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International Desk

Credit Suisse borrows to shore up liquidity; authorities fear global financial crisis

16 Mar 2023 10 mins read 1k Views

Credit Suisse announced it will borrow up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank to boost liquidity and restore investor confidence, following a decline in its stock price that raised concerns ...

‘They will never return’, El Salvador sends 2,000 more suspects to mega prison

16 Mar 2k Views
Climate change cause frequent and severe floods, droughts - NASA study

16 Mar 1.2k Views
Japanese firms to raise wages to counter surge in inflation

15 Mar 3k Views
Meta to cut 10,000 jobs; first tech company to announce second round of layoffs

15 Mar 2.1k Views

US accuses Russia of crashing spy drone; Moscow denies collision

15 Mar 2023 10 mins read 1.4k Views

WASHINGTON/KYIV - In the first such direct encounter between the two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine more than a year ago, the U.S. military claimed a Russian fighter plane clipped the prope...

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore relations

14 Mar 1.8k Views

China reopens borders to foreign tourists

14 Mar 2.7k Views

Emergency measures fail to calm markets, pounds global stock

14 Mar 3.4k Views

Back to work, BBC reverses presenters suspension

13 Mar

HSBC acquires Silicon Valley Bank's UK unit for £1

13 Mar 1.6k Views

Big night at the Oscars for Asia; RRR, Elephant Whisperers, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" makes Asians proud

13 Mar 1k Views

Russia launces relentless attacks on Bakhmut, causalities mount on both sides

13 Mar 1.9k Views

North Korea launches ‘strategic’ missiles as U.S.-South Korean drills begin

13 Mar 2.3k Views

Qatar restricts sea travel as Gulf tensions keep region on edge

30 Jun 2026 10 mins read 3.1k Views

Doha: Qatar has temporarily suspended private sea travel and recreational boating as a precautionary...

Europe heatwave moves east as Germany and Poland face dangerous temperatures

27 Jun
Bahrain accuses Iran of drone attack as Gulf tensions rise

27 Jun 2.3k Views
Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic ties with France as relations reach breaking point

27 Jun 2.4k Views
China removes senior military leaders and former top officials from parliament

27 Jun 4.1k Views