Deadly earthquake topples buildings in Taiwan
Buildings have been toppled in Taiwan after it was hit by its most powerful earthquake…
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Senegal’s Faye appoints ally Ousmane Sonko as prime minister
New prime minister is popular politician who was barred from the March 24 elections, prompting…
Ronaldo scores second hat-trick in 3 days in Al Nassr’s Saudi league win
Ronaldo leads the Saudi league’s goal-scoring chart with 29 goals, but Al Nassr trail Al…
Turkey’s inflation climbs to 68.5% despite continued rate hikes
Turkey’s annual inflation rose to 68.5% for the month of March, an increase on February’s…
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 180
Netanyahu says Israel mistakenly killed seven people working for aid group as global condemnation of…
U.S. loses its spot to China as Southeast Asia’s most favored ally, survey finds
This is the first time Beijing has edged past Washington since 2020 when The State…
NATO foreign ministers to discuss $108bn military aid fund for Ukraine
NATO foreign ministers to hold preliminary talks as they seek to forge a five-year support…
CNBC Daily Open: A projection is not a promise
The U.S. Federal Reserve may not cut rates in June and that could have global…
Taiwan rocked by most powerful quake in 25 years
The earthquake was the strongest since one of magnitude 7.6 struck in September 1999, killing…
Half of adults globally are stressed about their finances, and inflation is a key reason
More than half of people said they were “very or somewhat stressed” about money.
TSMC evacuates some factory lines after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years
The island was rocked by a massive earthquake that collapsed buildings and prompted tsunami advisories…
North Korea says Kim Jong Un oversaw test of new hypersonic weapon
State media said the the missile – named Hwasong-16B – was a key piece of…
Why Japan’s ‘shunto’ wage hikes may not bring cheer to over 80% of its workers
Unionized workers that are expected to receive the pay bump made up just 16.3% of…
Singapore’s economic losses due to heat stress could nearly double to over $1.5 billion in 2035
Fall in productivity is expected to rise to 14% in 2035, leading to an economic…
Biden rebukes Israel, says he’s ‘outraged’ over deaths of Gaza aid workers
US president issues some of his strongest criticis of Israel yet after deaths of seven…
In the wake of bitcoin’s new highs, South Korea’s ‘kimchi premium’ is in the spotlight again
The “kimchi premium” is the price gap in cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin, when listed in South…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 769
As the war enters its 769th day, these are the main developments.
Japan issues tsunami alert after large earthquake off Taiwan
Japan Meteorological Agency calls on residents in Okinawa to evacuate after 7.5-magnitude earthquake
CNBC Daily Open: Projections are not promises
The U.S. Federal Reserve may not cut rates in June and that could have global…
China and Hong Kong stocks lost nearly $5 trillion in 3 years — more than India’s market cap
The market cap of the National Stock Exchange of India is $4.63 trillion, making it…
