Alibaba beats estimates on record Singles’ Day sales
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly results on Thursday, driven by record sales during its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz and...
Timeline: The spread of the coronavirus
On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) was alerted by Chinese Authorities to a number of pneumonia-like cases in the city of Wuhan,...
Thousands of Cameroonians flee to Nigeria as violence flares
Nearly 8,000 Cameroon refugees have fled to eastern and southern Nigeria in the past two weeks, the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday, as...
UK finance minister quits, shattering PM Johnson’s reshuffle: media
Finance minister Sajid Javid resigned on Thursday, British media reported, a surprise move that shattered Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s choreographed reshuffle of his government and...
Letter bomb causes ‘small explosion’ at ING office in Amsterdam
A letter bomb went off on Thursday at an office of ING Bank in Amsterdam, causing a “small explosion” in which no one was hurt,...
Rishi Sunak to be made UK finance minister: Sky News
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will appoint Rishi Sunak as his new finance minister on Thursday, Sky News reported following the surprise resignation of Sajid...
Factbox: Five facts about Britain’s Rishi Sunak
Following are five facts about Rishi Sunak, who British media said had been offered the job of finance minister by Prime Minister Boris Johnson....
Sweden’s rail travel jumps with some help from ‘flight shaming’
Swedish state-owned railway operator SJ reported a 11% rise in 2019 passenger traffic on Thursday, saying concerns over the environmental impact of air travel have...
Factbox: Indonesia bill relaxes rules from mining to labor laws to spur investment
Indonesia’s government has submitted to parliament a bill that proposes changes in 80 laws ranging from politically sensitive labor regulations to rules on mining, as...
Tightening his grip, PM Johnson begins to reshape UK government
Prime Minister Boris Johnson began reshaping his government on Thursday, tightening his grip on power by sacking some senior ministers to make way for a...
