November2021

Veteran entertainer, TV presenter and dancer Lionel Blair has died aged 92, his agent has said. Blair, whose stage and screen career spanned eight decades, died early on Thursday morning. Best known as a team captain...

India has cut the taxes paid by consumers on petrol and diesel after the surging cost of crude oil pushed fuel prices to record highs. The decision aims to ease price rises and “further spur the...

Global food prices have hit the highest level in over a decade after rising by more than 30% in the last year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says. The agency’s figures highlighted the...

The Bank of England governor has said he is “very sorry” that UK inflation is rising amid forecasts the cost of living could reach as much as 5%. Andrew Bailey told the BBC that households were...

Eric Adams, mayor-elect for New York City, has said he would like his first three pay checks in bitcoin. The former police captain was elected this week to take over at the end of mayor Bill...

Swedish pop sensation ABBA announced Wednesday that they were pausing promotion of an upcoming show for 24 hours, after two died in a dramatic fall at a tribute concert. The world-famous quartet is preparing to release...

Boeing on Wednesday gained US authorization for a project to launch satellites that will provide internet services from space. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a statement it had approved a license for the aerospace...

Major oil producers agreed Thursday to continue modestly raising output despite pressure from the United States and other big consumer nations to open up the taps much more decisively amid soaring prices. The 13 members of...