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Adani shares sink again in India after founder’s US charges
Shares in Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate sunk again Friday after US charges alleging the tycoon paid more than $250 million in bribes to secure lucrative government contracts rattled investor confidence.
Wednesday's…
Australia launches ‘landmark’ bill to ban social media for children under 16
Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches.…
US doing everything to continue Ukraine war
Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time, British media reported Wednesday, after being given the green light from London.
Several missiles were launched against at least one Russian military…
Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US with bribery, fraud
Billionaire Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has been charged with paying hundreds of millions of dollars of bribes and hiding the payments from investors, US prosecutors said yesterday.
With a business empire spanning coal,…
China’s Xi calls for Gaza ceasefire: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for a ceasefire in Gaza, as he visited Brazil's capital, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Xi expressed concerns about the spread of the conflict in Gaza, and "called for a ceasefire…
Barcelona push back Camp Nou return to mid-February
Barcelona said on Wednesday their return to the Camp Nou would be delayed until at least mid-February as the iconic stadium undergoes modernisation and expansion work.
The Spanish giants released a statement saying their La Liga home…
Biden allows Kyiv to use long-range US missiles
President Joe Biden's administration has authorised Ukraine to use long-range American missiles to strike deep into Russia, two US officials and a source familiar with the decision said yesterday, in a significant reversal of…
World looks to G20 for breakthrough in COP29 talks
Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at UN talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world's 20 major economies can…
Israeli strikes kill 20 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed 20 Palestinians yesterday, including six people who were killed in attacks on tents housing displaced families, medics said.
Four people, two of them children, were killed in an…
G20 leaders to grapple with climate, taxes, Trump comeback
G20 leaders gather in Brazil on Monday to discuss fighting poverty, boosting climate financing and other multilateral initiatives that could yet be upended by Donald Trump's impending return to the White House.
US President Joe Biden…