Angola moves to open $18.6 billion bond market to global investors
Angola is preparing to open its $18.6 billion domestic government bond market more widely to foreign investors, in a significant ...
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Asian markets open lower as oil above $100 revives inflation fears
Asian stock markets opened broadly lower on Thursday as crude oil remained above $100 a barrel, escalating Middle East tensions ...
The Large Hadron Collider begins a new era of particle physics
On 10 September 2008, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator successfully completed its first major operational test, sending a beam ...
Indonesia battles spreading wildfires as climate extremes engulf Southeast Asia
Indonesia is intensifying its battle against widespread forest and peatland fires as exceptionally dry conditions fuel one of Southeast Asia’s ...
Ukraine strikes Russian oil terminal as Moscow renews massive assault on Kyiv
Ukraine has reportedly struck an oil terminal at the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight, hours after Russia launched ...
Senegal faces $3.5 billion arrears as government moves to reprofile debt
Senegal is confronting one of West Africa’s most closely watched sovereign-debt crises, with the government revealing that approximately $3.5 billion ...
Philippines launches $34 billion plan to become Southeast Asian AI powerhouse
The Philippines has unveiled an ambitious US$34.4 billion artificial-intelligence infrastructure strategy designed to transform the country from a consumer of ...
Asian markets mixed as oil approaches $100 and chip stocks rally
Asian markets opened Wednesday on a mixed footing as investors balanced renewed strength in technology and semiconductor shares against rapidly ...
Fifty years since Mao’s death – the revolutionary who transformed China
On 9 September 1976, Mao Zedong died in Beijing after dominating Chinese politics for nearly three decades. Fifty years later, ...
US destroys Iranian tankers as Gulf confrontation surges
The United States says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after Iran launched ballistic missiles at an American warship, ...