August2022

The UK imported no fuel from Russia in June for the first time on record, according to official figures. Imports of goods from Russia also fell to £33m in June, the lowest level since records began...

YouTube has banned influencer Andrew Tate for violating its policies. The Google-owned social media site took action following Meta’s decision to ban Mr Tate from Facebook and Instagram. The former kickboxer rose to fame in 2016...

Texas authorities are looking for Sailor Tucker, a one-year-old girl who disappeared and is supposed to be kidnapped and at risk. An Amber Alert has been issued for her too. The National Center of Missing and...

The World Bank signed off on Monday on a $300 million grant to Mozambique, marking its return to the country six years after it suspended aid over a hidden debt scandal. Mozambique’s Finance Minister Max Tonela...

Hong Kong stocks kicked off Wednesday morning with gains, shrugging off pessimism on Wall Street, where indices ended mostly lower due to concerns about rising interest rates. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.2 percent, or 38.99...

The leaders of Canada and Germany signed a green hydrogen deal on Tuesday, laying a path for a transatlantic supply chain as Europe seeks to lessen its dependence on Russian energy. “It’s a vote of confidence...

Tokyo stocks edged higher Wednesday in cautious trading after modest falls on Wall Street, with all eyes on a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched up...

Sri Lanka tightened import restrictions on Wednesday with a ban on more than 300 additional items, as an economic crisis that has created months of shortages and toppled a president refuses to abate. President Ranil Wickremesinghe,...

Europe’s main stock markets slid in opening deals on Wednesday as investors awaited fresh clues on the US Federal Reserve’s plans to further ramp up interest rates. In initial trade, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index of...

As the weather takes a grip in Bangladesh and throughout the world, many people are facing the difficulty of paying high electricity bills. For most of us, it is due to the high-power consumption of air...