China’s August factory activity weakens for second straight month
China's manufacturing activity dropped in August for the second month in a row, official data showed Wednesday, as strict zero-Covid restrictions and extreme heat...
Tokyo stocks open lower on US rate hike worries
Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday in nervous trade, extending US losses as investors remained wary about the pace of rate hikes planned by the...
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s inflation hits another record
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's inflation hit an eleventh consecutive monthly record in August, official data showed on Wednesday, rising to 64.3 percent as the International...
Half world’s health facilities lack basic hygiene: UN
Half of the world's healthcare facilities lack basic hygiene services, putting nearly four billion people at greater risk of infection, the United Nations said...
At least five dead as Russian shelling hits central Kharkiv: mayor
At least five people were killed on Tuesday as Russian shelling hit the centre of Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv, the mayor said.
Igor Terekhov...
