Blood, sweat but no tears in Japan’s office chair grand prix
The rattle of tiny plastic wheels echoed through the normally sleepy streets of Hanyu on Sunday morning as the small city 60 kilometers north of...
Moldovan president ousted by court as crisis deepens
A Moldovan court relieved President Igor Dodon of his duties on Sunday, deepening a standoff between rival political parties over the formation of a new...
French Open trophy gaffe gives Australia another champion
When Ash Barty won the French Open title on Saturday she thought she was the first Australian woman to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen since...
Pope appeals for peace, dialogue in Sudan
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace in Sudan following a bloody crackdown by security forces on pro-democracy protesters in Khartoum last week....
G20 finance chiefs cite ‘intensified’ trade row, but don’t call for its resolution
Group of 20 finance leaders said on Sunday that trade and geopolitical tensions have “intensified”, raising risks to improving global growth, but they stopped short...
ECB’s policy message well understood by market: Visco
Investors have understood the European Central Bank’s latest policy message “very well”, ECB policymaker Ignazio Visco said on Sunday when asked about a rise in...
BOJ Kuroda: G20 reaffirms commitment to use all tools to fight risks
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Sunday the Group of 20 finance leaders reaffirmed their commitment to use all policy tools if risks...
French finance minister Le Maire says necessary to preserve Renault-Nissan alliance
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said it was necessary to preserve the alliance between Renault SA and Japan’s Nissan Motor Co Ltd,...
Hundreds of thousands march in Hong Kong to protest China extradition bill
Several hundred thousand people jammed Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday in a last bid to thwart a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to...
Nazarbayev ally set to win Kazakh vote as hundreds protest
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the interim president of Kazakhstan hand-picked by veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev as his successor, will confirm his position on Sunday in an election...
