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Fri, February 3, 2023 | 03:44

Iraq, Saudi seek to boost economic cooperation

Iraq, Saudi seek to boost economic cooperation

Iraq's foreign minister on Thursday called for more economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia, namely in investment and electricity, during a visit to Baghdad by his Saudi counterpart. Fuad Hussein made no mention of resuming talks between Saudi Arabia and arch-rival Iran - previously mediated by Iraq - during a joint press conference. "This important visit comes at a time marke...

World | 2023-02-02 22:30

Bank of England hikes rates by half-point to tame inflation

Bank of England hikes rates by half-point to tame inflation

The Bank of England raised interest rates by half a percentage point Thursday as it sought to tame double-digit inflation that is fueling a cost-of-living crisis, public-sector strikes and fears of recession. The bank's monetary policy committee voted 7-2 to push its key rate to 4 percent, approving the 10th consecutive rate increase since a post-pandemic surge in the world e...

World | 2023-02-02 22:26

EU officials visit Kyiv as Russia strikes civilian target

EU officials visit Kyiv as Russia strikes civilian target

Top European Union officials arrived in Kyiv on Thursday for talks with the Ukrainian government as rescue crews dug through the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine that was struck by a Russian missile, killing at least three people and wounding 21 others. The scene of devastation in the eastern Donetsk provincial city of Kramatorsk, where emergency workers spe...

World | 2023-02-02 22:26

Japan's Honda outlines hydrogen power plans to go green

Japan's Honda outlines hydrogen power plans to go green

Honda is expanding the use of hydrogen to include trucks and construction equipment, electricity for buildings and even outer space, not just cars on the roads.

World | 2023-02-02 16:19

Australia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes

Australia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes

Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes.

World | 2023-02-02 15:26

Philippines expands US access to military bases

Philippines expands US access to military bases

The United States and the Philippines announced a deal Thursday to give U.S. troops access to another four bases in the Southeast Asian nation, as the longtime allies seek to counter China's military rise.

World | 2023-02-02 14:58

Korean probe of tech leak to China underscores semiconductor supply chain tensions

Korean probe of tech leak to China underscores semiconductor supply chain tensions

A court case involving leakage of intellectual property (IP) from a Korean company to China has shed light on growing tensions in the semiconductor supply chain between the two countries.

2023-02-02 14:25

Russian missile destroys Ukrainian apartment building; 3 dead, say police

Russian missile destroys Ukrainian apartment building; 3 dead, say police

A Russian missile destroyed an apartment building and damaged seven more in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Wednesday night, killing at least three people and injuring 20, regional police said.

World | 2023-02-02 10:38

India's Adani group cancels share sale as price nosedives further

India's Adani group cancels share sale as price nosedives further

India's beleaguered Adani group cancelled a $2.5 billion share sale Wednesday, with the embattled tycoon saying it would not be "morally correct" to continue after his flagship firm's share price slumped even further.

World | 2023-02-02 10:19

Haley to challenge Trump for 2024 Republican nomination

Haley to challenge Trump for 2024 Republican nomination

Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley moved closer Wednesday to the widely-expected launch of her U.S. presidential campaign - previewing a "big announcement" that looks certain to confirm her as an early rival to frontrunner Donald Trump in the race for the Republican nomination.

World | 2023-02-02 10:09

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