Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Monday as investors assessed business activity figures from several key economies in the region. Markets in Japan returned from holiday Monday, with the Nikkei 225 collapsing 587.49 points, or 1.5%, to 39,307.05. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index let go of 71.98 points, or 0.4%, to 19,688.29. Separately, Hong…
Two women and a man are killed after gunmen open fire on a bus and other vehicles in al-Funduq.Two women and a man are killed after gunmen open fire on a bus and other vehicles in al-Funduq. BBC News
A tremor with a magnitude of 2.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in Kinloch, Lochaber.A tremor with a magnitude of 2.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in Kinloch, Lochaber. BBC News
The ban covering most of America’s coastline comes two weeks before Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony.The ban covering most of America’s coastline comes two weeks before Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony. BBC News
The Biden Administration is set to slap more sanctions on Russia’s oil exports by targeting tankers hauling Russian crude and products, sources familiar with the outgoing administration’s plans have told Reuters. “It is going to be a big package,” one of Reuters’s sources said. The current Administration plans to target vessels that carry Russian oil…
It comes as Ukraine’s president says only the US can provide security guarantees leading to an end to the war.It comes as Ukraine’s president says only the US can provide security guarantees leading to an end to the war. BBC News
The pressure has been building for months, with sinking poll numbers for the prime minister’s ruling Liberal Party.The pressure has been building for months, with sinking poll numbers for the prime minister’s ruling Liberal Party. BBC News
This geographically misplaced match, with the most anodyne of names, has a value that might help nudge Europe to a rare away win over the US next September, writes Iain Carter.This geographically misplaced match, with the most anodyne of names, has a value that might help nudge Europe to a rare away win over the…
The prime minister says those who spread misinformation about child sexual exploitation are “not interested in victims”.The prime minister says those who spread misinformation about child sexual exploitation are “not interested in victims”. BBC News
At one stage on Sunday night, there were 797 people waiting in Northern Ireland’s emergency departments.At one stage on Sunday night, there were 797 people waiting in Northern Ireland’s emergency departments. BBC News
