Stock market today: Asian shares fall over China worries, Seoul trading closed for a holiday
Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday in subdued trading on looming worries about China property woes
2023-09-28 16:15
Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak
Extraordinarily wet monsoons have given dengue-carrying mosquitoes fertile breeding ground.
2023-09-28 15:57
Greece hit by several months of rain in a day, just weeks after storm killed 17
Storm Elias dumped several months-worth of rain in less than a day as it swept across Greece on Wednesday, just weeks after Storm Daniel killed 17 people in the southern European nation.
2023-09-28 15:53
New York remains top financial centre, London clings to second place - survey
LONDON New York has easily remained the world's top financial centre with London still second and gaining some
2023-09-28 15:50
North Korea amends constitution to bolster nuclear power status, calls US and allies 'worst threat'
North Korea has amended its constitution to bolster and expand its nuclear force, with leader Kim Jong Un pointing to the growing cooperation between the United States, South Korea and Japan as "the worst actual threat" facing the isolated nation.
2023-09-28 15:25
TikTok says it regrets Indonesia's decision to ban e-commerce sales on social media platforms
Chinese-owned app TikTok says it regrets the Indonesian government’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms and particularly the impact it would have on the millions of sellers who use TikTok Shop
2023-09-28 14:57
German State Data Points to National CPI Within Survey Range
Inflation in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia fell to 4.2% on the year in September from 5.9%
2023-09-28 14:52
A NATO country could soon have a pro-Russian leader
Slovakia is getting ready to elect its fifth prime minister in just four years, and with Kremlin sympathizer Robert Fico's opposition party leading the polls, it is one being watched with alarm in the West.
2023-09-28 14:49
Powerball jackpot swells to $925 million after no winner snagged the prize Wednesday night
Powerball players will get another chance to become instant millionaires as the jackpot ballooned to $925 million following Wednesday night's drawing that yielded no grand prize winners.
2023-09-28 14:25
Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden
Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate migrants who are applying for asylum
2023-09-28 14:23
TikTok’s E-Commerce Ambitions Stall as Global Backlash Grows
Teten Masduki couldn’t stop talking about TikTok. In a July meeting with his team, the Indonesian minister broke
2023-09-28 14:20
Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine as China threat grows
Taiwan unveiled its first-ever domestically built submarine on Thursday, an accomplishment the island democracy's leader hailed as a significant milestone as Taipei works to boost its military deterrence in the face of a growing threat from Beijing.
2023-09-28 14:18