At least 47 dead in South Africa building inferno
The death toll from a raging fire in a five-story building in central Johannesburg has risen to 47, according to officials from the city's emergency services.
2023-08-31 13:58
Riverdance stars inspire Ukrainian refugees
Young Irish dancers in Dublin hope to follow in the footsteps of the professional dancers.
2023-08-31 13:58
China's Baidu makes AI chatbot Ernie Bot publicly available
Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu has made its ChatGPT-equivalent language model, Ernie Bot, fully available to the public
2023-08-31 13:47
Active ETFs Cash In on Corporate Reform in Japan
Actively managed exchange-trade funds are set to launch in Tokyo next week, with one asset manager focusing its
2023-08-31 13:22
Russia and North Korea 'actively advancing' in arms deal negotiations, says US
Russia and North Korea are "actively advancing" their negotiations over a potential arms deal that would provide significant ammunition for different types of weapons systems, including artillery, in the latest indication that the Kremlin is desperate to obtain further materiel for its faltering invasion of Ukraine, according to newly released US intelligence.
2023-08-31 12:27
McConnell's frozen moment renews questions about America's aged leaders
It was an excruciating moment of powerlessness for one of Washington's most powerful men.
2023-08-31 12:25
Ukraine-Russia war live: Kyiv’s huge drone attack as Putin floods frontline with ‘poorly trained troops’
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has said Russian president Vladimir Putin is flooding the frontline with “poorly trained troops”, noting “the reluctance of some elements to fight” in the war. In its daily intelligence briefing, the government highlighted that Russia is convicting nearly 100 soldiers a week for refusing to fight, adding there will be around 5,200 convictions this year. “The high rate of convictions demonstrates the poor state of morale in the Russian Army and the reluctance of some elements to fight,” the MoD added. “Although some soldiers have refused to fight and attrition rates remain high, Russia highly likely mitigates their loss by committing a mass of poorly trained soldiers to the frontline.” Meanwhile, an accident involving two Ukrainian helicopters killed six servicemen aboard the aircraft, Ukrainian media reported on Wednesday. The news site Ukrainska Pravda said the incident on Tuesday involved widely used Mi-8 military helicopters and occurred near the town of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, near the front line, but gave no indication of how it occurred. Read More Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone strikes on six regions of Russia – destroying war planes What next for the Wagner Group as leader presumed dead in plane crash? Putin jails Russian soldiers for refusing to return to Ukraine
2023-08-31 12:24
China Central Bank Meets With Private Firms, Pledges Funding
The People’s Bank of China met with lenders and private businesses on Wednesday, pledging to improve their access
2023-08-31 11:53
Country Garden: Debt crisis-hit China property giant in record loss
Country Garden reported a record $6.7bn loss for the first six months of the year.
2023-08-31 11:26
New York's governor meets White House officials on migrant crisis
WASHINGTON New York Governor Kathy Hochul met White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and other senior Biden
2023-08-31 11:22
176 world leaders and Nobel laureates urge Bangladesh to halt legal cases against Peace Prize winner
More than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates are urging Bangladesh to suspend legal proceedings against Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the use of microcredit to help impoverished people
2023-08-31 11:18
Proud Boys sentencing over January 6 riot rescheduled
Sentencing hearings for two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group have been rescheduled after the judge canceled Wednesday's proceedings because of a medical issue, multiple sources tell CNN.
2023-08-31 10:55