Afghanistan highway blast kills at least 34 on bus, injures 17
An explosion on Wednesday hit a bus traveling on a highway between two key cities in western Afghanistan, killing at least 34 passengers, including children,...
Carmaker Aston Martin swings to a half-year loss
Aston Martin swung to a half-year pretax loss of 78.8 million pounds ($95.8 million) as profits were hit by expansion costs, lower average selling prices...
Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Wipha; schools, financial markets shut early
Hong Kong on Wednesday raised a tropical cyclone signal 8, its third highest level, as schools and financial markets closed and office workers left work...
Germany’s Scholz ‘very skeptical’ about U.S. mission for Strait of Hormuz
Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he was very skeptical about a request by the United States to join a...
Lloyds Bank hit by £550 million PPI charge, pretax profits fall
Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group posted weaker-than-expected pretax profits on Wednesday, as a further 550 million pound ($668.9 million) provision to meet claims...
Sudan’s schools shut after student deaths | Sudan News – Aljazeera.com
Sudan’s schools shut after student deaths | Sudan News Aljazeera.com Sudan suspends schools after student killings BBC News Sudan suspends academic activities nationwide over student protests Africanews English...
After historic rocket launch, Chinese startup to ramp up missions
Beijing-based startup iSpace is planning up to eight commercial rocket launches next year, after last week becoming China’s first privately funded firm to put a...
Sign of the times: China’s capital orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken down
Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part...
Germany’s Scholz ‘very skeptical’ about joining U.S. mission for Strait of Hormuz
Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he was very skeptical about a request by the United States to join a...
Roadside blast in Afghanistan kills at least 34 civilians
A bus in western Afghanistan was hit by a roadside explosion on Wednesday that killed at least 34 passengers, including children, and injured 17, officials...