JOHANNESBURG, July 30 (Reuters) – South African retailer Woolworths Holdings (WHLJ.J), said on Thursday it expects annual profit to rise modestly after a tough second half,
JOHANNESBURG, July 30 (Reuters) – The South African rand was steady in early trade on Thursday as investors awaited local June producer inflation and budget
July 30 (Reuters) – Spain’s economic growth edged up to 0.7% in the second quarter after a 0.6% expansion in the previous three-month period, preliminary
A Palestinian beekeeper inspects a beehive in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. A Palestinian woman beekeeper holds a piece of beeswax filled with
Rescuers clear rubble to search for victims following a strike in Qeshm, Iran, in this still image taken from video released July 30, 2026. A
A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop as a wildfire burns next to the village of Plomari on the island of Lesbos, Greece. A firefighter
Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel
JOHANNESBURG, July 29 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Valterra Platinum (VALJ.J),on Wednesday posted a surge in half-year profit, supported by stronger platinum group metals (PGM) prices as
July 29 (Reuters) – Spanish travel technology firm HBX Group (HBX.MC),reported a 12% jump in its third-quarter transaction value on Wednesday, citing a gradual recovery in
July 29 (Reuters) – Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem launched a consultation on Wednesday on proposals to tighten electricity grid-connection requirements for data centre projects, as
A drone view shows trams arriving at the Paradeplatz and the Swiss bank UBS building in Zurich, Switzerland.A logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his wife Sara, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials on the day of the funeral service for
BERLIN, July 29 (Reuters) – Porsche (P911_p.DE), confirmed its 2026 guidance on Wednesday despite persistent challenges as restructuring measures began to pay off, the luxury carmaker said
A satellite image shows two Boeing 727 aircraft, which Reuters found to be linked to companies controlled by a U.S. veteran and part of a
July 29 (Reuters) – German drug packaging firm Gerresheimer (GXIG.DE),said on Wednesday it was selling two plastic packaging units, including the U.S business Centor, to private
HONG KONG/LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – Standard Chartered (StanChart) (STAN.L), reported on Wednesday that first-half pretax profit rose 9%, bolstered by surging wealth and global banking revenue,
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a press statement announcing a cabinet reshuffle, with German Health Minister Nina Warken, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Secretary General Carsten
A drone view shows a burnt van on fire-scorched land in the aftermath of a wildfire near the city of Castellon de la Plana, Spain.
DUBAI/CAIRO, July 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, saying they were responsible for drone
July 29 (Reuters) – Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers, three
July 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to end Washington’s reliance on Chinese critical minerals by January is colliding with a stark reality:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae and his wife Ri Sol Ju, visits the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery on
PARIS, July 27 – French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), will appeal a Paris court decision ordering it to bring its business in line with climate change, it said on
CAIRO, July 27 (Reuters) – Egypt will restructure a military-linked body focused on agricultural and industrial development and commodities imports into an overarching economic authority
JOHANNESBURG, July 27 (Reuters) – The South African rand strengthened in early trading on Monday, recovering some of last week’s losses as a pause in
JOHANNESBURG, July 27 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Vodacom Group (VODJ.J),upgraded its medium-term growth targets on Monday after completing its acquisition of a controlling stake in Kenya’s
PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) – As luxury groups grapple with weak fashion sales and a hit to spending from the Middle East conflict, investors are increasingly
July 27 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca (AZN.L), topped second-quarter profit expectations and backed its 2026 forecasts on Monday on demand for its therapies, as the drugmaker sought to
Evacuated residents rest at the Bordeaux-Lac Exhibition Centre, which has been turned into a shelter for people displaced by a wildfire burning nearby amid worsening
SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) – An Australian court on Monday rejected an appeal from right-wing leader Pauline Hanson to overturn a ruling that she racially
SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Monday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 18 months in prison, suspended for three
Healthcare workers are seen at the pediatric intensiv care unit at the St. Joseph Hospital Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany. Medical staff looks after patients in
Police officers gather at a site after Seattle Police responded to what they described as a shooting with “multiple” victims at Seattle Center, which was
