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Kenya school blaze kills 17 students

A fire in a school in central Kenya has killed 17 students, a police spokeswoman said on Friday, following media reports that they had been burnt beyo...

X global affairs head Nick Pickles resigns

X's global affairs head Nick Pickles said on Thursday he is quitting after a decade with the social media company formerly called Twitter.

New Zealand add Herath and Rathour to coaching staff for Asia tests

New Zealand added former Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath and India's ex-batting coach Vikram Rathour to their coaching staff on Friday for their upco...

TGS Awarded 2D Seismic Contract Offshore Sumatra, Indonesia

TGS ASA Perth, Australia (06 September 2024) – TGS, a leading global provider of energy data and intelligence, has commenced the acquisition of a 2D s...

Back from injury, Muchova takes positives from inspired US Open run

Karolina Muchova will take plenty of positives from New York despite losing in the U.S. Open semi-final on Thursday, the Czech said, as she found her...

Sensational Pegula fightback earns her Sabalenka date in US Open fin...

The cheers of home fans cheers echoed through Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday as Jessica Pegula staged an astonishing comeback to beat Karolina Muchov...

Morning Bid: All about them payrolls

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu

'I've got your backs,' Taiwan president tells sailors on combat-read...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te told sailors aboard a combat-ready warship at a major base in the Taiwan Strait on Friday that he had their backs, thank...

Japan's top business lobby on alert over US review of Nippon's bid f...

Japanese companies, especially those considering investing in the U.S., are closely watching Washington's review of Nippon Steel's proposed $15 billio...

South Korean chip executive detained again over alleged technology l...

A South Korean executive accused of stealing semiconductor information developed by Samsung Electronics has been detained again on fresh allegations r...

Pope Francis departs Indonesia for Papua New Guinea, stop two of 12-...

Pope Francis left Indonesia on Friday morning for Papua New Guinea, where the 87-year-old leader of the global Catholic Church will continue an ambiti...

Israeli forces withdraw from Jenin and its camp, Palestine news agen...

Israeli forces have withdrawn from the city of Jenin and a refugee camp there, following a 10-day episode of "violent aggression", the Palestine news...

Explainer: Why is Japan reviving debate on higher tax on investment...

Japan's ruling party leadership race has revived debate on raising the country's tax on income from investments, a policy once shelved by the outgoing...

Sabalenka uses heartbreak as fuel in long wait for US Open glory

Aryna Sabalenka used last year's loss in the U.S. Open final against Coco Gauff as a motivation to help her reach another final in New York on Thursda...

Factbox-How Wall Street firms see US jobless rate shaping Fed rate c...

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut borrowing costs at its upcoming meeting Sept. 17-18 and the strength of the job market is li...

US job growth seen picking up in August; unemployment rate easing to...

U.S. job growth likely picked up in August, with the unemployment rate forecast to have dropped to 4.2%, which would offer more assurance that an orde...

The FT Money Machine: how we transformed an iconic invention for vir...

The most important question to ask yourself when considering building a digital version of a 75-year-old hydraulic computer is also the most

Nvidia’s AI chips are cheaper to rent in China than US

The cost of renting cloud services using Nvidia’s leading artificial intelligence chips is cheaper in China than in the US, a sign that the

Navarro brimming with Grand Slam belief after US Open run

Emma Navarro thought that winning a single match at this year's U.S. Open would qualify as a success and leaves New York believing she has what it tak...

Japanese cars, beer gain ground in S.Korea as relations thaw

Japanese products, from cars to beer, whisky and clothes, have been rising in popularity in South Korea, rebounding from consumer boycotts in 2019 on...