Somalia Car Bomb, Shooting Hits Kismayu Hotel, 9 Dead - Official
Gunfire erupted after an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into the gate of the port city's Tawakal Hotel. The al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militant group said it had carried out the attack.
Deaths Averted In Missile Strikes In Ukraine After Flight From Earlier Attack, Residents Say
"All of the people who had small children decided to leave immediately" after the April attack, said Svitlana, 46, as she salvaged belongings from her glass-and-plaster strewn apartment.
Two Dead In Mexico After Storm Roslyn Dumps Heavy Rains, Flooding
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), Roslyn hit land as a Category 3 hurricane at 5:20 a.m. local time (1120 GMT) near Santa Cruz in northern Nayarit, a Pacific coastal state home to popular tourist beaches like Sayulita and Punta Mita.
China Q3 GDP Growth Rebounds At Faster Pace But Risks Loom
The data was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 18 but was delayed amid a key Communist Party Congress last week, which ended with Xi Jinping securing a precedent-breaking third term as its leader.
Kosovo Seizes Alpine Holiday Villas In Permit Corruption Probe
It is the biggest police operation since Prime Minister Albin Kurti came to power last year promising to fight crime and corruption, often cited as the main obstacles to foreign investment in Kosovo.
Comeback King: Boris Johnson Considering A Run For UK Prime Minister
The man who was forced to quit as prime minister in July, brought down by some of the very lawmakers he now hopes will rally around him, is, according to Conservatives and a former aide, taking soundings to see if he has the support to return.
Verizon Profit Drops 23% As Pricier Plans Result In Subscriber Loss
Verizon added 8,000 net new monthly bill paying wireless phone subscribers in the quarter, well below Factset estimates of 35,400 additions.
Mayor Of Brazil Meatpacking Hub Probed Amid Wave Of Electoral Coercion Cases
The mayor's office directed questions about the case to the municipal attorney general's office, which said it was unaware of any investigation.
Sri Lanka Consumer Inflation Hits Record 73.7% In September
Annual food price inflation picked up to 85.8% from 84.6% in August, while prices of non-food items rose 62.8%.
Zelenskiy Calls On West To Warn Russian Not To Blow Up Dam
In a television address, Zelenskiy said Russian forces had planted explosives inside the huge Nova Kakhovka dam, which holds back an enormous reservoir that dominates much of southern Ukraine, and were planning to blow it up to cover their retreat.
Aerospace Manufacturers Placing Orders Earlier To Beat Parts Shortages
Parts shortages are expected to continue dogging U.S. planemakers and large aerospace suppliers, which report quarterly earnings next week.
GM, Ford Set To Report Earnings To A Tough Crowd On Wall Street
General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co hope their earnings reports next week will convince skeptical investors that their decade-long efforts have succeeded at unchaining them from the U.S.
Google, Netflix Under Scrutiny In South Korea Over Network Fees
Various versions of legislation have been proposed in South Korea in the hope of making the companies pay what supporters of the reform call a fair price.
Kroger-Albertsons Tie-up Spurs Union Lobbying To Stop Merger
The opposition comes amid strong support for hourly workers in America from Democratic lawmakers and the White House, giving labor greater influence on the outcome of the deal.
Nepal Inflation Surges To 8.64% Ahead Of Elections
The rate has stayed around the highest levels since 2016 and is driven by high prices of food and fuel.
Analysis-US Republicans Aim At Ukraine Aid But Unlikely To Block It
Democrats have been raising the possibility Republicans would curb assistance to Kyiv for months.
Cholera Outbreak Hits Syrian Refugees Sheltering In Camps In Lebanon
Lebanon recorded its first cholera case in early October -- signalling the return of the bacteria for the first time in 30 years. It now counts at least 220 cases and five deaths.
Japan's Wine Tipplers See Glass Half Empty As Weak Yen Pushes Prices Higher
Prices on some 20,000 food and drink items in Japan have gone up this year, according to researcher Teikoku Databank, particularly prices for imported items.
Ray-Ban Maker EssilorLuxottica's Sales Rise As Asia-Pacific Rebounds
Asia-Pacific was the group's fastest growing region with a 22.7% revenue rise in the quarter at constant exchange rates to 761 million euros.
Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak Lead Race To Become Britain's Next Prime Minister
With the Conservatives all but facing a wipe out in the next national election according to opinion polls, the race is on to become the fifth British premier in six years.
Italy's Meloni Meets President, Set To Become Prime Minister
"We are ready to give Italy a government that addresses the urgencies and challenges of our time with understanding and competence," Meloni wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
EU Leaders Turn To Foreign Policy After Agreeing To Disagree On Gas Cap
The previous day, the 27 EU leaders locked horns over a joint response to the acute energy crunch that has engulfed the bloc since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.
Walmart Doubles Down On Africa Despite A Decade Of Frustration
Walmart is doubling down with a plan to take full control of its African problem child, which it unveiled in August.
UK Shoppers Cut Their Spending, Government Borrows More Than Expected
Separate official data showed Britain's borrowing grew by more than expected, underscoring the challenge facing new finance minister Jeremy Hunt and whoever succeeds Liz Truss as prime minister next week.
Dozens Weigh Bids For Evergrande's Hong Kong Headquarters
The deadline for submission of final bids for the tower, China Evergrande Centre, which is valued at between HK$8 billion and HK$9 billion ($1.02 billion to $1.15 billion), ends on Oct. 31.
BMW Production Chief Sees Improved Margins As Supply Chains Stabilise
From a production perspective, Nedeljkovic said he did not expect margins to fall.
Singapore's Quirky Car Market Offers Rare Profit For Some As Prices Soar
For Shi Zheng, a 27-year-old student, the chance was too good to pass up. In August, he sold the Porsche Panamera sportscar he had bought brand new less than a year earlier and made a 10% profit.
Analysis-Energy Crisis Tests Resilience Of Italian Businesses
Pelliconi, which produces 35 billion bottle tops a year, mostly in Italy but also in Egypt and China, stepped up production of energy-intensive semi-finished goods, invested in solar panels and commissioned a prototype of a new digital printer for metal sheets that did not require gas ovens.
Russia Poised To Largely Skirt New G7 Oil Price Cap
The Group of Seven countries agreed last month to cap Russian oil sales at an enforced low price by Dec. 5 but faced consternation from main players in the global oil industry who feared the move could paralyse the trade worldwide.
Pfizer Expects To Hike U.S. COVID Vaccine Price To $110-$130 Per Dose
Lukin said she expects the vaccine - currently provided for free to all by the government - will be made available at no cost to people who have private insurance or government paid insurance.