Italian Govt Takes Shape After Meloni And Berlusconi Make Peace
Meloni's Brothers of Italy party led a right-wing alliance including Berlusconi's Forza Italia and Matteo Salvini's League to victory in last month's election, promising political stability in the country after years of short-lived governments.
Indonesia To Demolish Soccer Stadium Where Stampede Killed Over 130
The president, popularly known as Jokowi, was speaking to reporters at the state palace after meeting Gianni Infantino, head of world soccer governing body FIFA.
Gaza Children Breakdance To Kick Stress Away
Dance is used around the world as a therapeutic practice alongside traditional counselling and other rehabilitation efforts aiming to ease anxiety, depression, anger and post-traumatic stress.
Hong Kong Leader Aims To Bolster Prosperity, Lure Talent In Policy Address
COVID-19 restrictions have hit the China-ruled city hard since early 2020, battering shops and restaurants, bringing tourism to a halt, and stoking an exodus of expatriates.
Nuclear Threat More Useful To Russia Than Nuclear Strike, Norway's Armed Forces Chief Says
General Eirik Kristoffersen was speaking ahead of nuclear exercises that NATO alliance members are conducting this week, with Russia planning to conduct its own soon.
Credit Suisse Looks For Capital From Mideast, Top Banker To Leave
Credit Suisse Group AG has approached at least one Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund for a capital injection, a source said, while some funds are looking at the scandal-hit Swiss bank's businesses as potential investment opportunities.
Japan Travel Industry's Recovery Depends On China Reopening- Narita Airport CEO
Narita Airport chief executive Akihiko Tamura said a jump in overseas arrivals in Japan's biggest international travel hub was an indication of this broader trend.
'We Want Respect': Putin's Authority Tested In Central Asia
The region's five former Soviet republics are increasingly standing up to Moscow, aware of their new-found leverage as Russia looks to their markets and trade routes in a bid to circumvent Western sanctions.
Netflix's Forecast In Focus As Streaming Pioneer Set To Launch Ad-supported Tier
Last week, Netflix said it would launch the plan in November at $6.99 a month, much before its previous estimate of early 2023 and Disney+'s December rollout.
Turbulent Markets Jolt Currency Hedge Funds From Decade-long Slumber
Volatility is back, and with it the sort of currency fund performances not seen for years.
Shares In BTS' Management Rise After Band Clears Uncertainty Over Military Service
Investors in HYBE Co, BTS' management group, responded to the news by driving its shares up as much as 7.8% on Tuesday.
Russia Carries Out New Air Strikes On Ukrainian Energy Facilities
Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the presidential office, said there had been three Russian strikes on an unspecified energy facility.
Supply Chain Data Eases, Giving Some Hope For U.S. Inflation Relief
On Friday, Oxford Economics, a research firm, said that its proprietary tracker showed "supply chain strains eased in September after increasing slightly in August."
Soccer-Benzema, Putellas Win Ballon D'Or Awards For Best Players In The World
Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Real's run to the Champions League title last season, is the first French player to win the trophy since Zinedine Zidane in 1998 and the fifth after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini and Jean-Pierre Papin.
Israeli Ultranationalist Ben-Gvir May Become Election Kingmaker
Polls predict the joint list co-headed by Itamar Ben-Gvir's "Jewish Power" party will win as many as 13 of parliament's 120 seats, turning the 46-year-old into a potential kingmaker of a future conservative coalition.
YouTube Expands Audio And Podcast Advertising For Brands
The streaming video platform said it will expand audio advertising globally to allow brands to market to people who use YouTube to listen to music or podcasts.
Inflation Drives Global Firms Eastward In Europe In Search Of Cost Savings
From Prague and Warsaw to Budapest, western companies have long looked to tap a deep pool of educated, multinational workers for outsourced or offshored business services.
U.S. Could Sell Oil From Emergency Reserve This Week -sources
The sale would market the remaining 14 million barrels from Biden's previously announced, and largest ever, release from the reserve of 180 million barrels that started in May.
Russian Missile Hits Apartments In Ukrainian City After U.S. Warns On War Crimes
The missile, which caused one of three explosions heard in the southern city in the early hours of Tuesday, completely destroyed one wing of the building in the downtown area, leaving a massive crater.
Cryptoverse: Flurry Of Funds Bet On Bruised Bitcoin's Allure
Unfazed by a collapse in prices over the past 11 months, investment firms have unleashed a flurry of exchange-traded funds, anticipating that elite cryptocurrencies and their underlying technology will eventually prevail.
France Begins Nationwide Strike Amid Soaring Inflation
Trade union leaders are hoping workers will be energized by the government's decision to force some of them to go back to work at petrol depots.
Trump's Comments On American Jews Were Anti-Semitic -White House
Trump on Sunday warned that American Jews need to "get their act together" before "it is too late!"
U.S. Says Iran Supplying Drones To Russia Violates U.N. Resolution
Ukraine has reported a spate of Russian attacks using Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones in recent weeks. Iran denies supplying the drones to Russia, while the Kremlin has not commented.
Moscow Still Has Not Notified US About Expected Nuclear Drills, U.S. Official Says
The United States says Russia will likely carry out test launches of missiles during its annual "Grom" exercises of its strategic nuclear forces, perhaps in just days.
New Zealand Q3 Inflation Smashes Expectations, Boosts Case For Hawkish Hikes
Annual inflation ran at 7.2% in the third quarter, sitting just below a three-decade high, Statistics New Zealand said in a statement on Tuesday.
Kanye West Agrees To Buy Social Media App Parler
Nashville-based Parler, which has raised about $56 million to date, said it expects the deal to close during the fourth quarter of 2022. It did not give a deal value.
Celestiq EV Is GM's Most Audacious Cadillac Since Great Depression
Unlike the 16-cylinder roadster that was launched just months after the 1929 crash, the 2024 Celestiq has no monster gasoline engine under its long hood.
Australia Floods Crisis Set To Worsen Amid Forecast For More Rain
Despite the wild weather having eased, major flood warnings remain across wide swaths of southeast after the region received more than a month's total rainfall over two days last week.
Exclusive-Toshiba's Preferred Bidder Offers Price Short Of Key 6,000 Yen A Share -sources
A consortium led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) was granted preferred bidder status by Toshiba in a second round of bidding on Oct. 7.
Wall Street Rally Throws Spotlight On Reports From Tesla, Netflix
The world's most widely tracked stock benchmark jumped 2.65% on Monday, lifted in part by strong quarterly results from Bank of America, even as investors worry that the U.S. Federal Reserve's war against inflation may hobble the economy.
