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Brazil hikes key interest rate to double digits
Eighth straight increase comes as Latin America’s biggest economy struggles through recession, stubbornly high inflation.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 12:20 PM
US army to discharge soldiers who refuse Covid vaccine
They present risk to the force, jeopardise readiness, secretary of the army says.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 11:40 AM
New Zealand to stay closed to foreigners until October
PM Jacinda Ardern announces five-step plan to reconnect country to the rest of the world.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 11:00 AM
17 dead in Argentina after taking laced cocaine
10 arrested in poor Tres de Febrero neighbourhood where police believe drugs were sold.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 10:20 AM
Facebook parent Meta’s profit slips
Social media giant’s shares plummet 20% in after-hours trading.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 09:40 AM
Migrant dies, dozens rescued trying to reach Canary Islands
Attempts being made to locate others who may have fallen into the water.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 09:00 AM
Spotify shares tumble on weak profit forecast
Company announces €39 million in losses.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 08:20 AM
FBI investigating bomb threats on historically black US universities
More than 20 field offices working with state, local law enforcement to probe threats as ‘racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism’.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 07:40 AM
4 charged in overdose death of The Wire actor Williams
Group accused of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin that killed star.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 07:00 AM
India arrests police officer over crypto kidnap plot
Dilip Tukaram Khandare is accused of planning millionaire trader’s abduction.
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 11:40 PM
Putin, Xi to stress ‘common views’ on security at Games meeting
This comes after their countries pursue deeper ties in face of increasing criticism from the West.
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 11:00 PM
Man Utd’s Mason Greenwood released on bail after arrest
20-year-old questioned over alleged assault, rape of a young woman.
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 10:20 PM
Australia flies in coffee expert to power athletes to Beijing gold
Team did the same at Tokyo Games, where it performed incredibly well.
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 09:40 PM
UK diplomacy ‘worthless’, says Russian UN official
Deputy ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy remarks dampen already subdued hopes of Moscow reconciling with West
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 07:00 PM
Biden announces cancer ‘moonshot’ relaunch to cut deaths by half
US president attempting revival of initiative to pool resources for united effort in fighting disease
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 06:20 PM
China’s latest World Cup flop sparks fury
Social media users slam national team, with some demanding a ‘refund’.
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 05:40 PM
LGBTQ specialist says HK denied him visa to teach at varsity
Ryan Thoreson says hard to tell if rejection linked to his Human Rights Watch affiliation.
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 05:00 PM
US to send warship, fighter jets to UAE after Yemen attacks
Guided missile destroyer, fifth-generation warplanes to make port call in Abu Dhabi to assist country’s management of rebel strikes
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 04:20 PM
Low-key Beijing Olympic torch relay begins
Amid diplomatic boycotts, pandemic concerns, China kicks off muted Games with traditional ceremony
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 02:40 PM
France eases Covid curbs, including outdoor masking
Capacity limits for concert halls, sport matches also lifted.
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 01:20 PM
EU forges ahead with new green label for gas, nuclear energy
Bloc to unveil latest criteria towards achieving net zero-carbon economy by 2050
To win the label, gas and nuclear projects will be given constraints: projects must be approved by 2030 and 2045, respectively, as well as meet a long list of sector-specific criteria.
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 12:40 PM
ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg for Holocaust comments
Talk show hosts has apologised for saying that Nazi genocide of six million Jews 'not about race'.
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 12:00 PM
Three dead in two US school shootings on same day
Gunmen in Virginia, Minnesota attacks in police custody, investigation underway
Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 11:15 AM