Students at a school for refugees participate in learning activities amid a spike in online hate speech targeting the Rohingya community, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador’s opposition parties have named Maytee Iraheta, a former lawmaker, as well as doctor and union leader Rafael Aguirre to
SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) – Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast,
SYDNEY, July 25 (Reuters) – Queensland became Australia’s fourth state to confirm a case of H5N1 bird flu after authorities said on Saturday that a
LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) – Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader by volume, paid its shareholders $5.9 billion in 2025 through its annual share
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S. UN Secretary-General Antonio
A photo of Nolan Wells is displayed on stage where Ben Crump, a lawyer for the family of Nolan Wells announces the results of an
July 25 (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas producer Devon Energy (DVN.N), is weighing a potential sale of its Eagle Ford and Powder River shale assets
BOSTON, July 25 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to halt a judge’s order
July 25 (Reuters) – HF Sinclair (DINO.N), is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for continuing to delay a decision on exemptions from biofuel blending mandates,
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) – Major U.S. airlines will need to retrofit planes by the end of 2030 to address potential wireless interference after a
SAO PAULO, July 25 (Reuters) – Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer (EMBJ3.SA), said on Friday its firm order backlog hit a record of $34.5 billion at the
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 (Reuters) – The OpenAI agent that broke into tech firm Hugging Face went on a dayslong hacking spree that OpenAI didn’t
SEOUL, July 25 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), and SK Hynix (000660.KS), will pursue memory chip supply partnership with U.S. big tech companies including Nvidia (NVDA.O), worth $950 billion
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the U.S. next week. Trump’s comments
People watch the wildfire of Navaluenga, Avila, Spain. A view of a wildfire spreading over the Burgohondo mountains, in Avila, Spain.Flames spread in the wildfire
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands. Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks while waiting for
MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuters) – A warehouse of leading Russian online retailer Wildberries in the Leningrad region near St. Petersburg caught fire after a Ukrainian
SEOUL, July 24 (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, 944
SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) – For months, Chinese chip manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) had been hiking prices on Huawei, one of the country’s biggest
MANILA/BEIJING, July 24 (Reuters) – The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday accused its Chinese counterpart of firing water cannon at government vessels near a disputed
PARIS, July 24 (Reuters) – France has requested assistance from the European Union to help it deal with a major wildfire near the country’s Atlantic coast, said
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California, U.S. A stop sign is pictured in front of shipping
People use umbrellas in the rain by West Lake after a rainstorm warning was issued for the area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. People shelter
MANILA, July 24 (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas questioned Washington’s rationale for imposing new tariffs on European goods, saying on Friday
New Delhi- No one imagined that a tiny spark would ignite a movement massive enough to capture the attention of the entire world; it is
Palestinian lighter repairman Hassan Abu Latifa ignites a repaired lighter at his kiosk, amid shortages of lighters and cooking gas, in Khan Younis, in the
ZURICH, July 23 (Reuters) – Swiss skincare firm Galderma (GALD.S), on Thursday reported a 24.6% jump in sales in the first half of the year and nudged
July 23 (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE),is recalling 318,495 U.S. vehicles as an engine starter may overheat and catch fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
July 23 (Reuters) – Airtel Africa (AAF.L), said on Thursday it had picked the London Stock Exchange for the listing of its mobile money business due later
QatarEnergy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. Vessels at the Strait of
July 23 (Reuters) – British pub group Mitchells & Butlers (MAB.L), on Thursday reported flat third quarter like-for-like sales, citing adverse impact on its food business from
LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – Anglo American (AAL.L),reported broadly flat first-half copper production on Thursday and lowered its 2026 copper cost guidance, but said its diamonds
A Chinook helicopter flies during a military parade marking Greece’s Independence Day, in Athens, Greece. Military planes fly above the Acropolis of Athens, as part
Smoke and flames rise in Le Porge as a wildfire burns in a forest area in the Gironde department amid worsening drought conditions following a
