KINGS LYNN (United Kingdom): In a workshop packed with historic memorabilia, from rusty petrol pumps to vintage enamel signs, Carl Burge skilfully applied the finishing touches to the red British telephone box he was restoring. “They’re iconic,” said Burge, 54, who has been working on revitalising the tired, ageing phone
WASHINGTON: A key indicator of US inflation stayed steady in September, the government reported Friday, as policymakers push on in their battle against persistent price increases. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, rose 3.4 per cent from a year ago —
GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories): Israel pounded the Hamas-run Gaza Strip with air and artillery strikes on Saturday after an intense night of attacks when it said 150 “underground targets” were hit. No official toll was immediately given, but a Gaza civil defence official told AFP a “large number” of dead
PARIS: Like humans, baboons are able to cooperate with another of their kind for the common good — or punish them if they don’t reciprocate, a study said on Friday. Scientists have long debated whether animals other than humans are capable of this complicated tit-for-tat interaction known as “strategic cooperation”.
JERUSALEM: A UN agency warned it could be forced to stop aid operations in war-riven Gaza on Wednesday due to dwindling fuel supplies, as calls mounted for a humanitarian “pause” in fighting. After 18 days of withering Israeli air strikes and a near-total land, sea and air blockade of the
KUSU ISLAND (Singapore): On Singapore’s tiny Kusu islet, legend has it that a giant turtle turned itself into an island to save two sailors. A century after a Chinese temple was opened on its shores, pilgrims are still flowing in, seeking good fortunes. Tens of thousands of Taoist, Buddhist and
JAKARTA: The candidates for next year’s Indonesian presidential election were set Wednesday, with septuagenarian former special forces general Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, the president’s son, seen as the frontrunners. Nearly 205 million eligible voters can cast their ballot on February 14, with the winner set to succeed President
SAN FRANCISCO: Google parent Alphabet and computing colossus Microsoft Tuesday reported that quarterly profits climbed on demand for cloud computing enhanced with artificial intelligence. “Google Cloud missed consensus revenue expectations on slowing growth, and we believe consistent with the view that newer (generative artificial intelligence) workloads will take time to
FRANKFURT: German business sentiment improved slightly in October, a survey showed yesterday, but analysts warned the Israel-Hamas conflict posed new risks as Europe’s top economy struggles to emerge from a downturn. The Ifo institute’s closely watched confidence barometer, based on a survey of 9,000 companies, rose to 86.9 points from
NEW YORK: Global stock markets slid Friday on worries that an expected ground invasion of Gaza by Israel would spark a wider conflict in the Middle East. Wall Street stocks declined Friday, as investors looked to lower their risk going into the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.9 per
