3.2 percent in March, the lowest level since September 2021, official data showed Wednesday.The Consumer Prices Index had risen by 3.4 percent in the 12 months to February, the Office for National Statistics added in a statement....
Women's bodies have become political "battlegrounds", putting at risk 30 years of progress on sexual and reproductive health for women and girls, the UN warned Wednesday.Though maternal mortality rates and unwanted pregnancy rates have been steadily falling, progress is now slowing or ...
Social media platform X has blocked several posts in India containing political speech after authorities ordered their takedown ahead of a six-week general election that starts Friday.X, owned by Tesla boss Elon Musk and formerly known as Twitter, said the posts would be withheld from Indian audienc...
Sports,Football
Atalanta have a chance to make history on Thursday as they welcome Liverpool to Bergamo with one foot in the Europa League semi-finals thanks to a stunning first-leg win at Anfield.Atalanta once again punched way above their weight last week by dishing out a 3-0 hammering to Liverpool and are on the...
US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that his Republican-controlled chamber would vote this week on separate aid bills for Ukraine and Israel, after stalling for months over pressure from his party's right-wing.The US Senate passed a $95 billion package in February that included massive new...
The Philippines has seized 1.8 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine, President Ferdinand Marcos said Tuesday, describing the bust as a record and the "right approach" to the drug war.Police found the illegal drugs, estimated to be worth more than $230 million, on Monday during a search of a v...
Asian stocks fell and oil prices climbed Tuesday on growing fears of a wider war in the Middle East after Israel's army chief vowed a response to Iran's unprecedented attack on his country at the weekend.The selling came after Wall Street's three main indexes tanked in response to foreca...
Sports,Cricket
Former Test cricketer Michael Slater reportedly collapsed in an Australian court on Tuesday after being refused bail on more than a dozen charges, including some relating to stalking.The 54-year-old had to be helped to his feet by court staff after falling to the floor when a Queensland magistrate t...
Arsenal are preparing for a potentially season-defining Champions League clash against Bayern Munich on Wednesday as familiar doubts simmer over whether they can handle the pressure after their damaging Premier League defeat by Aston Villa.Sunday's 2-0 loss brought back uncomfortable memories fo...
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