August 04, 2022 01:21 PM ISTUnlike its mining rivals which bowed to investor pressure to exit fossil fuels, Glencore mines thermal coal, whose prices have reached record highs, reflecting shortages during protracted COVID-related lockdowns and the war in Ukraine, and trades millions of barrels of crude oil a year.
August 04, 2022 01:00 PM IST Soon after the scheduled start at 0400 GMT, China's state broadcaster CCTV said the drills had begun and would end at 0400 GMT on Sunday. It said the exercises, the largest ever by China in the Taiwan Strait, would include live firing on the waters and in the airspace surrounding Taiwan.
August 04, 2022 12:58 PM IST There have been 434 attacks on healthcare facilities in the country, out of 615 such attacks reported this year worldwide, according to a WHO tracker.
August 04, 2022 12:32 PM IST "We can't afford faulty communication with the plant in areas relevant to safety. We know of allegations that live ammunition is stored in the plant, that there are attacks on the power plant," he said in interview published in German.
August 04, 2022 12:31 PM IST Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce juggernaut is anticipated to announce fiscal first-quarter revenue totalling 203.23 billion yuan ($30.05 billion), down 1.2 percent from the year ago period.
August 04, 2022 11:55 AM IST As the war of words rage around Nancy Pelosi’s visit, it would be more about Taiwan vs China than China vs the US in the short term, unless posturing gets out of control
August 04, 2022 11:19 AM IST Around 10 Chinese navy ships crossed the median line and remained in the area from Wednesday night through midday on Thursday, and multiple Chinese military aircraft briefly crossed the median line on Thursday morning, said the person, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.
August 04, 2022 11:13 AM IST Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views the self-ruled island as its territory.
August 04, 2022 11:13 AM IST China's largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan kicked off on August 4, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes after a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
August 04, 2022 11:04 AM IST A joint statement was issued after Pelosi met South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo in Seoul, during which they expressed concerns over the North's evolving nuclear and missile threats.
August 04, 2022 11:02 AM IST Argentina's annual inflation rate reached 60.7 percent in July, and is consistently accelerating
August 04, 2022 11:02 AM IST In its annual climate assessment published this week, China's weather bureau described the country as "a sensitive region in global climate change", with temperatures rising 0.26 degrees Celsius (0.47 degrees Fahrenheit) a decade since 1951, compared to the global average of 0.15 degrees.
August 04, 2022 11:01 AM IST The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hideout on Sunday, U.S. officials said, in the biggest blow to the militants since Osama bin Laden was shot dead more than a decade ago.
August 04, 2022 10:09 AM IST Speculation whether China would attack Taiwan sidesteps the question of what India’s own thinking is about security issues beyond its immediate neighbourhood, and especially its plans and options if China were indeed to attack Taiwan
August 04, 2022 09:37 AM IST The increase, equivalent to 0.1% of global demand, follows weeks of speculation that Biden's trip to the Middle East and Washington's clearance of missile defence system sales to Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates will bring more oil to the world market.
August 04, 2022 09:25 AM IST In an interview with SCMP, the Ukrainian leader urged China to use its outsize political and economic influence over Russia to bring an end to the fighting.
August 04, 2022 09:21 AM IST Elon Musk is of course famously not one for formality, so there’s bound to be more than the perfunctory discussion of management and shareholder measures and sharing of vote results.
August 04, 2022 09:18 AM IST “We’re not too concerned right now about the macro environment,” Chesky said in a Wednesday interview with Bloomberg Television. “Whatever happens to the economy, people I think are still going to want to live on Airbnb and still want to travel.”
August 04, 2022 09:16 AM IST Chip companies that cater to automakers, data centers and industrial firms are still trying to keep up with demand, while those exposed to consumer electronics are stuck with inventory as sales slow.
August 04, 2022 09:13 AM IST If that visit occurs, Pelosi would be the highest-level American to go to the Joint Security Area since then-President Donald Trump went there in 2019 for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the report added.
August 04, 2022 08:55 AM IST Any change in the status quo resulting from Nancy Pelosi’s visit can sabotage the existing India-Taiwan bilateral agreements and Free Trade Area negotiations which began in 2021
August 04, 2022 08:01 AM IST News Highlights on August 4: On day seven of the Commonwealth Games, Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh slammed a hat-trick as the Indian men's hockey team beat Wales 4-1 in its final Pool B match to qualify for the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games.
August 04, 2022 07:45 AM IST The U.S. Senate and the Italian parliament both approved onWednesday Finland and Sweden's accession to the 30-member North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Under NATO membership, which must be ratified by all 30 member states, an attack on one member is an attack against all.
August 04, 2022 07:28 AM IST The two aviation titans have been waging a rare public battle for months over the scarred condition of more than 20 long-haul jets that the airline says could pose a risk to passengers and which Airbus insists are completely safe.
August 04, 2022 07:24 AM IST The presiding judge, Chancellor Kathleen McCormick of Delaware Chancery Court, ruled on Wednesday that Musk's countersuit shall be made public by the afternoon of Aug. 5, two days later than Musk wanted.
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