European Union Backs Okonjo-Iweala For WTO Job
The European Union governments has thrown support behind Nigeria’s candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)....
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Shares Of Banking Giant HSBC Plunge On Report Of China ‘Unreliable List’
Shares in banking giant HSBC plunged to a 25-year low Monday on fears it could be added to a Chinese list of firms deemed a threat...
Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Signs Of Success In Early Trials
Patients involved in early tests of a Russian coronavirus vaccine developed antibodies with “no serious adverse events”, according to research published in The Lancet...
Asian Markets Mostly Up As Focus Turns To US Jobs Data
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday following another healthy month for global equities, fuelled by expectations of cheap borrowing for years to come, while traders...
India Economic Growth Hit By Record Slump After COVID-19 Lockdown
India’s economic growth suffered a historic 23.9 percent decline between April and June, official figures showed Monday, as manufacturing and productivity were battered by...
Biden Pledges To End US ‘Darkness’ In Accepting Democratic Nomination
Joe Biden promised Thursday to end the “darkness” of Donald Trump’s presidency in a speech accepting the Democratic nomination with an impassioned call for...
European Stock Markets Surge On Growing US Stimulus Hopes
Stock markets surged Tuesday on optimism that lawmakers in Washington will hammer out a new stimulus package for the crippled American economy, while concerns...
Samsung Electronics Defies Pandemic With Profit Rise
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics defied the coronavirus to report higher net profits in the second quarter Thursday, with strong demand for...
Hermes First-Half Results Hit By Pandemic, Sales Picking Up
French luxury group Hermes said Thursday the coronavirus pandemic hit profits in the first half of the year but expressed confidence about...
Stocks Drop As COVID-19 Cases Spike Globally
Most equities fell Monday as a spike in new coronavirus infections across the planet forced governments to impose fresh containment measures, fuelling fears about...