El Salvador to buy back some debt in surprise move
SAN SALVADOR - El Salvador's president announced on Tuesday a plan for a voluntary repurchase offer to holders of bonds maturing between 2023 and 2025.
The operation would...
From burgers to gadgets, stressed consumers buy cheap
NEW YORK/LONDON - Some global consumers are showing signs of cracking, as shoppers stressed by record inflation stick to buying basics like food, bleach and cheap...
Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves
MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland — From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel equipment needed to chart the decline of Switzerland’s glaciers.
South Korea’s economy unexpectedly speeds up
SEOUL — South Korean economic growth unexpectedly picked up in the second quarter as strong consumption on eased COVID-19 restrictions offset poor exports, supporting the case for further central bank interest rate hikes.
Japanese Emperor Emeritus diagnosed with heart failure
TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito, father of the current emperor, received a diagnosis of heart failure last month but his condition has improved under treatment, an official at the Imperial Household Agency (IHA) said on Tuesday.
Myanmar’s neighbors dismayed over ‘highly reprehensible’ executions
MYANMAR’S Southeast Asian neighbors issued a stinging rebuke on Tuesday of the ruling military’s execution of four political activists, calling it “highly reprehensible” and destructive to regional efforts to de-escalate the crisis.
Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes, Ukraine reports attacks on coastal regions
KYIV - Russia said it will cut gas supplies to Europe from Wednesday in a blow to countries that have backed Ukraine, while missile attacks in Black Sea coastal regions raised doubts...
Live from New York: Bishop robbed of jewelry during livestreamed sermon
NEW YORK - New York City police on Monday were hunting for thieves who burst into a Brooklyn church and brazenly stripped a bishop of the jewelry he was wearing while he was...
Crypto exchange Coinbase faces SEC probe over securities – Bloomberg News
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether Coinbase Global Inc improperly let Americans trade digital assets that should have been registered as securities, Bloomberg News reported...
Pakistan’s digital ID card locks out millions
LAHORE - After three years of repeated attempts to get her digital national identity card, Rubina - a woman from the Pakistani city of Karachi - decided to take her...
Walmart ‘train wreck’ profit warning sends shares down 10%
NEW YORK - Top US retailer Walmart Inc on Monday slashed its profit forecast as surging prices for food and fuel prompted customers to cut back on discretionary purchases, and its shares slid 10% in trading after...
Myanmar executes 4 democracy activists
MYANMAR’s military junta on Monday said it had executed four democracy activists accused of helping to carry out “terror acts” in the Southeast Asian nation’s first executions in decades, sparking widespread condemnation.