Month: May 2023
Chinese Exports Cool in Latest Warning Sign on Global Trade
Chinese export growth slowed in April as global trade cooled.
Read MoreSaudi Aramco’s Profit Slides as Oil Boom Cools
The energy giant’s earnings fell 19% in the first quarter, as concerns over a slowing global economy and a gusher of cheaper Russian crude supplies weighed on oil prices.
Read MoreIsraeli Targeted Airstrikes Kill Thirteen in Gaza: 3 Militants and 10 Others, Including Children
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel killed three senior commanders of the militant Islamic Jihad group in targeted airstrikes early Tuesday, the military said. Palestinian health officials said 13 people were killed in all, including the commanders, their wives, several
Read MoreExiled Former Thai Leader Thaksin Shinawatra Announces That He Plans to Return Home
Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted as Thailand’s prime minister in 2006 and has lived in self-imposed exile for well more than a decade following a corruption conviction, said he planned to return to the Southeast Asian nation in July. “I’ve
Read MoreUBS Refreshes Management Team to Integrate Credit Suisse
The Swiss banking giant said it is evaluating all options for Credit Suisse’s Swiss business, which some politicians in the country want to be spun off into a separate unit or divested.
Read MoreA 17-year-old died in the Outer Banks after a sand dune collapsed on top of him
The teenager’s friends and family had been looking for him. He was found buried underneath several feet of sand. (Image credit: Steve Helber/AP)
Read MoreGaza op gets broad political support as some trade barbs over Ben Gvir
Lapid, Gantz offer backing for action against terrorists; foreign minister cuts short visit in India; Likud MK: No connection to Ben Gvir’s boycott
Read MoreFresenius Profits Fall; Maintains Revenue Guidance
Fresenius reported higher first-quarter sales but a drop in operating income to €787 million and said it continued to expect organic revenue to grow in a low-to-mid single digit percentage range.
Read MoreIn Australia, scientists begin vaccinating koalas against chlamydia
The safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, designed specifically for koalas, has previously been tested by vaccinating a few hundred koalas brought to wildlife rescue centers for other afflictions. (Image credit: Mark Baker/AP)
Read MoreConfusion in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Region as Russia Issues Evacuation Order
Running short of food, fuel and cash, and with a Ukrainian counteroffensive imminent, many civilians are defying a directive by occupation forces, unsure where they would go.
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