Global rice supplies at risk as harsh weather hits top exporters
SINGAPORE/MUMBAI, August 5 — Adverse weather across top rice suppliers in Asia, including the biggest exporter India, is threatening to…
Bank of England on brink of biggest rate hike since 1995
LONDON, Aug 4 – The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by the most since 1995 on…
Oil prices turn positive as OPEC+ set for small output hike
LONDON, Aug 3 – Oil prices inched up on Wednesday, erasing earlier losses, as the OPEC+ producer group was set…
Pelosi hails Taiwan’s free society as China holds military drills, vents anger
TAIPEI, Aug 3 – China furiously condemned the highest-level U.S. visit to Taiwan in 25 years as House of Representatives…
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi begins Asia tour, no mention of Taiwan
BEIJING, July 31 – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi starts a tour of four Asian countries on Sunday,…
Elon Musk files countersuit under seal vs Twitter over $44 billion deal
WILMINGTON, Del., July 30 – Elon Musk countersued Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) on Friday, escalating his legal fight against the social media company…
US Fed Chair says another ‘unusually large’ rate hike possible at next meeting
ANKARA, July 28 — US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that another “unusually large” interest rate increase is…
Russia cuts gas flows further as Europe urges energy saving
FRANKFURT/LONDON, July 27 – Russia delivered less gas to Europe on Wednesday in a further escalation of an energy stand-off…
Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts for 2nd day in row
TOKYO, July 25 — A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted early Monday for the second straight…
WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
Geneva, July 24 — The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level…