September2022

Russia is set to face direct pressure Thursday at the United Nations over its invasion of Ukraine, whose leader Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the world to punish Moscow. As global leaders convened for the annual General...

The US central bank has pushed interest rates to the highest level in almost 15 years as it fights to rein in soaring prices in the world’s largest economy. The Federal Reserve announced it was raising...

Sri Lanka’s annual inflation rate surged to more than 70% in August as it struggles with its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. Official data also showed food prices rose by 84.6% compared to...

Governments, philanthropies, and private donors have pledged approximately US$577 million since July in response to the deepening child malnutrition crisis – with at least 60 per cent of that amount committed to directly supporting UNICEF’s work....

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday, extending losses on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve announced a third successive jumbo interest rate hike, with focus now shifting to the Japanese central bank’s meeting. The benchmark...

The US dollar hit a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese yen on Thursday, breaking through the 145 level after Japan’s central bank left its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged. News of the Bank of Japan’s decision...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has detected its highest concentrations yet of organic molecules, in a potential signal of ancient microbes that scientists are eager to confirm when the rock samples are eventually brought to Earth. While...

European stock markets retreated on Wednesday as traders expect the Federal Reserve to announce another large hike in US interest rates to combat decades-high inflation. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 0.2 percent to 7,179.26 points....

Zimbabwe’s economic growth is projected to slump to around half of last year’s levels due to growing fiscal instability and a drop in agricultural output, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday. “After rising to...

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday gave Moldova access to about $27 million, after the crisis lender deemed that Ukraine’s neighbor had taken strong steps on fiscal governance and anti-corruption. The loan is part of a...