Markets FTSE 100 eyes second weekly gain on BoE’s dovish tilt The UK’s FTSE 100 inched up on Friday as investors continued to cheer the dovish tilt in the Bank of England’s... Published 22 Mar, 2024 02:47pm
World Ukraine says occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on verge of blackout KYIV: Ukraine’s nuclear power company said on Friday the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which... Published 22 Mar, 2024 02:46pm
World Russian government says fuel cargos to take priority on railways MOSCOW: The Russian energy ministry said on Friday that the transportation of fuel would take priority on railways... Published 22 Mar, 2024 02:29pm
Markets Kenyan shilling steady; expected to gain in days ahead NAIROBI: Kenya’s shilling was unchanged on Friday, with little importer demand for dollars in the market, but was... Published 22 Mar, 2024 02:11pm
Markets Ugandan shilling weakens due to energy and manufacturing sector FX demand KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling weakened on Friday, undermined by appetite for dollars from the energy and... Published 22 Mar, 2024 02:09pm
Life & Style Content creators worry about miseducation in a world without TikTok LOS ANGELES: It was December 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when “Ms. James”, a public school... Published 22 Mar, 2024 01:24pm
World North Korea sends delegation to China, Vietnam, Laos, KCNA says SEOUL/BEIJING: North Korea has sent a delegation to China, Vietnam and Laos, state media KCNA said on Friday, as the... Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:35am
Markets Asia shares on a roll as SNB kicks off rate cuts SINGAPORE: Asian stocks were near a weekly gain on Friday and the Nikkei charged to a record high, riding a rally... Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:26am
Sports Another Kei Nishikori’s comeback ends in early Miami exit MIAMI: Kei Nishikori’s return to competitive tennis suffered an early blow on Thursday when the former-Miami Open... Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:21am
Markets Palm oil eases on soft rival oils, heads for weekly loss SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday amid lower edible and crude oil prices, with the market set for... Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:16am
Business & Finance BOJ’s Ueda eyes future decline in bond buying TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will eventually scale back its government... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:48am
Sports Daniil Medvedev begins Miami defence in the shadow of tour’s latest rivalry MIAMI: Daniil Medvedev begins his Miami Open campaign on Friday but the Russian will struggle to generate the kind... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:45am
Markets Gold dips on stronger dollar after Fed-driven rally Gold prices slipped on Friday due to a stronger dollar, but were set for a fourth weekly rise in five as the U.S... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:37am
Sports Maria Sakkari romps into Miami third round, Wozniacki loses in thriller MIAMI: Maria Sakkari was back to winning ways just days after losing the Indian Wells final as she demolished... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:34am
Markets China yuan falls to four-month low, state banks step in SHANGHAI: China’s yuan declined to a four-month low against the dollar on Friday, breaching a key threshold and... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:29am
Markets Australia, NZ dollars set for 2nd straight weekly decline as yuan slides SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars on Friday were headed for a second straight week of losses against a... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:26am
World Russian missile strikes damage power supply in Ukraine’s Kharkiv About 15 blasts were heard in Ukraine’s Kharkiv on Friday morning, mayor Ihor Terekhov said, and Russian missile... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:24am
Markets Japan JGBs hemmed in by BOJ’s actions and words SINGAPORE: Japanese government bonds were boxed in a tight range on Friday, supported by Bank of Japan’s bond buying... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:22am
Business & Finance PepsiCo to invest $400mn more in two new plants in Vietnam HANOI: US food and drink maker PepsiCo Inc has committed to investing an additional $400 million in Vietnam to build... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:19am
World Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Indonesia’s Java island, geophysics agency says JAKARTA: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the shore of Indonesia’s Java island on Friday, at a depth of 10km... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:17am
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