July 23 (Reuters) – Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan (GIVN.S), reported second-quarter organic sales that beat market estimates on Thursday, driven by stronger-than-expected growth in its
People march in protest to the Wisconsin State Capitol in response to a Madison police officer shooting and killing a man who police reported to
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham disembarks a bus after a ride in central Bath, Britain. A woman stands on a barrel outside of a pub
SEOUL, July 23 (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor (005380.KS), reported a 21% fall in second-quarter operating profit on Thursday, missing analysts’ estimates, as weaker vehicle sales, production disruptions
Scattered debris and smoke, at an unknown location, during what the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from
TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will raise its interest rate again by end-December and possibly as soon as October, according to
July 22 (Reuters) – Myanmar junta chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand on August 6-7, the Thai foreign
SEOUL, July 22 (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Wednesday convicted Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and fined him 10 million won ($6,759) over a
July 22 (Reuters) – Britain’s Bloomsbury Publishing (BLPU.L), confirmed on Wednesday it was among the beneficiaries of a landmark $1.5 billion settlement that resolves claims artificial intelligence company Anthropic
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, July 22 (Reuters) – Civil society groups have called on Malaysian billionaire tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary to revoke the appointment of Sultan Ahmed
HONG KONG, July 22 (Reuters) – China has entered its peak flood control period, weather experts said, with extreme rainfall set to increase in frequency
A man watches smoke drift near a ruin in the village of Cotignac, in the Var department, France, following a wildfire. Flames rise in the
KISVARDA, Hungary/GDANSK, Poland, July 22 (Reuters) – Facing a choice between upsetting businesses and a public opinion backlash, the Polish and Hungarian ruling centrists are
Customers shop at a fruit and vegetable stall at Portobello Road in London, Britain. People queue outside a bagel shop in Tower Hamlets, London, Britain.
PARIS, July 22 (Reuters) – CMA CGM will impose an emergency fuel surcharge following the renewed escalation of hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz effective
Emergency services members move a coffin with the body of a victim at the Police Hospital morgue, following a deadly fire at a pub in
MOSCOW, July 22 (Reuters) – Another attack on the warehouses of Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries, has injured several people, said the head and co-founder
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter The AI trade is roaring back on Wednesday as export
SYDNEY, July 22 (Reuters) – Australian actor Rebel Wilson was on Wednesday found not liable by a Sydney court of defaming Charlotte MacInnes, the lead
NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) – Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and prosecutors with the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday proposed a June 2027 start
A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during
July 22 (Reuters) – News Corp (NWSA.O), facing a lawsuit by search engine Brave Software, has filed a countersuit accusing it of “flagrant theft” in
An advertisement for Mistral AI, the French artificial intelligence company, is displayed inside the Grand Central subway station in New York City, U.S. The logo
TAIPEI, July 22 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Wistron (3231.TW), a supplier to Nvidia (NVDA.O), launched a $700 million manufacturing facility in Texas on Tuesday to produce the U.S.
BRUSSELS, July 22 (Reuters) – EU ambassadors will meet on Wednesday in the hopes of reaching a compromise with Greece and passing a 21st package
A supporter holds a sign that reads “Trump Endorsed: Jay Feely. Congress” as Republican candidate for U.S. Congress, in Arizona’s first congressional district, Jay Feely,
JAKARTA, July 22 (Reuters) – The chief of the Indonesian agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme said on Wednesday she had resigned,
Scientific model of the molecule semaglutide which is the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s mega-blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss drug Wegovy sits in the
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today extended congratulations to Mr. Andy Burnham on assuming office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Shri Modi noted
CDSCO Clears Recombinant Live Attenuated Dengue Vaccine for Prevention of Dengue in Individuals Aged 4–60 Years Dengue Vaccine Approved in 42 Countries with WHO Prequalification
Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup 2026 – Final – Spain v Argentina – New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. – Argentina’s
ORLEANS, France, July 21 (Reuters) – In nearly 25 years as a funeral director, Gautier Caton has never experienced anything like France’s record-breaking late-June heatwave, when
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