Ukraine Recap: Putin Visits Rostov; Impact of Black Sea Blockade
President Vladimir Putin traveled to the headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District for the first time since June’s
2023-08-19 16:19
Germany Hunts for Cyber Criminals Amid Billion-Euro Scams
At the start, the job looked like a well-paid role in finance. It ended with a $10,000-a-month drug
2023-08-19 15:25
Third of Ukraine Crop Exports Wiped Out After Black Sea Block
The Kremlin’s efforts to paralyze Ukrainian food shipments are succeeding, with a third of the country’s crop exports
2023-08-19 15:21
The Asian Retailer Outgunning Amazon And Walmart in South Africa
Shein is the most downloaded shopping app on South Africa’s Google Play store. And it isn’t even trying
2023-08-19 14:28
Box-Office Record, EV Graveyards and China Woes: Saturday Asia Briefing
When the going gets tough, the tough go to the movies. Or so it seems in China, where
2023-08-19 13:52
These children's beds are being recalled due to strangulation and death risks, consumer watchdog says
Parents may want to check their children's rooms for a recalled bed with hazards that could potentially kill, according to a product safety commission.
2023-08-19 13:25
Slow-Growing UK Faces Reckoning Over £2.6 Trillion Debt Pile
From the financial crisis to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Britain has borrowed and spent its way out of
2023-08-19 13:20
Five Takeaways From the US, Japan and South Korea Summit
US President Joe Biden was dealt a stronger hand in Asia when Yoon Suk Yeol became South Korea’s
2023-08-19 13:20
Elon Musk says X will strip ability to block accounts
Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other
2023-08-19 12:57
British Columbia Declares Fire Emergency With Thousands Evacuated
Record-breaking wildfires in Canada are heading toward key population centers in the country’s west, prompting the province of
2023-08-19 10:19
China Summer Box Office Hits Record in Rare Consumer Bright Spot
China’s summer holiday box office sales surged to a record, one of the few bright spots in the
2023-08-19 10:18
Matildas Fever Draws Funding Boost for Australian Women’s Sport
Women’s sport in Australia will get a A$200 million ($128 million) funding boost as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s
2023-08-19 10:16