Lebanon's prime minister Hassan Diab has held an emergency Cabinet meeting after a night of protests that saw demonstrators shut down roads across the country with burning tyres in demonstrations sparked by a plunging national currency.
South Korea's shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received an order from Russian gas producer Novatek for the construction of two LNG tankers to operate in Kamchatka and Murmansk. According to DSME, the two carriers with a capacity of 380,000 cubic meters of LNG (liquefied natural gas) each are expected to be built...
Boris Johnson has now been British PM for six months, and his rollercoaster reign has been marked by one incompetence after another. It's enough to make you nostalgic for Theresa May. It's exactly half a year since Boris Johnson strolled December's General Election. The Conservative leader romped home with 44 percent of the vote and...
Asian shares were moderately lower Friday after an overnight rout on Wall Street as investors were spooked by reports of rising coronavirus cases in the U.S. Fear that a so-called … Click to Continue »
Queen Victoria, Cecil Rhodes, King Leopold. Statues honoring these leaders of colonial rule have been pulled down over the years in Africa after countries won independence or newer generations said … Click to Continue »
The number of homeless people counted across Los Angeles County jumped 12.7% over the past year to more than 66,400 and authorities fear that figure will spike again once the … Click to Continue »
Major events could be back on the cards in China next month, providing a welcome boost for Informa, which is preparing to hold a major cosmetics event in the country.
