Business & Commerce
Thailand's lower house on Friday passed a delayed 3.48 trillion baht ($95.6 billion) budget bill for the 2024 fiscal year, aimed at reviving Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, currently the region's laggard. The 2024 budget for the fiscal year ending September aims for a 9.3 per ...
European leaders are expected to announce a 7.4 billion euro ($8.06 billion) funding package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt in Cairo on Sunday, part of a push to stem migrant flows across the Mediterranean that has been criticised by rights groups.The agreement, which lifts the European Uni...
Talks related to a planned $30 billion merger between the chemicals arms of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Austrian oil and gas company OMV have stalled in recent weeks, the Financial Times reported on Friday.The parties halted negotiations to navigate a series of disagreements, which in...
Entertainment & Glomour
Legal drama "Suits" took the top spot as the most streamed title ever from another audience favourite "The Office" in 2023, while shows on Netflix dominated overall streaming charts, according to Nielsen data."Suits" racked up 57.7 billion viewing minutes in 2023, thank...
Sports,Football
Barcelona secured a last-gasp 4-2 win at Real Betis on Sunday, as stoppage-time goals from substitute Joao Felix and striker Ferran Torres, who completed his hat-trick, helped to ease the pressure on manager Xavi Hernandez in a stuttering season, reports Reuters.Barcelona are third in the LaLiga sta...
The euro zone may have been in recession last quarter and prospects remain weak, European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday, adding that the recent rapid slowdown in inflation is likely to take a pause now.Euro zone growth has been hovering on either size of zero for most...
For private equity investor Imad Ghandour changes in Saudi Arabia's laws are prompting a rethink and his firm may buy, for the first time, minority stakes in the kingdom's companies. It is exactly an effect the country's leaders are aiming for as they seek to woo billions of dollars in n...
An own goal by Jakub Kiwior and a thumping late strike by Luis Diaz sealed a 2-0 victory for Liverpool at Arsenal in the weekend's headline FA Cup third round tie as the hosts' dismal form extended into the New Year on Sunday.Arsenal wasted a sackful of chances in the first half and were mad...
Barcelona were made to work hard against fourth-tier opponents as they booked their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey on Sunday with a 3-2 win at Barbastro, while Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Valencia earned narrow victories to progress.Fermin Lopez opened the scoring for Barca in the 18th minu...
Apple Inc just had its worst start to the year by one measure as investors react to mounting pressures on the company, putting its long-standing status as the world's most valuable stock by market value in jeopardy.Shares of the technology giant fell 0.4% Friday to close at about $181 after the ...
Saudi Arabia will cut key crude prices for buyers in all regions, including its main Asia market, for February amid persistent weakness in the market.Oil consumption typically eases during February and March, with refiners using the period to shut some facilities for periodic maintenance. At th...
India forecast annual growth of 7.3 per cent in the fiscal year ending in March, the highest rate of any of the major global economies, providing a boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the national elections scheduled to be held before May."These are early projections for 2023/24,&qu...
U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy and peer Southwestern Energy are nearing a merger that would create a nearly $17 billion company, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.The deal could come together as soon as next week provided the talks do not fall apa...
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast signed an agreement on Saturday to set up its first manufacturing facilities in India, as the ambitious company seeks to penetrate the world’s third-largest vehicle market.VinFast and the southern state of Tamil Nadu agreed to work toward an inves...
Pedro Porro scored his first goal of the season to put Tottenham Hotspur through to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Burnley on Friday, while Fulham eased their way through with a 1-0 win over Rotherham United.Ten-man Wolverhampton Wanderers came from behind to draw 1-1 at Bren...
Mario Zagallo, who won four soccer World Cups for Brazil as either player or coach, including the 1970 side considered by many to be the best ever, has died, according to a post on his official Instagram account on Saturday. He was 92.A tough and talented left winger, Zagallo played on the team that...
Italy’s highest court cleared the late Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona of tax evasion charges, ending a 30-year-long legal battle between the ex-Napoli striker and revenue authorities.Known as “El Pibe de Oro”, or the Golden Foot, Maradona was accused of allegedly using prox...
Sports,Cricket
David Warner was denied the chance to score the match-winning runs in his final test but contributed 57 as Australia cantered to their victory target of 130 runs to beat Pakistan by eight wickets and sweep the series 3-0 on Saturday.Pakistan, looking to end a run of 16 successive losses in Australia...
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast on Saturday named its founder and biggest financial backer, Pham Nhat Vuong, as chief executive as it plans an ambitious overseas expansion and ramps up sales via dealerships.Vuong, 55, replaces Le Thi Thu Thuy, who had held the post since late 2021, Vi...
Euro zone inflation jumped as expected last month, supporting the European Central Bank’s case to keep interest rates at record highs for some time, even as markets continued to bet on a rapid fall in borrowing costs.Inflation across the 20-nation bloc jumped to 2.9% in December from 2.4% in N...
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