FOR Iran's leaders, engaging with the "Great Satan" to strike a nuclear deal and ease crippling sanctions may, for once, be the lesser of two evils.
TANJUNG REJO: The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke, a severed knobby branch hits the ground.
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States, a vital step for Washington to be able to offer security guarantees that Kyiv says are essential to deter Russia.
COPENHAGEN: As governments across Europe ratchet up defence spending, money managers who previously judged the sector too controversial to touch are taking note.
LONDON (Reuters) - Apple has told Britain's competition regulator that some of the remedy options proposed by the watchdog to address concerns in the mobile browser market would impact the iPhone maker's incentive to innovate.
NAFPLION, Greece (Reuters) - In the Argolida region of southern Greece, water escapes through cracks in an irrigation canal feeding a plain of orange trees. Underground, old pipes lose more than half the water that is pumped through them, officials say.
LONDON, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The majority of towns that experienced riots this summer are suffering from a "frayed" social fabric and "decades of underinvestment and hollowing out," according to a recent report.
PETALING JAYA: The oil and gas (O&G) sector is expected to show strong earnings momentum this year driven by robust domestic upstream activity, according to CIMB Securities Research.
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's deputy premier and transport minister Matteo Salvini faced calls for his resignation on Wednesday following a spate of major delays to hit the nation's beleaguered rail network.
Gateway Development Alliance Sdn Bhd (GDA) and its shareholders (the consortium) announced that, as at Jan 8, it received valid offer acceptances of 1.40 billion shares, representing 84.1% of the total number of issued shares in Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB).
BERLIN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Germans welcomed 2025 with renewed hope despite economic challenges, as the country looks toward recovery in the months ahead. The festive spirit over the past week marked a shift in mood, reflecting aspirations for brighter prospects for Europe's largest economy.
ON its winding journey to the North Sea, the River Thames flows through Henley, a picturesque town about 60km west of London.
KUALA LUMPUR: Gateway Development Alliance Sdn Bhd (GDA), the consortium proposing to privatise Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), remains steadfast on its RM11 per share offer price, despite recommendations from independent directors to reject it
VIENTIANE: Suffocating under a mountain of debt to China, communist Laos is struggling to tame rampant inflation, with food prices rising so sharply that a growing number of households are resorting to foraging.
In the small town of Cortez, Colorado, near the scenic San Juan Mountains, life reflects a modest but thriving economy: single-family homes, grassy parks and bustling businesses.
Quito (Ecuador): Life without electricity is wearing on Ecuadorians, punishing their already frail economy and raising questions about the political future.
FRANKFURT, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The coalition parties ruling Germany are faced with an onerous task of coming to terms on a wide range of issues after one of them issued an ultimatum.
Springfield, Ohio (Reuters) -Rose Joseph and Banal Oreus followed different paths from Haiti to this struggling Midwestern industrial city that suddenly finds itself at the center of the U.S. presidential race.
ROME (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his government's first budget next month wouldn't take steps that undermine his goal to generate growth, but warned that unfunded spending commitments could damage the economy.
The proposed rates for third-party access to the national electricity grid are causing a stir among private sector players, who claim the rates are too high.