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Just six weeks ago, Joe Biden seemed confident that the 300,000 men of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces...
The US Senate is set to pass a $1tn package to invest in America’s crumbling infrastructure with significant Republican support,...
The US, UK and Canada have tightened sanctions against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus, exactly one year after...
The spread of the Delta strain of the virus that causes Covid-19 through the US has prompted a flurry of...
The world is likely to temporarily reach 1.5C of warming within 20 years even in a best-case scenario of deep...
For decades, Kuwait was a critical hub in North Korea’s network of foreign outposts. Every year, thousands of labourers would...
The Pentagon plans to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for US troops by mid-September, as the country grapples with a rise...
Robinhood shares surged as much as 82 per cent at the start of trading on Wednesday, prompting multiple trading halts...
New York City will require proof of vaccination for a variety of indoor activities from dining to health clubs and...
Some US cities and companies are reintroducing face mask requirements, even for people who are fully vaccinated, in an effort...
House prices are booming in almost every major economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, forging the broadest rally...
A leading US bond manager has warned of inflationary pressure from housing rental costs that could push interest rates higher...
Chinese technology stocks listed in the US are set for their worst month since the global financial crisis after global...
Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet said on Tuesday that their latest revenues and earnings had surged above the stock market’s already...
The value of Chinese shares on Wall Street has soared from just a few billion dollars to $2tn over the...
The British government is exploring ways to remove China’s state-owned nuclear energy company from all future power projects in the...
Roughly every other glass of orange juice drunk around the world comes from the orchards of São Paulo state, boasts...
US stocks ended Friday at a new high, reversing steep losses at the start of the week, as fears about...
Supply disruptions, a drought in China and rebounding electricity demand have fired up the market for thermal coal, making the...
