Brent crude steadies after 2% drop amid Iran sanctions
Oil prices moved higher on Tuesday after both major crude benchmarks posted losses of more than 2% a day earlier. Brent crude rose 27 cents...
Month : August 2026
Alibaba raises HK$80 billion for AI and cloud growth
Alibaba Group has priced a HK$80 billion share placement as it increases spending on artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. The Chinese technology company will issue...
South Korea starts first Arctic container ship trial
A South Korean container ship has left Busan for Europe on the country’s first Arctic trial involving commercial container cargo. PanStar Acro departed Busan New...
Australian team finds new way to tackle triple-negative breast cancer
Australian researchers from Adelaide University and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute have identified a novel molecular switch that drives the spread of aggressive tumors. Published in EMBO...
Gulf nations deport nearly 22,000 Pakistanis in four months
Official data released by Pakistan’s federal government confirmed that 21,951 Pakistani nationals were deported from Gulf countries between March 1 and July 13, 2026. According...
DR Congo secures 70,000 doses for Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has secured an allocation of 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses as its Bundibugyo outbreak widens. Health authorities reported 5,208 confirmed...
Japan trade reaches records with imports leading exports
Japan posted record monthly values for both imports and exports in July 2026, as higher energy costs and strong technology demand lifted total trade. Imports...
Wall Street rebounds on lower yields and healthcare surge
U.S. stocks finished higher Wednesday as a sharp decline in long-term Treasury yields supported Wall Street. The S&P 500 gained 16.22 points, or 0.21%, to...
Congo Ebola outbreak passes 5,000 cases as response grows
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be contained within three months if the response receives...
Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes Indonesia near South Nias
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore near Indonesia’s North Sumatra province on Tuesday, sending tremors across several parts of Sumatra. The quake occurred at 1:02:23...