Ukraine has tested its allies’ patience with its military strategy and demands
Most recently, tensions have emerged over Ukraine’s military strategy and demands on NATO.
Month: August 2023
Tunisian parliament gets defensive after Black refugee treatment criticism
Country’s interior minister has called images of dead refugees ‘fake’, as EU ignores criticism of…
Brazil’s Dani Alves formally indicted in sexual assault case in Spain
Lawyer of ex-Barcelona football star says the player would not slow the process down by…
Shares of Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng fall 5% after head of autonomous driving resigns
Xinzhou Wu, vice president of autonomous driving at Xpeng, has tendered his resignation “for personal…
‘Unprecedented heat’: Iran begins two-day nationwide shutdown amid soaring temperatures
The two-day shutdown comes at a time of record-breaking extreme heat across the globe, with July…
‘Long way to go’: Bank of Japan douses hopes that policy tweak marks the end of easy policy
Deputy Governor Shinichi Ichida said there is “still a long way to go” before BOJ…
U.S. debt downgrade sinks global markets — but economists are not concerned
Global stock markets tumbled on Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term…
South Africa make Women’s World Cup history with last-gasp win over Italy
Kgatlana’s late strike sends South Africa into the knockout round for first time, setting up…
Four Nigerians survive 14 days on ship’s rudder before rescue in Brazil
The stowaways travelled 5,600km across the Atlantic and ran out of food and water by…
HSBC CEO on Farage-Coutts spat: ‘We do not exit clients based on their lawful personal views’
HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said Tuesday that the lender would not “exit a client based…
Ukraine has tested its allies’ patience with its military strategy and demands
Most recently, tensions have emerged over Ukraine’s military strategy and demands on NATO.
U.S. House committee flags MSCI, BlackRock for China investments
U.S. investments in about 50 blacklisted Chinese companies is under scrutiny from the House of…
CNBC’s top 200 global fintech companies: The complete list
From China’s Ant Group to Sweden’s Klarna, here is the complete list of the world’s…
China turns to rural tourism and smart appliances to boost consumption
Instead of handing out cash, China is trying to make sure consumers and businesses spend…
Saudi Arabia and Turkey are emerging as the new peace brokers of the Russia-Ukraine war
Turkey and Saudi Arabia are well-positioned as brokers, given their positive relationships with Russia while…
US formally invites China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Washington
Washington says invite extended to Wang’s predecessor in June was officially transferred to Beijing’s new…
US credit rating downgraded over rising debt, ‘standards of governance’
The downgrade marks only the second cut by a major rating agency in US history.
Starbucks is booming in China, but sales still disappoint
Starbucks stock has risen just 1.5% this year, giving the company a market value of…
Fitch downgrades U.S. long-term rating to AA+ from AAA
The rating agency cited “expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years.”
AMD revenue falls 18% as PC market shows continued weakness
AMD reported an 18% decline in year-over-year revenue in the second quarter and issued a…
