KABUL (REUTERS) – Students across Afghanistan have started returning to university classrooms after the Taliban stormed to power, and in some cases females have been separated from their male peers by curtains or boards down the middle of the room. What happens in universities and schools across the country will be closely watched by foreign […]
SHANGHAI – Clients of Ms Huang Xinyi’s Creative Shelter in downtown Shanghai are seeking peace – on their backs and to the sound of gongs. The group is attending what is known as a gong bath – a meditation session based on harnessing the healing power of sounds. Recalling her first time at such a […]
(Reuters) – European shares climbed on Monday to end near record levels, led by technology stocks which surged to their highest this year as a surprise rise in German factory orders pointed to improving global demand and boosted sentiment.FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s Vice-Premier Liu He vowed the government would keep supporting the private sector amid growing concern a regulatory crackdown on a wide range of industries was hurting businesses. Mr Liu said: “Guidelines and policies for supporting the private economy have not changed… and will not change in the future,” according to a […]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – With the euro zone economy roaring back to life, the European Central Bank will debate a cut in its stimulus on Thursday, beginning a hard-fought and lengthy discussion on how to dismantle the crisis-fighting measures that have kept the bloc afloat.FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters building is seen in Frankfurt, […]
SINGAPORE – Five people were injured on Sunday afternoon (Sept 5), after a car and a lorry ferrying foreign workers collided in the CBD. According to a witness, the impact of the crash flung two foreign workers off the back of the lorry. Following the collision, the driver of the lorry inexplicably reversed the vehicle […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Germany’s ambassador to China Jan Hecker died suddenly, less than two weeks after taking up his post, the European nation’s foreign office said on Monday (Sept 6). Mr Hecker, 54, a foreign policy adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, had presented his credentials at China’s foreign ministry on Aug 24, the embassy in […]
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (REUTERS) – Myanmar’s military rulers have agreed to an Asean call for a ceasefire until the end of the year to ensure distribution of humanitarian aid, Japan’s Kyodo news agency said, citing the envoy of the South-east Asian bloc to the crisis-torn nation. Following a coup in February, Asean has been trying to […]
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Staff(Reuters) – European stocks edged towards record levels on Monday, led by gains in technology stocks, as hopes of more economic stimulus bolstered global sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4% by 0712 […]
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Staff(Reuters) – European stocks edged towards record levels on Monday, led by gains in technology stocks, as hopes of more economic stimulus bolstered global sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4% by 0712 […]