Global Markets Today: Asian markets traded mostly higher on Monday as investors assessed the resignation of Japan’s prime minister and monitored key regional economic data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.95 per cent after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stepped down on Sunday, following weeks of growing pressure stemming from his national election loss late last year….
Published on: Sept 08, 2025 07:26 am IST Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko said Kyiv’s main government building was hit for the first time in the war, a symbolic blow to a heavily defended area. Russia carried out its biggest air strike of the war on Ukraine overnight, setting ablaze the main government building in central…
Donald Trump has told foreign companies that they must hire and train American workers and respect immigration laws, after a raid at a Hyundai Motor manufacturing facility in Georgia saw about 300 South Koreans detained. Nearly 500 workers in total were detained in the raid on Thursday, with US authorities releasing footage showing them restrained…
Stocks rose and the dollar wobbled on Monday after dismal U.S. labour data sealed the case for rate cuts this month, while the yen fell as investors girded for uncertainty in Japan following the resignation of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Source link
My cat Fiona enjoyed a trip earlier in the year to the Isle of Skye. Today, dogs, cats and other pets can travel by air, rail, road or sea. Each form of travel presents its own unique set of problems. In order to smooth the way, it may be helpful to consider the following points. Air…
A team of Hong Kong scientists is developing an injectable treatment that could potentially improve blood flow in diabetes patients’ feet, in the hopes that it will reduce the need for amputation by rebuilding tissue in the arteries. They also hope to apply the treatment to peripheral artery disease or PAD, a condition caused by…
Movies involving and primarily about three women intersecting have been a longtime staple. Think Robert Altman’s Three Women, The Hours, Hannah & Her Sisters, Dreamgirls and then go back to 1949’s Oscar-winning A Letter to Three Wives, and forward to director Jean Negulesco’s 1954 Three Coins in the Fountain set in Rome, and a decade…
Open this photo in gallery: CSIS Director Daniel Rogers appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa, in 2024. Canada’s spy agency has laid out steps tech startups should take to guard against Chinese interference.Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press Canada’s spy agency is warning Canadian tech entrepreneurs about showcasing their wares at international…
US president Donald Trump on Sunday snapped at a reporter after she pressed him on whether he was preparing to “go to war” with Chicago. The question came a day after Trump shared a meme warning that the city would soon learn about the newly renamed “Department of War.” Trump, speaking to reporters before heading…
At the VMAs, subtle doesn’t cut it. The 2025 red carpet was a master class in over-the-top glamour, with stars leaning into drama, sparkle, and high-fashion spectacle. Sabrina Carpenter went full siren in Valentino, Ariana Grande brought polka-dot whimsy in custom Fendi, and Doja Cat reminded us that no one mixes camp and couture quite…