Putin’s plan to defeat the dollar
Now in their 15th year together, the original BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have achieved little. Yet at this summit Mr Putin hopes to give the bloc heft by getting it to build a new global financial-payments system to attack America’s dominance of global finance and shield Russia and its pals from […]
Fireworks force Swedish league derby suspension
Oct 20, 2024, 03:03 PM ET A Stockholm soccer derby that could potentially decide the Swedish league‘s title race was suspended in the second half Sunday after Djurgarden supporters threw multiple fireworks onto the field. The game between Hammarby and Djurgarden is set to resume Monday afternoon without fans after police ruled that the game […]
Iran aided Russia against Ukraine. Now it needs to call in the favor
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) enters the hall during the meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (not pictured), October 11, 2024, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran has been one of Russia’s few staunch allies throughout the war against Ukraine, but Tehran now faces the strain of indirectly fighting its nemesis Israel on […]
WHO declares Egypt malaria free after nearly century of efforts
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO), in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. — Reuters Egypt on Sunday achieved a significant milestone in public health as the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the nation as malaria-free, marking the elimination of a disease that had pagued the country since ancient […]
TikTok owner sacks intern for sabotaging AI project
TikTok-owner, ByteDance, says it has sacked an intern for “maliciously interfering” with the training of one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models. But the firm rejected claims about the extent of the damage caused by the unnamed individual, saying they “contain some exaggerations and inaccuracies”. It comes after reports about the incident spread over the […]
Waaree Energies’ IPO taps into a 357% rally in renewable stocks in India
Waaree Energies Ltd is valued at $5 billion at the upper end of its price range of 1,427 rupees to 1,503 rupees. India’s largest solar-panel producer will open its $514 million initial public offering for orders on Monday, looking to capitalize on the world-beating rally in the nation’s renewable energy stocks this year.Waaree Energies Ltd […]
Russell Wilson’s Steelers debut spoils Aaron Rodgers’ reunion with Davante Adams in beatdown on Jets
Davante Adams’ reunion with Aaron Rodgers was spoiled by the debut of Russell Wilson, who led his Pittsburgh Steelers to a 37-15 victory over the New York Jets on “Sunday Night Football.” While all the hype surrounded Adams reuniting with Rodgers, his old Green Bay Packers quarterback, following a trade from the Las Vegas Raiders […]
Harris campaign reports spending $270mn in Sept, well above Trump’s outlays of $78mn
US Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US August 20, 2024 and former US President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 15, 2024 are seen in a combination of file photographs. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris entered the final full month of the US presidential election campaign vastly outspending Donald Trump, as […]