Finance
China's Xi builds diplomatic clout with multiple state visits ahead of Trump summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make his first visit to India before traveling to the U.S. for a meeting wit
Gaming
Cronos halts blockchain after $75 million lending exploit hits lending app Tectonic
An attacker allegedly pushed Tectonic’s thinly traded TONIC token up 100-fold, used it as collateral to borrow real asse
World
Iran vows 'decisive response' to first US strikes in weeks
Iran says the attack on Larak Island, the first known US strikes since late July, killed two people and injured two othe
Finance
China Coking Coal Heads for Record Monthly Gain on Supply Crunch
Chinese coking coal prices were heading for the biggest monthly gain on record, as supply of the steelmaking raw materia
World
Melting Himalayas
Scientists are still working out the precise cause of the disaster in Nepal, but one thing seems certain: The risk of su
Gaming
Bitcoin barely blinks as U.S. hits Iran, sending oil higher and stocks lower
BTC remains August's best-performing asset after the latest escalation in geopolitical tensions.
Finance
Sungrow Shares Slump After Profit Tumbles by Almost a Third
The shares of Sungrow Power Supply Co., one of the world’s biggest renewable energy equipment makers, tumbled after the
World
Russia, China leaders to meet at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
The organisation is not officially anti-West, but Russian and Chinese leaders have used it to amplify their worldview.
Sports
Djokovic breaks down in tears during US Open first-round exit
An emotional Novak Djokovic suffers a US Open first-round defeat which provided further evidence that age is fast catchi
Finance
BYD shares slide as fierce China competition dents first-half earnings
BYD shares slid after the automaker released its latest results on Friday, despite higher second-quarter profit and over
World
Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Find
Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.
World
UK households will take £2,400 financial hit from Iran war, analysis shows
Centre for Economics and Business Research calculates effect of inflation and wage stagnation to end of 2027 UK househol