August2021

Thousands of people have been evacuated from the Var area of southern France owing to a wildfire, according to a fire service spokeswoman who spoke to AFP on Tuesday. “Thousands of people have been evacuated as...

During tumultuous conditions on the ground, two German military planes were blocked from landing at Kabul’s main airport. On Monday afternoon, one of the A400M turboprop aircraft travelled to Kabul but was unable to land due...

World powers are still reeling a day after Taliban insurgents stormed Kabul’s presidential palace. The airport in the city has become the last US-controlled zone. On Monday, the United States and the rest of the international...

Grocery chain Aldi said on Monday it is hiring more than 20,000 new workers and raising its wages in the United States as it gets ready for the busy holiday season at a time when retailers...

Saudi Aramco is looking to raise at least $17 billion from the sale of a significant minority stake in its gas pipelines, higher than the $12.4 billion raised from its oil pipeline deal, sources familiar with...

U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc’s driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said...

Twitter is making changes to its new redesign, after users complained of headaches and discomfort. Unveiled only last week, the redesign mainly involved high-contrast colours and a custom-designed font, Chirp. At the time, the social network...

House prices have fallen for the first time this year, according to property website Rightmove. It said the average price of property coming to market in August fell 0.3%, a drop of £1,076, to £337,371. That...

Ultra Electronics, a major supplier to the Royal Navy, has agreed to be bought by US-owned Cobham in a £2.6bn takeover being monitored by the UK government. Cobham said it would “offer legally binding and enforceable...

Japan’s economy grew 0.3 percent in the three months to June, slightly more than expected despite a surge in virus cases and new restrictions, data showed on Monday. The growth came after a contraction in the...