The stock market is pricing in a “pivot” of some sort from the Fed. This is a risky bet, especially in a poor liquidity environment. And if you’re having a flash of déjà vu, that’s because this rally looks a ...
MOGADISHU – The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia‘s education ministry next to a busy market intersection killed at least 100 people and wounded 300, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday, warning the death toll could rise. Saturday’s attack was the deadliest since a truck bomb exploded at the same intersection in October 2017, killing more ...
SYDNEY – The United States is planning to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) reported on Monday, a move which could further inflame tensions with Beijing. Dedicated facilities for the bombers will be set up at Australian ...
SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Young people flocking to Seoul’s popular Itaewon district on Saturday for the first virtually unrestricted Halloween festivities in three years instead found themselves caught up in a deadly crush that killed at least 153 people. The crowd of partiers, some still in their teens and many clad in Halloween costumes, ...
SEOUL – South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged the country into a week of mourning. Officials said the death toll had risen overnight to 154 with ...
Twitter will revise its user verification process, Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday, just days after he took over one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. “Whole verification process is being revamped right now”, Musk said in his tweet without giving more details. Twitter TWTR.N is ...
HONG KONG — Macau authorities reinstated tough coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) curbs including locking down a major casino over the weekend after a handful of cases were detected, even as China announced a loosening of visa rules for visitors to ...
LONDON — Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday called out next month’s United Nations climate summit in Egypt for being “held in a tourist paradise in a country that violates many basic human rights.” Speaking at the London Literature Festival ...
AHMEDABAD — The death toll from a bridge collapse in Gujarat in India rose to 132, a local government official told Reuters on Monday. A footbridge over the Machhu River in the town of Morbi was packed with sightseers enjoying ...
SINGAPORE — Russia’s weekend backtrack from a United Nations (UN)-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments to import-dependent countries, deepening a global food crisis and sparking gains in prices. Hundreds of thousands of tons of ...