
Surging interest rates set to risk more UK firms going bankrupt
LONDON: Companies in the UK are facing a bleak financial future as businesses grapple with surging interest rates in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic,

LONDON: Companies in the UK are facing a bleak financial future as businesses grapple with surging interest rates in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic,

BEIJING: Heavy rains and powerful winds caused by typhoon Haikui have led to significant disruptions in southern China, as the typhoon reached the Chinese mainland

ATHENS: In an effort to keep hordes of tourists from ruining the ruins in Greece, Athens’ most famous landmark – the Acropolis – started limiting

JAKARTA: President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana welcomed the arrival of heads of state and government participating in the 43rd summit of the

LONDON: Sky-watchers are getting a “rare and exciting opportunity” to see a comet with the naked eye in a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience, according to astronomers. Comet

BEIJING: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted south of Fiji Islands at 0055 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, reported Xinhua.

SEOUL: North Korea’s ever-advancing nuclear and missile programmes pose direct and existential threats to the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean),

WASHINGTON: First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 late Monday, her communications director said. “She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. She will remain

MOSCOW: At least 23 people were injured when a car ploughed into a fast food restaurant in the city of Rosenberg, Texas, the Rosenberg Police

KHARTOUM: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said about 4.8 million people have been displaced inside and outside